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Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. has made an offer to the Tanfield Group to purchase Smith Electric Vehicles. Tanfield is a minority shareholder in the U.S. company along with a…
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UPDATE: More news on Ford's forthcoming ethanol injected, turbocharged “Bobcat” V8
Pickuptrucks.com has been doing some digging in the U.S. Department of Energy's document treasure trove and uncovered some information on Ford's new Bobcat (no, not the Mercury). It turns out “Bobcat” is the code name for a new boosted and…
Toyota's Irv Miller jumps into Series-Parallel debate again! Now with new definitions!
Over at the Toyota Open Road Blog, Communications VP Irv Miller has chimed in again on the whole parallel vs series hybrid debate, this time with some fresh definitions. The previous postings have generated quite a bit of commentary both for and…
BMW 320d goes over 1,000 miles on one tank of fuel
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British auto journalist Tom Ford recently decided to test BMW's claim that its new 320d EfficientDynamics model could achieve 1,000 miles on one tank of diesel fuel. While the…
BMW and PSA to continue small four-cylinder collaboration
The current-generation Mini uses a range of four-cylinder gas and diesel engines produced by a joint venture between BMW and French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and it looks like that will continue into the foreseeable future. The two companies'…
NRC study says 25 million H2 cars could be on the road by 2030
A new study by the National Research Council estimates that up to 2 million hydrogen-fueled vehicles could be on American roads by 2020, with that number potentially rising to 25 million a decade later. However, getting there requires getting past a…
BMW to add a diesel to the 6-series coupe lineup
It looks like BMW will expanding their diesel lineup to the 6-series coupe. Car magazine is reporting that the twin-turbo six cylinder oil burner will be installed in the big BMW coupe. The car is expected to be launched later this year, and the…
Audi commits to 2010 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with R15+ TDI
Allan McNish in Audi R15+ – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ever since the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) announced the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup early this year, Audi has remained non-committal about participating. Actually, Audi has…
Forget biodiesel, algae could produce hydrogen
In recent years, algae has gotten a fair bit of attention for its potential use as a feedstock for producing biodiesel. While the net carbon output of algae sourced liquid fuels could be a huge boon to the environment, there is a possible path that…
Classic Cadillac racer and Corvair concepts heading to Amelia Island Concours
General Motors will be joining BMW and bringing some of its classic machines to the Amelia Island Concours in Florida this weekend, March 9-11. On hand will be a fully restored 1954 Cadillac Series 62 decked out in the livery of the one of the cars…