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Adaptive damping system added to the new Ford Mondeo

Ford vehicle dynamics manager, Norbert Kessing
Ford has announced the availability of a new adaptive damping system for the latest generation Mondeo in Europe. Although Ford is calling it an active suspension system, what it has described clearly…

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NASCAR pays some lip service to being “green”

Traditionally, the only green associated with NASCAR was the color of money. While Formula 1 has allowed teams to add hybrid systems to cars for 2009 and the American Le Mans Series explicitly encourages alternate fuels, NASCAR has been in the alt…

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Jason Calacanis borrows Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster

That's Jason at the wheel – Photos by CK Sample III
For those unfamiliar with the history of this site, a little background. AutoblogGreen and our elder sibling Autoblog are both part of the Weblogs Inc. network of blogs. Weblogs Inc. also includes…

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EnerDel claims two year payback for future hybrids

While everyone these days wants a more efficient vehicle, and we know that for many applications hybrids are a good way to get that efficiency, the inescapable reality is there is an up-front price premium that must be paid. Hybrids are more complex…

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Detroit 2008: 2009 LSA 6.2L supercharged V-8 in depth

We've now had a couple of weeks to digest the new 620+hp LS9 V8 in the Corvette ZR1, it's time to see what else the GM Powertrain team has up its sleeves. The other half of the GM power duo to be displayed at the 2008 North American International…

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Europe won't get the Lexus HS250h

Click the HS250h for a high res gallery
It looks like Japanese and American consumers will be the only ones that get access to the new Lexus HS250h, at least through normal distribution channels. Toyota's European communications chief Serge Gachot…

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Paul Drayson reflects on the “greening” of Le Mans

Drayson Racing Lola-Judd – Click above for high-res image gallery
While the basic premise of “green racing” is certainly open to debate, it's hard to argue that any form of motorsports has done more to promote the idea that efficiency and alternative…