Ford is responding to the dramatic shift in vehicle sales in recent months by culling truck production and adding passenger car production as quickly as they can. One of the few bright points in Ford's lineup right now is the Focus, which Ford is…
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Detroit Auto Show: BMW hybrid and diesel information
Out on the show floor at Cobo Hall today, I spoke to Daniel Kammerer of BMW about their diesel and hybrid plans. Mr. Kammerer is Head of Alternative Drive Trains, Technical Communications for BMW. BMW has a joint development agreement with…
Jim Press says Chrysler will offer alternative drive versions of all models
In an interview with the Detroit News, new Chrysler Vice-Chairman Jim Press talked about the company's alternative fuel vehicle plans. Press stated that the company expects to offer some kind of alternative drive-train option in every single one of…
Ford delivers four flex-fuel Escape Hybrids to state of Missouri
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, Ford's Nancy Gioia and CEO Great Plains Energy Michael Chesser with E85 Escape Hybrid in Kansas City
Four of the twenty E85 Flex-Fuel Escape hybrids that Ford is building to for real world evaluations of flex-fuel hybrid…
Webasto announces new fuel saving vehicle heating system
One of the major causes of wasted fuel and excess emissions in cold climates is engines that get started many minutes before driving off in order to warm up. Actually it's not that the engines actually need to warm up, they will operate just fine…
DOE Expands International Effort to Develop Fuel-Efficient Trucks
One of the big contributors to rising food prices over the past year has been the cost of getting food from the field to the grocer. Truck drivers across Europe and especially in the UK have been protesting increasing fuel costs for months. The U.S.…
Detroit Preview: Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
When one thinks of the Indianapolis 500, Maserati is not a name that pops immediately to mind. However, cars wearing the famous trident logo won the 500 twice in 1939 and…
America likely won't be getting a Smart diesel soon
A lot of Americans who were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Smart ForTwo on our shores have been disappointed by the mileage figures that reach only into the upper thirties. Over in Europe, Smart offers the ForTwo with automatic start-stop…
Daihatsu develops a precious metal-free fuel cell
When people think about alternative fuel vehicles, Daihatsu is not a name that usually comes to mind. Daihatsu is one of the smaller Japanese car-makers and they sold a couple of models in the US market from 1988-92. More recently, Toyota bought a…
New hybrid transmission for Formula One cars revealed
For the past several years the governing body of Formula One racing has been pondering rule changes that would, among other things, make the sport more environmentally friendly. One of the proposals that has popped up several times is using hybrid…