2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
While government tax incentives will no doubt help to make plug-in vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt more affordable, the total cost of ownership will also be influenced heavily by residual…
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General Motors may build its own low-cost EV for India
Chevrolet e-Spark – Click above for high-res image gallery
Now that General Motors has abandoned its plan to build a low-cost electric vehicle for the Indian market with Reva, it may move forward with an internally developed vehicle. Mahindra and…
Delphi to discuss next-generation direct injection at SIA Congress
At the SIA (French Automotive Engineers Society) Congress in Rouen, France this week, Delphi will be presenting information on its latest-generation direct fuel injection and control systems for diesel engines. Delphi produces both electromagnetic…
Mercedes-Benz launching urea-injected diesel SUVs this fall
Click above for a high-res gallery of the MB GL320 BlueTec
Urea injection will finally arrive in the U.S. when Mercedes-Benz launches fifty-state-legal diesel versions of its ML320, GL320 and R320 BlueTec models. Mercedes says these U.S. light-duty…
Spy shots: Mercedes Benz ML450 BlueHybrid spotted in the wild
Click the ML450 hybrid for a gallery
An alert reader spotted an unusual Mercedes ML SUV cruising down a suburban Detroit freeway the other day. The HEV stickers on the windows and lumps in the hood indicate this is a prototype of the upcoming…
Foreign Affairs Auto named as official Hymotion PHEV kit installer
A123 Systems has named Foreign Affairs Auto of West Palm Beach Florida as an authorized installer for its Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion kits. The L5 kit consists of a battery pack containing A123 lithium iron phosphate cells designed to be installed…
New York '08 Preview: Milner ElectriCar plug-in hybrid
Some of you may recall the AirCar that was created a couple of years ago by Milner Motors. Well, to date, the Milner AirCar has yet to reach lift-off velocity and has only managed to roll around on solid ground. Now the Milner team has sliced off…
AutoblogGreen visits the American Electric Vehicle factory and we drive a Kurrent
Click on the photo of AEV President Scott Thornton and the Kurrent for a high-res gallery of photos from our visit to the AEV factory
Mix an old non-descript suburban Detroit warehouse with some new Ikea furniture and fixtures, throw in some…
Rendered Speculation: 2010 Hyundai Sonata
Last month at the LA Auto Show, Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik told us that the 2010 Hyundai Sonata will debut next November in LA with the hybrid version coming the following year. Weight reduction will be a major part of the new Sonata program. A…
Mercedes using simulation to reduce emissions
As cars get increasingly complex, computer simulation becomes an ever more important tool in making engineering design decisions. The interactions between the various subsystems mean that finding the optimum combination just keeps getting more…