Category: Autoblog

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We've all had one of those bosses that at some point you just can't satisfy no matter what you do. No matter how hard you try, he always make you feel like a fool. When one of Chris Bangle's “master works”…

Chris Duffey – East Bay Express
The California government agency charged with protecting air quality in the Golden State appears set to kill off a burgeoning industry that is trying to protect the same air. As companies such as 3ProngPower pop up to…

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the first generation Insight
Toyota was the first company to market a modern hybrid car in Japan beginning in 1997, but Honda beat them to the US market by a few in 1999. The Honda Insight was…

Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko recently spoke with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport about its SUVs. Until now, Mitsubishi has not produced any hybrid vehicles as it has focused on developing pure battery electric vehicles. However all that could…

In the not-too-distant future those of us in more northern climes will be back into the cold heart of winter. If you have ever driven a car in the winter with studded tires you will know that there is just no substitute. All-season tires can't…

As NASCAR has tightened the aerodynamic restrictions on cars over the past decade to the point where they now use common templates for all “makes” of cars, they have become increasingly difficult to distinguish. Now it appears that even Chrysler…

2011 BMW 5 Series – Click above for high-res image gallery
The new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn't even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW might add a diesel engine option. According to Inside Line, BMW will add diesel…

NASCAR Hall of Fame – Click above for high-res image gallery
All things considered, it seems odd that it took until 2010 for NASCAR to open up a hall of fame. Now that NASCAR's best days may well be behind it, one might expect that fans would be…

One of the favored concepts among many electric vehicle proponents (and, most prominently, Better Place) is replaceable battery packs as a means of “rapid refueling.” However, aside from Nissan-Renault, no other major automaker has expressed any…

General Motors is building a fleet of fuel cell powered Equinoxes and they've decided to source the hydrogen storage systems from Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies. The Equinox will use a 10,000 psi tank, which is double that of most other fuel cell…