Category: Autoblog

Click the Astra for a high res gallery
The launch of the new Saturn Astra marked a turning point for GM's youngest brand as it finally abandoned the idea of making a different kind of American small car to compete with imports. The Astra is in fact…

Ford Focus EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
When the Ford Focus Electric debuts late in 2011, it will now have a feature in common with the Chevrolet Volt besides the LG Chem lithium polymer cells. Ford has confirmed that the Focus will…

Click on the photo of the Kurrent to see a high-res gallery from the factory
AutoblogGreen got invited to the Ferndale, MI home of American Electric Vehicle the other day and got to drive their stylish new neighborhood electric vehicle, the Kurrent.…

Many of the world's best winter athletes will be converging on Whistler, British Columbia in early 2010 for the next Winter Olympic games and they will be followed by thousands of tourists. When those crowds descend on the resort town 70 miles north…

A couple of years back, Nissan announced its Green Program 2010 which was a comprehensive plan to reduce the energy consumption and emissions of both its vehicles and operations. The automaker has just issued an update on its progress so far with the…

At press conference in Gothenburg, Sweden today, Ford executive vice president Lewis Booth and Geely chairman Li Shufu announced that the companies have reached a final deal to sell Volvo to the Chinese automaker. The final purchase price is $1.8…

Schaeffler Group CO2ncept-10% Porsche Cayenne – click above for high-res image gallery
German supplier, the Schaeffler Group has announced a new concept based on the Porsche Cayenne, meant to demonstrate the possibilities for CO 2 reduction through…

The Automotive X Prize has hired an industry veteran to manage team relations with competitors vying for the $10 million prize. Julie Zona will work to recruit new teams to the competition as well as coaching existing teams. Zona's background…

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Recently Nissan dropped off a brand new 2008 Versa SL hatchback at the AutoblogGreen garage for a week's worth of commuting and grocery fetching. The Versa was introduced to the US market in mid-2006 as a 2007…

MIT professors Jeroen Struben and John Sterman have developed a computer model to tell us what a a few minutes of observation in area outside of the likes of Newport Beach could tell you: it will take 15-20 years for half the US vehicle fleet to…