Hybrids/Alternative
GM’s Wagoner heading to Congress in Malibu Hybrid
While it won’t get him there as quickly (or as luxuriously) as a Gulfstream corporate jet, GM CEO Rick Wagoner will drive to Washington this week in a Chevrolet Malibu hybrid to ask for taxpayer-funded bridge loans. Last month, Wagoner, Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Chrysler LLC CEO Robert Nardelli, all received some serious flak [...]
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Ford claims to be back in black by 2011, release EV sedan same year
In just a few short days, Ford and its two cross-town rivals will be required to lay down a plan before Congress that points a clear path towards profitability and global competitiveness. These days, any automaker’s future will involve plenty of greenery, and as the first of the three automakers to submit its comprehensive business [...]
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Detroit Preview: Production Fisker Karma will debut in Motown
Just one short year after Fisker debuted its plug-in hybrid Karma show car at the Detroit Auto Show, the house that Henrik built will be returning to the Motor City to debut the production version of its ambitious project. Fisker says the production model, which is shown above in this just-released official pic, will only [...]
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Michelin partners with Chinese firm to create Active Wheel system
Before Michelin began wrapping halos of rubber around the wheels of our cars, the hoops were made completely from wood — horse and buggy style. That’s what we call a serious innovation, and the French tire maker has got plenty of ideas to keep it at the forefront of rolling technology. The latest bit of [...]
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Detroit to DC caravan cancelled
Remember the growing movement to caravan a few hundred of Detroit’s most fuel efficient vehicles to the automaker’s next meeting with Congress? Not happening. Interestingly, it wasn’t for lack of support. In fact, it was just the opposite. So many people had voiced their support and announced their intentions to join in that the event’s [...]
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No, really: Toyota won’t create seperate Prius brand
The idea of a separate brand for the Toyota Prius has gone from “seriously considering” to “not a ‘go’” to, now, “Um, no.” That’s the word from Miguel Fonseca, Toyota’s managing director in the UK, who says that there won’t be a Prius sub-brand.
However, Fonseca did say that the stork would be visiting the Prius [...]
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Hyundai announces Blue Drive efficiency strategy, Sonata hybrid in 2010
Hyundai has decided not to wait until 2020 to get its fleet average fuel economy up to 35 mpg, aiming instead for 2015. That will provide several advantages for the Korean manufacturer, including earning credits for being ahead of the curve. Perhaps more importantly now that Democrats are controlling both Congress and the White House, [...]
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VW microcar gets fast-track to production
European manufacturers seem to have been taken aback by the recent success of their microcars. Now that consumers have gotten a taste of what life is like when you’re choosing between filling your tank or your stomach, industry insiders are predicting that the microcar category will only pick up steam. Daimler is sitting pretty with [...]
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Porsche on the waiting list for Tesla Roadster
Electric vehicles… they’re so hot right now. And none are hotter at the moment than the Tesla Roadster, which looks positively sublime in Very Orange paint. Even Porsche, the longtime purveyor of some of the world’s best sporting hardware, is interested in the little electron powered machine. In fact, rumor has it that the German [...]
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Orange you glad Jason Calacanis let us drive his Tesla Roadster?
For those who don’t know Jason Calacanis, he is an original co-founder of Weblogs, Inc. As such, he is also an original founder of Auto@CooOne, and though his tastes lie more towards the tech side of things, he always took in interest in cars. It’s no surprise then that after moving on from Weblogs, Inc. [...]
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