Brian Wismann on the Brammo Enertia – click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this week, Brammo's director of product development Brian Wismann along with Dave Schiff of Crispin Porter Bugosky, began a ten-day journey meant to take them to…
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McLaren working on a successor to the mighty F1
Ferrari may have kicked off the era of the modern supercar with the F40, but McLaren took the concept to a whole new level with the F1. Letting a legendary Formula One designer like Gordon Murray have essentially free reign brought forth a 241 mph,…
Rendered speculation: Toyota Prius … coupe?
Motor Trend has a drawing of what they think a Toyota Prius coupe might look like if one were built. Actually MT seems pretty convinced that this two door version of the hybrid icon will come to fruition as part of a whole line of Prius-badged…
Toyota and Isuzu to collaborate on small diesel engines
Isuzu may not be particularly successful as a purveyor of cars – particularly in the US market – but they have done much better in the medium duty truck market and as a designer and producer of diesel engines. Their joint venture with General Motors…
More info on Better place in Denmark – you can't swap the battery if you buy it from Renault
Project Better Place battery swap – Click above for high-res image gallery
Aside from all the technical issues, there have also been commercial questions about exactly how Better Place's battery swapping program would work. With Renault and Better…
Fiat likes compressed natural gas, now offering 6 different models
Will compressed natural gas soon be a widely used automotive fuel in the U.S.? Probably not, but it could become more common if Fiat's European moves are any indication. CNG is a popular alternative in some parts of Europe and several automakers,…
NASCAR to build huge solar plant at Pocono raceway
The only green typically associated with NASCAR is the cubic dollars spent every year by fans on tickets and merchandise and what the automakers spend to support their teams. On the technology side, this is a series that still uses carburetors and…
Mitsubishi admits i-MiEV's total cost of ownership might be higher than expected due to serious depreciation
Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Click above for high-res image gallery
For years now, some electric vehicle advocates have argued that despite the higher up-front cost of batteries, plug-in cars would be cheaper to own and operate in the long run. The problem…
Chrysler prices new Aspen/Durango two-mode hybrids, starting at $45,340
Chrysler has apparently been watching the lukewarm sales of the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids and taken the lesson to heart. When the GM hybrids debuted earlier this year they were priced from $49,590 for the 2wd Tahoe to $52,885 (plus delivery…
Frankfurt Preview: Lots of debuts and a green push for GM
New HydroGen4 fuel cell vehicle, Volt electric car
More than 700 million euros for new engines and transmissions until 2012
Opel/Vauxhall: Electric car concept, ecoFLEX initiative, new Agila
Chevrolet: New Aveo generation, distinctively designed…