Category: Autoblog

Zurich, Switzerland is the latest city to hook up with the Renault Nissan alliance for the promotion of electric vehicle infrastructure. Zurich and its municipal electric utility, ewz, will investigate what it will take to make widespread use of EVs…

At some point in the coming months, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), the organizing body for the the 24 hours of Le Mans, is expected to release a new set of technical regulations for the prototype classes. Among the changes the ACO is likely to…

Mercedes-Benz concept BlueZero Plus – Click above for high-res image gallery
Daimler is working aggressively to bring zero emissions vehicles to market under both the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands. In order to get ready for that, Daimler AG research…

Oil sands bitumen extraction cell – Wikipedia
The western Canadian province of Alberta comprises less than ten percent of the country's population but is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, due primarily to oil sands production. Extracting…

Industry trade magazine Wards Auto World takes a look at next generation biofuels in their new issue. These new biofuels are those derived from cellulosic feed-stocks like wood and grasses as opposed to those made by processing crops like corn and…

Click the X6 for a high-res gallery
At the Frankfurt Motor Show today, BMW finally took the camo off their latest crossover and in the process showed off their first application of the Two-Mode hybrid system they have been co-developing with General…

We'll be getting our first in-person look at the 2010 Toyota Prius in a couple of weeks at the Detroit Auto Show, but the Blue Man Group has already checked it out. In a new teaser video, the cliche trio leaves the Vegas stage to spend some time with…

May was another dismal month for car sales pretty much everywhere, including Volkswagen. There was however one bright spot at VW: sales of its Jetta TDI. Overall, sales of the Jetta were up 27.6 percent in May and it appears that most of that gain…

In perhaps the most obvious move of the decade, MarketWatch is reporting that GM will in fact bring the upcoming Chevy Beat to the U.S. market. The Beat was one of a trio of mini-car concepts that appeared at the New York Auto Show in 2007. GM…

Renault-Nissan Alliance EV in Lombardy – Click above for high-res image
The Renault- Nissan alliance is betting the farm on electric vehicles in the next few years and CEO Carlos Ghosn knows that the automakers can't do it alone. In order for EVs to…