Just two weeks after the EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson turned down California's request for a waiver allowing the state to regulate greenhouse gases, things are moving to court. California has followed trough on their promise to take the EPA to…
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General Motors opens new powertrain engineering center that will create E-Flex
On Friday GM officially kicked off use of its new Powertrain Engineering Development Center in Pontiac MI. The new $463 million facility includes 120 dynamometer test cells for exercising all manner of new drivetrains. Among those cells 20 are…
German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules
2008 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG – Click above for high-res gallery
It looks like some carmakers could be awarded a partial “get out of jail free” card for the new national greenhouse gas rules announced by the Obama administration in May. The EPA and…
AutoblogGreen Q&A: Joel Maguire talks about the GMC Denali XT
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Joel Maguire of General Motors sat down to chat with AutoblogGreen at the Chicago Auto Show following the introduction of the GMC Denali XT concept. The Denali is a four-door unibody pickup truck based on…
Toyota hits back at David Gilbert's “no fault code” demonstration
Mechanism used to “force unintended acceleration – Click above for high-res image gallery
In a video webcast for the media that concluded a just a few moments ago, Toyota hit back at the “simulated unintended acceleration” demonstration that was…
Volt battery decision soon, and 20 mile EV option possible
Much has been said recently about both the potential cost of the Chevy Volt and who will supply the batteries for the production car. During our recent chat, Bob Lutz he told us that the current mule vehicles are all being tested with packs from only…
Report: Cadillac XTS production to start at Oshawa in early 2012
Detroit-bound Cadillac Concept Teaser – Click above to enlarge
Early next Tuesday morning, Cadillac will unveil a concept version of its new XTS flagship at the Detroit Auto Show. A report from Canada's CTV now says that production of the XTS will…
REPORT: New auto assembly plant to be announced this week… perhaps for Th!nk?
Financially struggling Norwegian EV maker Th!nk has been saying for some time that it wants to build some of its cars in in the United States. That announcement could come as soon as this week in Louisana. In a report published in Louisiana newspaper…
“Small equals cheap' mentality means we won't get Audi A1 in US
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America may have developed a taste for MINIs over the last several years, but apparently Johan de Nysschen doesn't think it goes far enough. Audi of America president de Nysschen would like to…
AutoblogGreen Q&A: Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard pt.2
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This is part 2 of the AutoblogGreen interview with Tesla CEO Martin Eberhard that was in ABG Podcast #1. You can find part 1 here.
ABG: What's the timing for…