The Diesel Technology Forum is having a Clean Diesel Technology Tour in Sacramento, California this week and Cummins is showing off their latest clean diesel technology. In addition to the new version of the engine that Cummins suppies for the Dodge…
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Fiat Palio EVs to be tested in Brazil
Brazilian electric utility Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig) is teaming up with Fiat to build a test fleet of battery-powered Fiat Palios. They will be building thirty of the cars powered by batteries from Swiss manufacturer KWO to start…
REPORT: Proton could take the reins from BMW Sauber, return Lotus to F1
Lotus Type 72 – Click above for high-res image gallery
When BMW announced several weeks ago that it would be withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season, the automaker left open the fate of the operations it bought from Peter Sauber.…
B20 Biodiesel pumps not delivering what they promise?
Drivers of diesel-powered vehicles, especially those that are still under warranty, might want to steer clear of pumps marked B20 for the time being. As we've reported before, the reason why no manufacturer will currently honor a warranty when using…
Opel introduces updated Corsa ecoFLEX, now at 98 g/km CO2
2010 Opel Corsa ecoFlex – click above for high-res image gallery
Opel has just introduced an updated version of its high-mileage, low-CO 2 sub-compact Corsa. The refreshed Corsa ecoFLEX now gets 20 hp more from its 1.3-liter CDTi diesel engine than…
Webchat with Volt design boss Bob Boniface on Tuesday, July 28
General Motors is continuing its series of almost daily webchats with one of the people who helped bring the Chevy Volt to life. This week's target is the leader of the team that gave form to the upcoming extended range EV, Bob Boniface. Boniface led…
2011 Meadowbrook Concours moving to Plymouth, Michigan
2009 Meadowbrook Concours – Click above for high-res image gallery
After more than a quarter century as a mid-summer fixture at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester, Michigan, the annual Concours d'Elegance is moving in 2011. Come next summer, the renamed…
Happy birthday Rudy! Dr. Diesel turns 150 today
Some of us here at ABG are big fans of compression ignition engines due to their inherent efficiency and massive torque. Of course none of those oil-burners would be around today (or they would at least have a different name) without the work of one…
Report: Porsche has no plans for hybrid sports cars
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo – Click above for high-res image gallery
With Porsche getting ready to launch a hybrid version of the Cayenne this spring and a Panamera hybrid coming later, there has been speculation that Porsche would apply the technology to…
Drop Top Customs readying Cadillac CTS convertible?
2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery
As far as we know, General Motors has no plans to build a convertible version of the CTS Coupe. But where automakers fear to tread, the aftermarket is usually happy jump in. High…