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Continuing the recent European theme of “blue is the new green”, Peugeot is adding Blue Lion editions to many of its most popular models. Like VW's BlueMotion models, the Blue Lion editions are…
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The Chevy Volt range extender will remain E85 capable
When General Motors first announced the Chevy Volt last January, one of the touted features was the range extender that was flex-fuel capable. That would allow the car to run on either gasoline or E85. A today report over on the GM-Volt.com site…
GM plans to cut manufacturing CO2 emissions by 40% by 2010
General Motors yesterday pledged to cut the carbon dioxide emissions from its manufacturing plants in North America by forty percent over the next three years. The reduction amounts to 4.5 million metric tonnes of CO2. This is part of GM's…
Ford Ka gets role in new Bond movie
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Ford's new Ka mini-car will be making its official debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October, but it already has a bit part in the next James Bond movie. Since the success of Casino…
VIDEO: Drew Barrymore hits the Leno track in the Focus BEV
Jay Leno closed out the first week of his new show with the premier of the Green Car Challenge. The first celebrity to get behind the wheel was the marvelous Drew Barrymore who was on plugging her new movie (which just happens to have been shot here…
Manufacturers Respond to California Lawsuit
The National Association of Manufacturers has posted a couple of responses to the lawsuit filed by California attorney general Bill Lockyer yesterday, and they are not happy. They are accusing Lockyer of grandstanding and trying to bypass legislation…
VIDEO: Shawn Fanning tells the Beetle clean diesel is cooler than free music
In case you haven't noticed, Volkswagen of American has a new spokesbug in their commercials. A couple of weeks ago, the German brand started running a series of ads featuring a black fifties era Beetle as the host of a talk show with the likes of…
Zytek gets powertrain innovation prize for its racing hybrid/KERS
Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek 09HS – click above for high-res image gallery
Zytek Engineering of the UK has been involved in the development of hybrid drive systems since at least the mid-1990s and motorsports has been part of the effort much of…
ALMS 2008: Fernandez Racing may drop Lola chassis in favor of Acura
The Acura AXR-01 will appear in Fernandez Racing colors in 2008
When Acura decided to get into the American Le Mans Series this year, it hooked up with three teams. The Highcroft team used a chassis that started off as a French Courage unit that they…
Three good reasons to invest in electric vehicle companies – and three reasons it's a bad idea
Fisker Karma Sunset – Click above for high-res image gallery
Does it make sense to invest in electric vehicle startups? That is a question that only the individual investor can answer for him or herself. Nonetheless, our friend Jim Motavalli tries to…