The most powerful hybrid luxury sedans will be priced from $103,125
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, December 2, 2009… BMW announced pricing today for the 2011 ActiveHybrid 7models during their North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto…
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Quick Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid, two-mode goes German
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An hour after Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new ML450 hybrid at the New York Auto Show, we got to take our first quick drive in the first German version of a two-mode hybrid.…
Toyota gets Japanese approval for PHEV Prius road tests
Even though Toyota has been unenthusiastic about efforts by American owners to convert Priuses to plug-in capability, they have been working on PHEVs internally. They've now received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and…
A123 Systems Q2 loss grows, spins off grid battery venture, drops Chrysler
A123 Systems had a tough second quarter with an increased loss and the loss of potential business with Chrysler. A123 had been named by Chrysler as its electric vehicle battery supplier early in 2009. Unfortunately, Chrysler's ENVI division was…
A123 Systems gets $12.5 million PHEV battery deal from USABC
A123 Systems has just earned yet another development contract for developing lithium ion cells for plug-in hybrid applications. The US Advanced Battery Consortium and the Department of Energy have awarded a $12.5 million, 36 month contract to A123.…
Cornell University X-Prize team to base their car on a Geo Metro
One of the teams entered in the Automotive X-Prize is from Cornell University and they have selected an unexpected car which they will use as their test platform. In order to meet the goal of 100 mpg gasoline equivalent, team members have decided to…
Automotive X-Prize wants major automakers to join the race
There's been plenty of interest in the Automotive X-Prize since it launched a couple of years back after the success of the original Ansari X-Prize. Dozens of start-ups and independent inventors have signed up to compete. Notable by their absence,…
2011 Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger expected to exceed CAFE standards
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One of the few relative successes that Chrysler has had in the past decade has been the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger. For a time, the big rear wheel drive sedans were some of the hottest cars on the market.…
GM hybrid finally starting to get a little traction, 1,149 in June
With five hybrid models on the market now and at least four more coming before the end of the year, General Motors' hybrid sales are looking less ugly than they did in the first three months of 2008. GM is still no threat to Toyota or even Ford, but…
Detroit Auto Show: Bob Lutz holds court with bloggers
After the unveiling of the Chevy Volt Concept GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz took some time out of his schedule of continuous interviews to talk with a group of about a dozen bloggers.
Jeremy Gutsche (Trendhunter.com): I'll kick it off with something…