Category: Autoblog

A week ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show, the new Ford Ka started rolling off the assembly line in Tychy Poland. The new mini Ford shares an assembly facility with the Fiat 500 with which it also shares a platform. Over the 12-year run of…

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), which services the east San Francisco Bay area, is now operating a fleet of fuel cell buses and Linde North America is installing two new hydrogen fueling stations to fill them up. The hydrogen…

The Chinese government has managed to keep the country's economic growth engine humming along – despite slowdowns in most other countries – by keeping fuel prices low. The government has been subsidizing gasoline to keep the price at $2.60/gallon, an…

Nissan and JATCO have just announced a new continuously variable transmission that features a wider ratio spread than any previous example of the type. The maximum spread from low to high in the past has been 6: 1 but Nissan/JATCO have expanded that…

By comparison, the power in the WRX comes on almost instantly. As soon as you tickle the right pedal and ease out the clutch, the WRX leaps off the line. Driving around in any gear, as long as you're not lugging the engine, the WRX just feels much…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
General Motors has provided another of its regular updates on the development of the Chevrolet Volt, focusing on its battery and powertrain. With a little over six months to go until the…

AutoblogGreen got a call from Ford this afternoon to let us know about a special new project they are working on. The team behind the HySeries Drive Edge is teaming up with Ohio State University to create a special fuel cell powered Fusion. This fall…

Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Nissan Leaf is the first of the new batch of electric vehicles to reveal its new sound meant that alerts pedestrians to its presence. However, while advocates for the blind are pleased with…

We told you a few days ago that the city of Vancouver, British Columbia was considering mandating the installation of electrical vehicle charging ports in new parking garages. The city council has now voted unanimously to approve the plan. Going…

In New York City the Metropolitan Transit Authority has started testing a new hybrid bus, but this one is different from existing models. Rather than using a conventional diesel engine and parallel hybrid setup, this one is a series hybrid. The bus…