In an article in yesterday's Detroit Free Press, writer Justin Hyde expresses doubt that all the emphasis on flex-fuel and hybrid vehicles right now will have any real impact on overall energy use in the next two decades. A forecast of energy trends…
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Hydrogen fueled Mazda RX-8 goes to Norway
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Mazda has delivered the first of thirty hydrogen-fueled vehicles to the HyNor project in Norway this week. HyNor is the Hydrogen Road of Norway project which is working on developing hydrogen-fueled…
New Smart ForTwo off to a quick start in Germany
The second generation Smart ForTwo and the latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class officially went on sale in Europe last week and jumped right out of the gates. Over the weekend German Mercedes and Smart dealers experienced their busiest…
Chrysler builds first pilot production Durango Two-Mode Hybrids
While General Motors has been getting most of the attention of late winning awards for the Tahoe/ Yukon Two-Mode hybrid SUVs and introducing the Two-Mode Saturn Vue, their development partners on the program have been cranking away as well. Chrysler…
GM CEO Wagoner slams biofuel critics in Beijing
Recent comments by John Powell, the deputy director of the UN World Food Program, have drawn return fire from GM CEO Rick Wagoner at the Beijing Motor Show. Powell blamed biofuels in part for the recent run up in food prices around the world that has…
Volkswagen releases details of new lithium ion e-Golf, Jetta plug-in coming
Today in Berlin, Volkswagen unveiled the first of 500 electric drive Golfs produced for a consumer test that starts next year. The battery powered Golf was shown at the launch of the National Platform for Electric Mobility, a public-private…
Two new studies call into question the benefits of biofuels
Two new studies published this week in the journal Science seem to reinforce an earlier study and go further in questioning the benefits of biofuel use as a means of addressing greenhouse gas effects in the atmosphere. The previous paper by Dr.…
VIDEO: Jezza and the Stig take on the Tesla Roadster, for 55 miles!
Jeremy Clarkson finally got his chance to thrash a Tesla Roadster on the Top Gear test track during the most recent episode and things definitely went better than his time with the G-Wiz. Clarkson pitted the Tesla against its chassis progenitor, the…
Paris Preview: Chevrolet Orlando MPV to debut, Sequel gets real
The compact MPV that we've been seeing spy photos of for the last several months and referring to as the Chevy Tacuma now has an official name and introduction date. What now looks more like a crossover will be debut next month in Paris as the…
Will BMW bring four cylinder engines back to the U.S. market?
For the past several years, BMW hasn't sold any vehicles in the United States with fewer than six cylinders. With BMW scaling back production of V8 and inline six engines, is the time approaching when four-cylinder Bimmers will return to our shores?…