Since it's 2006 debut, the Audi R10 TDI has raced exclusively in the American Le Mans Series except for the annual June trek to France for the big all-day race. This past weekend a pair of R10s campaigned by the Joest team made their first run in the…
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Lotus and Continental release results of low CO2 collaboration
Last spring Lotus and Siemens VDO announced a plan to collaborate on integrating a variety of technologies from the two companies with the goal of producing a high performance powertrain with reduced CO 2 emissions. Since then, Siemens VDO has been…
NHTSA study could pave way for final CAFE rules by mid-November
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its 1,000-page environmental impact study on new fuel economy rules and the final form of those rules could be in place by the middle of next month. When NHTSA announced a draft of the…
Chrysler and Chery to build the Hornet?
Ever since they unveiled the Dodge Hornet at the Geneva Auto Show last spring, Chrysler has been looking for a partner to share the development costs of building it. Chrysler really needs a small B-Class car like the Hornet; particularly in overseas…
ESPN Columnist: U.S. Grand Prix in Austin has a lot of hurdles
There has been no shortage of entrepreneurs over the last couple of decades hoping to play host to a Formula One race. But as many of them have discovered, hopping into bed with Bernie Ecclestone is a surefire way to prove Roger Penske's motorsports…
LA 2008: Confirmed – AC Propulsion provided the electric drive systems for the MINI E
In conjunction with the official unveiling of the MINI E a the LA Auto Show, AC Propulsion has confirmed that it has produced the electric drive system for the car. When BMW first released some of the details on the new battery powered MINI E a few…
Detroit 2010: Cadillac XTS Platinum plug-in concept ready to replace STS/DTS?
Cadillac XTS Platinum concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
For the past decade, Cadillac has been transforming itself from a brand that built big, floaty old-school luxury cars for old-school customers into something much more…
Alternatives to Corn For Bio-Fuel
In spite of the efforts of politicians to tout corn as the answer to the United States' oil import problems, it really isn't a very efficient solution. The amount of energy that can be extracted from corn in the form of ethanol is substantially less…
Reindeer are so last year, Santa gets a hydrogen powered sleigh!
US Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters along with a portly gentleman in a red suit unveiled what is claimed to be the world's first hydrogen powered sleigh yesterday, just in time for Christmas. According to Peters, the sleigh is a hybrid that…
Honda offering flex-fuel Civic and Fit… in Brazil only
Honda doesn't offer any flex-fuel vehicles in North America or Europe, focusing on hybrids and, in the near future, diesels instead in these markets. This doesn't mean they are ignoring ethanol altogether. The biggest market for ethanol is in Brazil…