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Rep. John Dingell drops his fuel economy proposal

Congressmen John Dingell (D-MI) and Rick Boucher (D-VA) said that they will not be pursuing the energy legislation that they have proposed for at least the next two weeks. The Dingell-Boucher bill had fuel economy standards that were not as stringent…

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The Chevy Volt 2007 World Tour hits south Florida

While the Chevy Volt has begun appearing in TV commercials and on billboards around the country, it's also making live appearances on it's 2007 World Tour. After stopping off in Boston last week, it will making appearances in the Miami area over the…

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SAE 2009: Scuderi unveils cut-away of split cycle engine

The Scuderi group unveiled a cutaway version of its first prototype of a new split cycle engine at the SAE World Congress this week. We first heard about this engine three years ago and got more details at the 2007 SAE WC, but this is the first time…

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AutoblogGreen for 10.15.08

In the wake of Ford's Alan Mullaly announcing that the Ka may yet come to America, General Motors' Fritz Henderson threw a big wet towel on the idea that his company might follow suit with the Beat. Meanwhile ex-F1 designer Gordon Murray has been…

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Audi S8 leaked? Nope, it's a 'chop

With an all-new Audi A8 arriving in the coming months, a higher performance S8 can't be far behind. This particular image originated from a reader on the World Car Fans forum, but it certainly looks plausible. The wheels are straight off the R8 V10…