Category: Autoblog

click above for high-res gallery of the E85 Chevy HHR
Apparently, the movement toward smaller cars in the US market also includes the Chevrolet HHR. According to GM, HHR sales jumped 73% last month compared to 2007 with a total of 9,650 being shipped…

A couple of years ago, biodiesel production appeared to have a very bright future. World oil prices were on the rise, the price of petroleum diesel was moving past gasoline and every automaker seemed to be on the verge of introducing new diesel…

Click the photo for high res images of the Mercedes Race Bike
Atmospheric carbon may be bad for us and the planet, but that doesn't mean the element is totally evil. When incorporated into other materials carbon can add a tremendous amount of…

Click the Ford Kuga for a high-res gallery
The Ford Kuga that we first saw in concept form at last fall's Frankfurt Motor Show is now ready to hit showrooms.The Oval's first European crossover is based on the same C1 platform as the Euro Focus and…

US Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is saying that a deal is very close on a compromise fuel economy bill in the US Congress. As we reported the other day, the 35 mpg by 2020 standard from the previous Senate bill will be retained with separate averages…

Like Newteon, PSA Peugeot Citroen is eyeing the EV contract for La Poste. PSA is teaming up with Monaco-based Venturi Automobiles to produce battery-powered vans based on the Citroën Berlingo First and Peugeot Partner Origin for the French Post…

2010 Plug-in Prius Prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
Not all plug-in vehicles are created equal. As we finally start to see mainstream, commercially available plug-ins arrive, the market is developing into a continuum. At one extreme…

Over at the American Le Mans Series website, there is a new interview with driver Johnny Mowlem. Mowlem is the lead driver for the Corsa Motorsports team that will be running a hybrid-powered Zytek 07S in 2009. The team originally planned to debut…

Click on the image for a high-res image gallery of the HySeries Edge
Last week Ford unveiled an experimental version of the Edge CUV powered by the HySeries drive-train that they first showed in the Airstream concept at the recent North American…

Tesla Model S – Click above for high-res image gallery
Engadget readers and Tekzilla viewers will surely be familiar with the names Ryan Block and Veronica Belmont. The ex-Honcho of the gadget blog with the same corporate overlords as ABG and his…