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So far, the market for extended range electric vehicles in North America seems to be the exclusive province of General Motors, Chrysler and Fisker with Ford sticking to the parallel hybrid route…
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Corvette C6.R returning to ALMS in 2008
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Earlier this fall there was speculation that Chevrolet would withdraw the Corvette Racing team from the 2008 race season due to a lack of competition. Throughout most of the 2007 ALMS season, the two bright yellow…
Porsche hybrids coming soon and maybe diesels too
It looks as though Porsche is planning on leveraging their new controlling interest in Volkswagen to help them add some efficiency to their high performance vehicles. While Porsche had previously indicated that they would never put a diesel engine in…
Holden performance group looking to diesel and hybrids
General Motors' down under crew at Holden have been busy of late creating the Zeta platform that underpins most of the company's lineup of coming rear wheel drive cars. Holden has its own tuning division known as Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) that…
What Tom Friedman doesn't know about hydrogen…
… could probably fill a book. A really big book. However, never let it be said that a lack of knowledge stopped Friedman from opining on a subject. Friedman's most recent column focuses mainly on research into fusion reactors which may or may not…
BMW diesels qualify for federal tax credits up to $1,800
BMW's new U.S.-market clean diesels have followed similar models from Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz in qualifying for federal income tax credits. The 2009 335d and X5 xDrive35d both qualify for money back under the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor…
General Motors announces 8-year/100,000-mile warranty for Chevy Volt battery
Chevrolet Volt battery pack – Click above for high-res image gallery
During a media briefing at its Brownstown Township, MI battery plant this afternoon, General Motors Vice Chairman Tom Stephens announced that the lithium ion battery pack for the…
Disappointing results – just 51 mpg – for converted PHEV Priuses in Seattle
Nearly a year ago the city of Seattle started a field test of 14 Toyota Priuses converted to plug-in hybrid capability. At the time, the expectation was that the cars would top 100 mpg overall and 150 mpg in urban driving. The problem is that these…
Infiniti will use Nissan's new diesel too!
It looks the new 3.0L V-6 clean diesel that Nissan is working up with corporate partner Renault for 2010 will find it's way into a wide variety of vehicles from the company, including the upscale Infiniti brand. Back in mid-August Nissan filed…
Miles Automotive trying to be first to market with a full speed $30K EV
Miles Automotive is getting some attention again with their effort to beat everybody from Tesla to GM to market with an affordable plug-in electric car. They have been showing the Javlon XS500 for a while now and Sebastian saw it and talked to Miles…