Miles Automotive has selected thirty dealers to begin selling their electric cars, including the new full-speed EV that's coming in 2008 called the Javlon. Their current lineup includes a range of low-speed, full-bodied neighborhood electric…
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In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid
Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery
Back in mid-2006, GM rolled out its first mainstream production hybrid, the Saturn Vue Green Line, fairly late in its product life cycle. That one featured the first iteration of the mild GM Hybrid…
Suzuki reveals first images of new 2011 Swift
2011 Suzuki Swift – Click above for high-res image gallery
Suzuki has just dropped the first official photos of the new third generation Swift compact that goes on sale in Europe this Fall. The new hatch gets a slight smaller, but more powerful…
REPORT: The future of the BMW 3 Series
The next generation BMW 3-series is set to get some major revisions when it arrives in two year's time. The new model is expected to be the first in the range to get a line of turbocharged three-cylinder engines in both gas and diesel variants, and…
Cobasys NiMHax Battery Systems to Power Verizon Hybrid Service Vans
Phone companies may not like to actually provide service to their customers but that doesn't mean they don't have a lot of service vehicles running around. Verizon apparently has the second largest vehicle fleet in North America and in order to save…
Shell cancels oil-shale mining permit request in Colorado
Oil from shale is one of the many alternative sources of petroleum that has been researched for the past several decades but to date no one has actually brought it to mass production. As with the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, there are huge…
REPORT: Jeremy Clarkson against female Top Gear host, calls audience members 'oafs'
Top Gear chief oaf (read: presenter) Jeremy Clarkson is no stranger to controversy when he speaks. In fact, he rather seems to thrive on it, which undoubtedly is a big part of the appeal of the show. Earlier this week, he spouted off again apparently…
A123Systems buys out Hymotion
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Mercedes 45-state diesels become 42-state diesels
When Mercedes-Benz announced their latest batch of diesel engined variants of the E, R, ML and GL class in 2006 they were labeled as forty-five state legal because they didn't yet meet the Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards for California and four…
Williams stops hybrid KERS development for F1, focuses on non-motorsport applications
The hybrid drive development unit of the Williams Formula One team has decided to stop working on its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for the team. Instead, the Williams Hybrid Power (WHP) division will target the flywheel electric KERS at road…