As bio-diesel increases in popularity, producers are jumping on the bandwagon faster than ever. According to a new study conducted by Ralf Gubler, vice-president of SRI Consulting, all of this production is expected to lead to a glut during 2007 as…
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GM holds biofuels summit at Detroit Grand Prix
As part of the activities surrounding this past weekend's Detroit Grand Prix, General Motors hosted a panel discussion on biofuels. The panel consisted of GM VP Beth Lowery, Joel Valesco of UNICA (the Brazilian sugar cane industry trade group,…
Unofficial Porsche powered Fabcar to run in Grand Am finale
The factory-backed Porsche RS Spyders of Penske Racing have been leading the ALMS LMP2 class and even captured some overall victories this year. In the competing (well, kinda) Grand Am series, the official Porsche engine in the Daytona Prototype…
Chicago Auto Show: Toyota unveils the all-new 2008 Scion xD (w/ VIDEO!)
click image above for 91 high-resolution images of the new Scion xD
Toyota officially unveiled the new 2008 Scion xD, its replacement for the xA, today at the Chicago Auto Show. Like the original xA, the xD is built off the platform of the Toyota…
The greening of Lotus continues with wind power
Group Lotus, the British Company that comprises Lotus Cars and Lotus Engineering, is now trying to go green for their operations at their Hethel headquarters. The company has been working with numerous car-makers on electric and hybrid vehicle…
2007 Ypsilanti Show and Shine car show
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The city of Ypsilanti Michigan has a long industrial history highlighted by the thousands of B-24 Liberator bombers cranked out during World War II. After the war, car-makers took…
Futurecar report on the GM “Skateboard” car on YouTube
Discovery channel has been running a four part series called FutureCar for the past few weeks and one of the segments focused on the GM Skateboard chassis that was first shown a few years back, featuring fuel cell power and complete by-wire controls.…
Bob Boniface on the left reviewing the Volt design in the studio
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It's being reported that the director of GM's Advanced Design Studio Bob Boniface has been tasked with heading up a new design unit within GM that will focus on developing new vehicles that use the new E-Flex powertrain. Bob led the team that…
Denso wants to standardize hybrid components, make batteries
Japanese automotive supplier Denso wants to expands its business of selling components and systems for hybrid and electric powertrains and sees standardization as a way to get there. Toyota is Denso's largest single largest shareholder with 23…
Geneva 2009: Peugeot 908 HY, hybrid LMP1 racer
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Prominently featured in the center of Peugeot's stand at the Geneva Motor Show this week was the 908 HY. This experimental prototype was first unveiled last September as a test-bed for the next…