Following his speech to the Commonwealth Club a few days ago, GM CEO Rick Wagoner apparently told reporters that a second E-Flex platform vehicle was also under development at the company's Warren MI technical center alongside the Chevy Volt. This…
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Spy Photos: Mystery car following 350Z mule?
Several photos have popped up in the last week of a Nissan 350Z –based mule that has been circulating on public roads. The prototype is clearly based on the existing car but with a shortened greenhouse. World Car Fans has a bunch more photos of this…
BREAKING: Luca di Montezemolo reportedly stepping down from Fiat
Fiat has called a last-minute unscheduled press conference for 4 pm CET today, where it is understood that Fiat Group Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will announce that he is leaving the company. At this time, no official reason has been given…
Toyota gives $100,000 to Huron River Watershed Council
Toyota has given $100,000 to the Huron River Watershed Council for its Bioreserve Project. The project is using teams of volunteers to map out the natural areas that are left in along the Huron River which winds through southeast Michigan and cuts…
Honda launches micro-site in advance of its new hybrids
Over at Honda's web-site the company has launched a page dedicated to its upcoming dedicated hybrid model. The gas electric hatchback will be going on sale early next year and we recently saw our first spy pics of the new car. In the text on the…
Frankfurt 2009: Ford Grand C-Max coming to North America in late 2011 [w/VIDEO]
Ford Grand C-Max – Click above for high-res image gallery
When Ford announced last year that it would build new global C-Segment cars in North America, it mentioned that a compact MPV would join our more traditional Focus models. With the…
REPORT: Daimler sells 4% of Tesla to Middle East investment fund just two months after acquiring it
Tesla Roadster – Click above image for high-res gallery
Just two months after buying 9% of Tesla Motors, Daimler has reportedly sold nearly half of that stake. According to Reuters, a 4% percent of the electric car startup is now owned by Aabar…
VIDEO: Aston Martin One-77 Episode 3
Any time you spend $100,000 or more on a vehicle, it's clearly an emotional decision. It's hard to rationalize an expenditure of that magnitude on, say, a Bentley, when a Chevy Cobalt will get you to the grocery store just as easily. Sure, it's not…
Toshiba to build electric motors in Texas for Ford hybrids and plug-ins
Ford Escape PHEV prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toshiba announced yesterday that it will be expanding a factory in Houston, TX to add production of electric traction motors for hybrid and plug-in vehicles. The first customer for…
Specs on Chrysler's new EV lineup, bigger batteries than the Volt
Dodge EV
Now that we've had some time to find the spec sheet for Chrysler's new EVs on the company's media site and then perusing it, we can answer some of the questions that initially came to mind from the press release. You might have noticed that…