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Video: Inside the 2008 BMW M3
2007-04-18 18:47:00 BMW finally released official images and details on the 2008 M3 in the beginning of the month. The 2008 BMW M3 is powered by a V8 engine that produces 420 horsepower that gives it the ability to do 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. Looks great from the outside, ... More About: Video , Videos , Inside , Side
Nissan plans clean-diesel Maxima for US in 2010
2007-04-18 18:31:00 Nissan CEO, Ghosn, said today that the company will launch its first clean diesel car in the US by 2010 when speaking to the Council of Foreign Relations. Ghosn said that the company will launch a diesel variant of the Maxim a in the US and other clean diesel vehicles in Japan and China. Nissan just announced ... More About: Nissan , Diesel , Industry News , Lean
Protect Pedestrians by Tracking Cell Phones? Poppycock!
2007-04-18 17:06:00 Automaker Nissan and mobile phone network provider NTT DoCoMo Inc. are developing a system where vehicles can “look” for pedestrians in the roadway by sensing cell phone signals. The Intelligent Transportation Systems pilot program would send the GPS data from handsets to the vehicle and alert drivers when pedestrians are in front of them. The ... More About: Cell Phones , Phones , Cell , King
Ford delivers its own Top 10 list of green achievements
2007-04-18 17:03:00 Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Manufacturing/Plants, Ford Ford Motor Company, in observance of the upcoming Earth Day, has posted its own top 10 list of green initiatives for which the company is proud. These include clean diesel technology and use of 6-speed transmissions (shown) in vehicles, but the list also boasts cleaning up factories, improved recycling ... More About: Top 10 List , List
Ethanol?s Ozone Threatens People With Asthma
2007-04-18 16:46:00 Substituting ethanol for petroleum may benefit corn farmers, but the effects on the atmosphere and humanity are mixed, according to a new study from Stanford University. While burning E85 instead of gasoline reduces atmospheric levels of two carcinogens, benzene and butadiene, it increases the production of ozone that could lead to more injuries and fatalities ... More About: People , Ethanol , With , Asthma , Ozone
AutoblogGreen Q&A: MTV Vice-President Ian Rowe
2007-04-18 16:23:00 Filed under: Biodiesel, Green Culture, Auto blogGreen Q & A, AutoblogGreen Exclusive After MTV announced last week that they were doing a special edition of Pimp My Ride in honor of Earth Day this weekend AutoblogGreen had an opportunity to talk to Ian Rowe , MTV’s Vice President of Public Affairs. AutoblgGreen: We’re talking today with Ian Rowe ... More About: Blog , Side
The French postal service plans to order 10,000 electric vehicles
2007-04-18 15:38:00 Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in The BBC reports that the French postal service, or La Post e, is testing out electric vehicles to replace their current diesel fuel-powered vans. They are requesting quotes for the first batch of an expected 10,000 French-made electric vehicles, predominately from SVE and Heuliez, the latter of which is an electric vehicle manufacturer, ... More About: Service , Postal , Electric Vehicles
Nissan?s Intelligent Transportation System gets cell phones and cars to pla
2007-04-18 14:56:00 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Nissan The Nissan/NEC joint venture into lithium ion battery territory is not the only green car news from the Japanese automaker this week. Forward-thinkers at Nissan are moving along in the testing of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) we told you about in March. As you might recall, the ITS is designed ... More About: Cars , Phone , Cell Phones
GM?s Bob Lutz meets with scientists; both sides butt heads over super ecoca
2007-04-18 14:18:00 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Green Culture, GM The Union of Concerned Scientists say the technology to build a highly fuel efficient family vehicle is already available and on the shelf. So Bob Lutz challenged the scientists to show him. “This is a challenge I want to put out to people who think they have a solution, ... More About: Super , With , Sides , Coca
Mitsubishi Outlander ES
