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With the impending start of sales for the second generation Smart ForTwo in Europe, the company has released the final vehicle certification results. Smart had been…

Toyota may have been on the bleeding edge of developing strong parallel hybrids for production cars, but when it comes to plug-ins they're not quite so enthusiastic. In an interview with Bloomberg, Toyota's Bill Reinert expresses skepticism about the…

Just in time for the summer solstice, Lotus sent out a cryptic message to let us know that the next evolution of the brand will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. No other clues have been revealed, but we're guessing that a number of hints will be…

Not everyone is bailing out of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Toyota will be there in force with its all new third (fourth according to Toyota) generation Prius as well as the new Lexus HS250h. We haven't seen the full press conference schedule yet, but…

Lexus wants to add to their US sales total by over 100,000 units a year and they are planning to trade on the environmental reputation they built with the Prius to do it. The new tag-line Lexus just introduced is “Gives more to the driver, takes less…

Lyle over at the GM-Volt site managed to snag an interview Dr. Bart Riley. Dr. Riley is one of the co-founders and vice-president of R&D of Massachusetts based battery maker A123 Systems. A123 is one of the leaders in the field of designing and…

Renault Wind roadster – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault has just released information on its diminutive new roadster dubbed “Wind,” a car they will debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show. At just 150.7 inches long, the Wind is just…

On July 15th, the city of Paris will launch a city-wide twenty-four-hour-a-day bike rental service. The program will start with 750 rental stations with 10,000 bicycles. People visiting the city can get a five-day pass allowing them to pick-up from…

Back in April after reports first surfaced about Volkswagen developing a new entry level high efficiency model, there was another rumor that there would be two different versions of the car. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has now confirmed that the City…

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Ann Arbor, MI is one of those college towns (home to the University of Michigan) that is considered a bastion of liberal, granola eating, sandal wearing, pot…