Proposed window stickers for plug-in hybrid vehicles – click above for high-res image gallery
With only a few months left before an array of new plug-in vehicles start hitting the market, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally issued…
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Report: Whitacre says GM anticipates offering entire company in IPO
At this point, the only thing we know for sure about the General Motors initial public offering is that it will happen… eventually. With the United States government holding a 61-percent equity stake in the automaker, the political pressure is huge…
BREAKING: Porsche approves 918 Spyder for production
Porsche 918 Spyder concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
As expected, the Porsche supervisory board has approved the development of the 918 Spyder concept into a series production model. The 918 debuted as a concept at this year's Geneva…
VIDEO: 2009 Zero X electric motorcycle: stronger, faster
For those you that like to head out into the woods to ride a dirt bike but don't want any exhaust emissions, the Zero X may the answer to your needs. Zero Motorcycles has just released details on the 2009 edition of its electric dirt bike. After…
Geneva '08 Preview: Alfa Romeo 159 goes on a diet, drops nearly 100 lbs
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Aside from powertrains, one of the big areas where automakers are focusing their efforts to improve efficiency is mass reduction. As more and more features have been added to cars over the past few decades,…
Can't reach your Prius rated mileage? These drivers got almost 116mpg!
We all know that few people ever achieve the mileage displayed on their window sticker particularly if they drive a hybrid. The Toyota Prius is rated at 55mpg but a group of Japanese drivers have managed to get more, much more, than that. A Japanese…
New 90 hp MINI One D debuts in Europe this fall with 60.3 mpg (U.S.) on EU test
MINI One D – click above for high res image gallery
In North America, the Cooper represents the entry point to the MINI lineup, but Europeans have always had the option of the MINI One. Until now however, the MINI One has used gasoline engines. That…
CTO Straubel confirms Tesla is building two electric vehicle mules for Toyota
AutoblogGreen had the rare opportunity on Friday to chat with Toyota CEO and president Akio Toyoda where he revealed a prototype vehicle with a Tesla electric drive unit was under construction. Tesla CTO JB Straubel has now told CNN Money that the…
SAE Congress: Mahindra diesel hybrid truck to appear at FEV booth
We been hearing for several weeks now that Mahindra & Mahindra would probably be displaying their new diesel hybrid powertrain at the SAE World Congress next week and now we have official confirmation. Mahindra won't actually have a booth at the…
Wolfgang Bernhard will not be a part of the Chrysler deal. Yet!
Now that the new Chrysler Corp. has been created by Daimler AG selling a majority stake in the company to Cerberus Capital Management, the next question is who is in charge? In recent weeks, former Chrysler group chief operating officer Wolfgang…