While we all wait with baited breath to find out if the reality of the Chevy Volt meets up with the promise, many other non-performance related questions remain as well. Cost is obviously a big one. The goal is for the Volt to be a high-volume…
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Honda Fit hybrid not coming to the U.S.
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Over the past year, Honda officials have spoken extensively about plans for hybrid vehicles to be added to the lineup. Starting next spring, a new hybrid-only five door hatchback that looks like a scaled down…
How about a one-wheeled alternative to a Segway?
A Swiss company has created a one-wheeled transportation device called the Easy-Glider that provides a variety of usage options. The single wheel is integrated with a motor and battery housing and has a handle bar extending from it with the…
Euro Chevy Matiz now available with LPG conversion
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German company farhrmitgas has just produced a concept Chevy Matiz that has been converted to run on LPG. The LPG Matiz is claimed to be able to run 100 km on only 3 Euros worth of fuel. Fahrmitgas is a supplier…
AutoBild drives the Audi R10
Hey Audi! Some of us here at AutoBlogGreen like to drive Insanely fast cars too! A lucky writer from the German magazine AutoBild recently got the chance to sample the undefeated Audi R10. Based on the rough translation courtesy of Google, apart from…
Ford announces $110M investment to build 1.6L EcoBoost in UK in 2010
Ford has just announced its second production application of EcoBoost technology, a 1.6L four cylinder engine that will debut in 2010. This will be the first European Ford application of the gasoline turbocharged direct injection strategy that the…
Tesla CEO comments on Lotus EV report
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Following the report on Friday that Lotus was planning to introduce an electric car of its own, we contacted Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk for a comment. Tesla and Lotus collaborated on…
Ford to help dealers reduce carbon footprint and energy use
In addition to making its vehicles more efficient, Ford wants to help its dealers cut down their energy use and has teamed up with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI, more information here) to make it happen. At the National Automobile Dealers…
LA 2007: Lotus the 2-Eleven to the US!
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Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced a new track car based on the Elise called the 2-Eleven. The stripped-down 1,474-pound 2-Eleven reduces the already spartan Elise to its bare…
Tesla Motors IPO unlikely to come before late 2010
Back in the comparatively sunny days of early 2008, Tesla Motors was still hoping to launch an initial public offering of stock by the fall of that year. Unless you've been pulling a Rip Van Winkle, you're well aware of what transpired in the world's…