Category: Autoblog

Tonight Show host Jay Leno has gotten attention lately for his cooperation with GM on the turbine powered EcoJet concept last year and more recently an E85-powered Corvette. Leno has always had an interest in alternative power-trains and this week he…

Ford's all-new 5.0 V8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
For 2011, Ford is playing powertrain catch-up with General Motors and its new Camaro. The Mustang is getting all-new engines and transmissions that have significantly more power and lower…

It looks like the little Indian built G-Wiz electric car is in trouble again in England. If the seemingly almost complete lack of crash worthiness and barely sufficient room for a pair of adults wasn't enough to deter customers from considering one,…

The Japanese Trade Ministry is going to provide $1.7 billion in assistance to local carmakers over the next five years to help them develop cleaner cars. They will kick in about $42 million a year toward developing better cheaper batteries for…

Mercedes-Benz concept BlueZero – Click above for high-res image gallery
In 2008 Daimler and Evonik announced their plans for a joint venture to produce lithium ion batteries for the automaker's upcoming hybrid and electric vehicles. What may be a…

Transit Connect Family One concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Anyone with kids knows what it's like to leave the house and forget stuff behind. Those of you who are past their mid-30s might also remember when minivans were actually…

After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its proposed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules last spring there was a public comment period to be followed by revisions before finalizing the regulations. There were certainly…

2011 Range Rover TDV8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
For 2011, European-spec Range Rovers are getting a fresh transmission to go along with the new, Ford-built 4.4-liter turbodiesel V8. Like many of its German competitors, the Range Rovers…

At the Plug-In 2008 conference in San Jose CA Coulomb Technologies has announced its new Smartlet charging stations and ChargePoint network system. The plan is for the company to sell the Smartlet stations to municipal governments and parking lot…

At a press conference held at its technology center in the UK this morning, McLaren Automotive officially launched itself into existence as a real, honest-to-goodness automaker. McLaren Automotive chairman Ron Dennis introduced the new MP4-12C by…