Several articles floating around the internets today including this one are referencing an Automotive News article published this morning on building the battery supply chain for the General Motors E-Flex program. Most of those stories are assuming…
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Cheap gas not enough to drive sales, desirable cars needed too!
Chrysler is apparently learning the hard way that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drive out in a new Sebring. The $2.99 per gallon gas price guarantee that Chrysler launched last month has apparently been insufficient to actually…
New York Auto Show
Click on the photo for a gallery of high-res exotics with heels
As we near the conclusion of our coverage of the 2007 , we bring you a massive gallery of the ladies that accompanied the exotic and sometimes not-so-exotic machinery on display. Even…
First Drive: Think City EV's New Lithium-Ion Batteries Give Much-Needed Range, Power
The crew at Green Car Advisor recently got an opportunity to try out one of the latest-generation Think City electric vehicles shortly after it landed in the United States. This latest version is equipped with a new Enerdel lithium ion battery in…
Bosch CEO talks lithium ion batteries and diesels
In the wake of a new lithium ion battery joint venture, Bernd Bohr, CEO of Bosch is not concerned that automakers will try to keep battery production in house. In an interview with German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Bohr was asked about the fact…
REPORT: Reva remote charge to be unlocking battery reserve remotely
When we first heard the other day that Indian EV maker Reva was planning to announce a remote wireless charging system for its cars next week in Frankfurt, we were, to say the least, skeptical. After all, it takes a pretty significant amount of…
Jaguar announces new XF Diesel S, 0-60 5.9s, 35 mpg
Click the new XF Diesel S for a high res gallery
Jaguar has just announced a new version of its XF sports sedan with a an updated 3.0L diesel V6 that putts out 275 hp and has a massive 443 lb-ft of torque. The new engine replaces the older 2.7L…
Honda Civic shoots to the top of the sales charts for May
In a generally awful sales month in May, one car had an exceptionally hot reception in the marketplace. In a month where the Ford F-Series pickup tumbled from the overall top spot for first time since 1981, the Honda Civic raced to the top of the…
600 Chevrolet dealers sign up for Volt certification
Chevrolet Volt in red – Click above for high-res image gallery
Whenever automakers introduce some substantially new technology, the dealer network has to be trained to provide sales and service. Very often, this is mandatory before the dealer is…
BMW to introduce 3-series that gets under 120g/km of CO2
The advent of changes to London's congestion charge that makes the fees based on a vehicle's carbon dioxide emissions has prompted many automakers to tweak some of their models to get their emissions down. Any car that emits less than 120g/km of…