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AutoCar is reporting that the Duster concept introduced by Dacia at the Geneva Motor Show a couple of weeks ago will hit the streets in 2010. The four-door compact crossover concept was…

For some time now General Motors has been planning to shift their big sedan models such as the Chevy Impala from their current front wheel drive configurations back to rear wheel drive. The Zeta platform that will form the basis of the new Camaro and…

Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip from Tokyo to Fukuoka with an overnight stop in…

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As we wrap up Chrysler EV day, Vice-Chairman Tom LaSorda, EVP-Product Development Frank Klegon and Chief Innovation officer Peter Arnell held a conference call to discuss their new offspring. As one might expect, the trio were deliberately…

There have been a veritable flurry of posts on the Tesla blog in the last few days, one of which was written by software engineer Drew Baglino. Drew was tasked last year with revamping the traction control system for the Roadster after they made a…

Just because a vehicle has a high riding stance and all-wheel drive, that doesn't qualify it as an off-roader. That's why when BMW introduced the X5 it was labeled as a “Sports Activity Vehicle” not an SUV. BMW designed the X5 knowing full well that…

After announcing the completion of a three-month field test of its battery swapping system, Better Place has decided to keep the program running until at least late November. Three converted Nissan Rogues have been operating as taxis in central…

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If you are renting a car in California, Avis is now making a new option available in the form of the Nissan Altima Hybrid. Avis has already been offering the Toyota Prius…

One of the issues that automakers are going to have increasingly deal with in the coming years as vehicles get hybridized and electrified is thermal management of batteries. Currently, almost all hybrid vehicles are using air cooled battery packs…

The Millen family has quite a proud history at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, not quite up there with the Unsers, but certainly more than respectable. Rod Millen captured several class records at the Colorado mountain over the years, including an…