2011 Volkswagen CrossTouran – Click above for high-res image gallery
Volkswagen has now started taking orders for the new “outback” version of its European-market Touran MPV starting at €27,700 in Germany (that's around $35,500 USD). The CrossTouran…
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DCX reports on fuel cell progress
The third general assembly of the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) is going on in Brussels, Belgium right now and DaimlerChrysler has been reporting on their development and testing progress. DaimlerChrysler is part of the…
Delorean finally gets the engine it should have had all along – 3 rotor Wankel
In the late sixties and early seventies, many car companies were enamored with the power density of Wankel rotary engines, including NSU, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors. GM ultimately built at least two mid-engine ” Corvette” concepts with…
Toyota looking at filling extra truck plant capacity with Camrys
The three domestic automakers aren't the only ones feeling the pain of plummeting full-size pickup truck sales. Even Toyota Tundra sales were down 34 percent in May compared to last year. Sales of the Camry were down slightly due to supply…
ZF turns up the gearbox race to 8!
The race to add more gears to automatic transmissions is continuing unabated. Despite a story last week about ZF building six-speed automatics that rivaled the efficiency of seven-speed units by shifting faster and optimizing the torque converter…
Volkswagen extends the range of the Touran TSI EcoFuel to 416 miles
Volkswagen's natural gas-fueled Touran TSI EcoFuel is one of the most popular compact MPV's in Europe and the Wolfsburg automaker intends to keep it that way. The latest edition has been made more efficient than before and was given more fuel…
Volkswagen reportedly comes to terms with Stuttgart leadership to absorb Porsche
The family soap opera surrounding the attempted takeover over of Volkswagen by Porsche may soon conclude if a reported deal is approved next week. Porsche SE, the holding company that owns automaker Porsche AG, has attempted to secure its…
Guardian reports that few large companies even have targets for CO2 cuts
The Guardian newspaper in Britain is running a series of articles right now on environmental responsibility in business. They're looking at both positive and negative developments with regard to the environment and climate change. The massive…
Daimler to announce “strategic partnership” for EVs tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, May 19, Daimler will be holding an online press conference to make what it calls a major announcement in the EV space. Management board member Dr. Thomas Weber and a key executive of one of the company's suppliers will make an…
Toyota to go big in 2012 with a new BEV, PHEV and Prius family
Toyota FT-EV concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota officials confirmed this evening that come calendar year 2012, at least three new environmentally friendly cars will be going into production, starting with a version of last year's…