Click for a gallery of the Hi-Pa F-150
When it comes to all things pickup truck related, Mike Levine is the go-to guy. Mike has been continuing to investigate the back story on the PML F-150 Hi-Pa that will making its debut at the SEMA Show next…
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Mercedes-Benz inches closer to fully automated driving
Mercedes-Benz automated test driver setup – Click above for high-res image gallery
Working on autonomous vehicle systems is all the rage lately, and Mercedes-Benz is no exception. Most of the work has been going within research groups and as part of…
Renault could have a battery EV on the market in the next few years
It looks like Nissan might not be alone in its corporate family with the Mixim electric car. Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has said that the French brand could be offering an inexpensive battery electric vehicle in three to four years. While Renault…
Reusing shipping containers as solar EV charge stations
Over the past several years, numerous designers and architects have worked on the problem of what to do with the millions of metal shipping containers that come into this country every year from places like China. Since we don't actually make much in…
Spy Shots: Porsche Cayenne spotted at diesel pump in Northern Sweden
Photographers hanging out in Arjeplog. Sweden have seen proof that Porsche is indeed working on a diesel powered Cayenne. When automakers are testing vehicles up in Northern Sweeden they generally fill the fuel tanks at public gas stations in town…
Ann Arbor gets its first hybrid transit bus
The city of Ann Arbor MI recently announced plans to to replace their entire transit bus fleet with hybrid versions as the fleet is turned over in the next few years. On Wednesday, they took delivery of the first of fifteen buses that will enter…
Renault launches sustainable mobility website
The Renault-Nissan alliance is pushing forward perhaps harder than any other established automaker with its electric vehicle efforts. Between the French and Japanese, brands they plan to have as many as eight different battery electric vehicles in…
Chicago '08 Preview: GMC Denali XT: Four-door, flex-fuel, hybrid Ute!
click above for high-res gallery of the Denali XT
Another embargo bites the dust, but at least it made it this far. Keep reading for all the details on the GMC Denali XT Concept that will debut next week at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show.
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AutoblogGreen content being swiped
I was perusing my Technorati feeds this evening when I spotted some familiar words. It was the post I wrote this morning about Saab bringing their flex-fuel cars to the Australian market. However it wasn't coming from this site. It was on a page…
Chrysler plans to continue pushing forward with Mercedes diesels
Chrysler's new executive vice president of procurement and supply Simon Boag says any significant drop in auto sales resulting from the implosion of the sub-prime mortgage market will have major repercussions for suppliers. Many auto component…