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Joan Claybrook claims flex-fuel Taurus can't run E85

Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief and current head of Public Citizen Joan Claybrook has long been a thorn in the side of the auto-makers. Now in a follow-on to this earlier story about problems with flex-fuel Ford Tauruses…

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Is it a Nissan? or a Toyota FT-HS mule?

Click the photo for the NAIAS gallery of the Toyota FT-HS
There have now been two sets of spy photos that have turned up showing a development mule wearing a hacked up Nissan 350Z body. At first everyone assumed it was a Nissan vehicle. However, in…

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Portable bioreactor turns trash into energy on the fly

One of the biggest problem areas that a military force faces in a time of conflict is maintaining supply lines to the troops. Keeping troops fed and fueled is critical. To that end, being able to maximize fuel efficiency, and also getting fuel…

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Ener1 developing fuel cells for use as range extenders

Apparently, even a battery company can hedge its bets on future automotive powertrain technology. Such is the case with Ener1, which held its first quarter earnings call yesterday. We've regularly covered updates from Ener1's lithium ion battery…

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No Bentley diesels coming … for now

While the seemingly bottomless pit of torque available from a big turbodiesel engine would seem to be more in character for a Bentley than a hybrid system, it looks like the latter might be the first option for the VW-owned British brand. The…