It appears that Americans do indeed want to have their cake and eat it too. The latest survey from the folks at Pew Research talked to the usual 1,000 Americans and the results where unsurprising. Of people who responded, 69 percent favored new fuel…
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Could Magna buy Chrysler and put Bernhard at the helm?
Toronto, Ontario based Magna International is the third largest automotive supplier in the world with 2005 sales of $22.8 billion. They have had a long relationship with DaimlerChrylser both in North America and Europe including running an assembly…
Army to start evaluating balsa wood and foam Humvee
Civilian Hummers are the bane of environmentalists everywhere, but long before poseurs decided that they wanted to look tougher than everyone else, the military HUMVEE was born. The HUMVEE was originally conceived as a general purpose utility vehicle…
Peugeot finishes analysis of four car Le Mans failure. Conclusion? They drove too fast.
#1 Peugeot 908 powers through the night at Le Mans – Click above for high-res image gallery
This year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was shaping up to be a second straight flag-to-flag romp for the Peugeot 908 diesels, right up to the point where they all…
Detroit 2008: Nissan Forum concept – diesel-powered family transport
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Nissan today unveiled their concept vehicle for the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The Forum is an exploratory design concept based on the idea of a family transportation vehicle. Although…
Boeing using hydrogen fueled Ford engine in HALE experimental spy drone
Boeing is currently working on a new unmanned high-altitude spy plane fueled by hydrogen. Unlike some other recent fuel cell-powered research planes this one uses internal combustion engines. It now turns out the engines are supplied by Ford. Boeing…
McLaren Automotive officially launches itself and MP4-12C supercar [w/video]
At a press conference held at its technology center in the UK this morning, McLaren Automotive officially launched itself into existence as a real, honest-to-goodness automaker. McLaren Automotive chairman Ron Dennis introduced the new MP4-12C by…
Coulomb Technologies announces “Smartlet” public charging stations
At the Plug-In 2008 conference in San Jose CA Coulomb Technologies has announced its new Smartlet charging stations and ChargePoint network system. The plan is for the company to sell the Smartlet stations to municipal governments and parking lot…
2011 Range Rover TDV8 gets new ZF 8-speed automatic, but not in America
2011 Range Rover TDV8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
For 2011, European-spec Range Rovers are getting a fresh transmission to go along with the new, Ford-built 4.4-liter turbodiesel V8. Like many of its German competitors, the Range Rovers…
New York Preview: Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept
Transit Connect Family One concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Anyone with kids knows what it's like to leave the house and forget stuff behind. Those of you who are past their mid-30s might also remember when minivans were actually…