While we were in Japan last week for the Tokyo Motor Show, at least two American Honda officials expressed interest in bringing the automaker's Fit-based Freed MPV to the U.S. market. However, as we strolled the streets of Tokyo's Ginza district,…
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UK scientists might have found the end of tire fires – recycling vulcanized rubber
There are thousands of landfill sites around the world filled with hundreds of millions of tires. Unfortunately used tires have been notoriously hard to recycle until now. They have been ground up and used as an aggregate in road surfaces or for…
Frankfurt 2007: Toyota iQ concept details and Pics
Click the IQ for a high-res gallery including live shots from the show floor
Toyota's new mini-car concept, the IQ, was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show and we have some more details about it. The IQ is only 2.98 m long which makes it about a…
Car and Driver looks at mileage myths and misconceptions
In the latest issue of Car and Driver my friend Mike Austin has taken a look at a variety of different beliefs that people have about what saves fuel when driving. As we all know by now, driver behavior does have a major impact on fuel consumption.…
REMINDER: Hyundai Genesis Coupe press intro live streaming webcast at 11am EDT
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe – Click above for high-res gallery
In just a little bit, Hyundai will be allowing fans and gawkers the rare opportunity to participate in the official press introduction of its new 2010 Genesis Coupe. When new models come…
Flintstones arrested at EU protest over CO2 regulations
Greenpeace
Everybody's favorite pre-historic family was arrested today in Brussels, Belgium. A group of protesters from Greenpeace dressed in Flintstones-style garb were taken into custody today as they approached the European Parliament building.…
Chrysler split over which CAD software to use
Anyone that's ever tried to get divergent computer systems to play nice knows that it's not a trivial matter. And when two automakers come together, getting everyone on the same page is both enormously difficult and critically important if the…
Tampa Bay to get largest biodiesel plant in the US
In the next two weeks a closed orange juice factory will come back to life with a new product. Instead of OJ, Agri-Source fuels will start churning out biodiesel. The plant will begin processing chicken fat and palm and cottonseed oil into fuel at…
Mitsubishi and PSA finalize deal for 100,000 electric vehicles
Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroen have finalized a supply deal that will see the Japanese automaker provide 100,000 electric vehicles to the French company over the life of the agreement. How long said agreement lasts hasn't been publicly announced,…
Pontiac dealer offers to buy brand, GM says “Not For Sale”
Davison, MI, Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealer Jim Waldron isn't ready to give up on the Pontiac brand just yet. During a local news program on Flint ABC affiliate WJRT-12, Waldron revealed that he had made an offer to General Motors to buy Pontiac. Earlier…