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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that MINI USA will be providing ten of its MINI E electric cars to the city for the next year. The cars will be used by the Street Condition Observation Unit which…
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Used Honda Civic more efficient than a new hybrid?
While hybrids have gotten most of the attention from American drivers looking for better fuel economy in the last few years, they are far from the only solution and very likely not even the best solution especially if you spend any significant amount…
Delphi bulks up biofuel compatibility
Delphi has been a long-time supplier of fuel and engine management systems to General Motors and many other car-makers. Now Delphi is making a concerted effort to ensure that their fuel systems are compatible with all the new biofuels that are being…
Live webchat with Frank Weber and Doug Parks today at 4pm
Frank Weber and the Chevy Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
Frank Weber, who has served as the vehicle line engineer for the Chevrolet Volt program for the past two and an half years, is packing up his wife and kids and moving back to…
Heavy Duty Toyota Tundra may not happen
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The new Toyota Tundra has not had a particularly smooth launch so far this year, and that could play into future plans for the full-size truck. There have been complaints about the…
California couple develop a waterless car wash system
The case of Lisa and Jeff Peri is certainly no the first time that Necessity is the mother of invention: their young daughter was chronically sick suffering from a variety of ailments and the couple ultimately discovered that she was allergic to a…
Mini confirms entry into 2011 World Rally Championship with Countryman
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Were it not for the efforts of John Cooper and drivers like Paddy Hopkirk on the European rally stages of the 1960s, the Mini brand probably wouldn't have the beloved reputation that it does today –…
GM invests $336 million into Detroit plant to build Volt
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The production of the Chevrolet Volt marks an important transition for General Motors. It marks the first plug-in electric drive vehicle that the automaker is building for sale to anyone…
Geneva Preview: New Mazda 2 has its coming out party
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Mazda will be taking the wraps off the all-new Mazda2 at the Geneva Motor Show in a few weeks and they just released the first official photo. This isn't just a new…
British company offering electric cars for rent
Over in the British isles where they still use the beta version of the language, they refer to renting a car as hiring a car. Now a new company called ElectricCarHire is making, wait for it, electric cars available for hire. The cars are available…