2007-04-18 14:06:00 CUV’s are nothing more than oversized station wagons on stilts. If you think about it– and not many American motorists have– CUV’s don’t work like a truck OR handle like a car. I wouldn't say they’re the worst of both worlds, but others have. In fact, the modern CUV may just be a marketing-driven gimmick ... More About: Mitsubishi , Land , Mitsubishi Outlander , Lander , Bish
Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi goes into production
2007-04-18 11:04:00 Filed under: Diesel, Nissan Nissan’s Sunderland, UK plant has kicked off production of the Nissan Qashqai 2.0 dCi. The Qashqai is the automaker’s new, British-built sporty crossover, which will be sold in Europe and other markets outside the United States. With production of the diesel-powered version now underway, Nissan expects the dCi to account for around ... More About: Production , Prod , Goes
Mercedes M-Class to get a Bluetec diesel-hybrid in 2 years
2007-04-18 07:17:00 Thomas Weber told reporters at this year’s Geneva Motor Show that ?in 2009 we will have the first Mercedes -branded hybrid on the market.? Well now we might know what model will be the first to go hybrid at Mercedes. Just-Auto is reporting that Mercedes-Benz could have a Bluetec diesel-electric hybrid variant of the M-Class on ... More About: Hybrid , Chrysler , Diesel , Industry News
Wallpaper magazine?s showcase of ?innovative but environmentally friendly d
2007-04-17 23:33:00 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hydrogen, Transportation Alternatives, BMW Sometimes being a slave to fashion, such as myself (cough cough… ahem. “Yeah right”, my wife mutters) has its disadvantages. I mean, knowing what clothing to purchase, what kinds of shoes to wear, how to get my hair styled (towel-dried) and what magazines to read takes a whole ... More About: Magazine , Wallpaper , Series , Fuel , Bmw
Report: Ford still considering sale or partnership
2007-04-17 23:01:00 As the company struggles to recover from a $12.7 billion loss in 2006, Ford has not ruled out considering a possible sale or partnership as it closes plants and cuts jobs. In an interview with Port folio magazine, Ford’s Executive Chairman, Bill Ford Jr., said that the company has considered every possible option to bring the ... More About: Report , Sale , Ring
The greening of Lotus continues with wind power
2007-04-17 22:53:00 Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Lotus Group Lotus, the British Company that comprises Lotus Cars and Lotus Engineering, is now trying to go green for their operations at their Hethel headquarters. The company has been working with numerous car-makers on electric and hybrid vehicle technologies such as Tesla, ZAP and Proton. Today they announced that they would ... More About: Power , Wind , Green , With
National Biodiesel Board gives thumbs down to IRS for TDP ruling
2007-04-17 22:11:00 Filed under: Biodiesel , Legislation and Policy The Nation al Biodiesel Board (NBB) says that the IRS’ ruling “could leave promising biodiesel industry on a ‘bridge to nowhere’” thanks to a loophole in the federal tax “that was designed to stimulate an emerging technology” but is instead being used by big oil companies for their own benefit. The ... More About: Down
Precious metals could make your catalytic converter more efficient and chea
2007-04-17 21:27:00 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc. Gold, ah yes. The precious metal that adorns the majority of the population of the United States and other countries. We like it because of it’s looks and the fact that it is rare. Which makes it expensive, unfortunately. But, not as expensive as platinum, another precious metal that is fashionable ... More About: Catalytic , Converter , Cata , Your , Make
Spy Shots: Lamborghini Murciélago Superleggera caught
2007-04-17 21:25:00 The new Lamborghini Gallardo Super leggera, a lightweight version of the Gallardo, has already received much appreciation. Now it seems Lamborghini is working on the Murcielago Superleggera, which will be the lightweight version of the Murcielago. Seen here in the spy shots the Murcielago Superleggera was caught during high-speed testing at the Nürburgring in Germany. Black ... More About: Spy Shots , Perl , Shots
2008 Nissan Altima Coupe pricing announced
2007-04-17 21:04:00 Nissan of North America today announced pricing on the new 2008 Nissan Altima Coup e or otherwise called ‘The Poor Man’s G35.” The new 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe will start at $20,490 for the 2.5 S with a 6-speed manual transmission while the 2.5 S CVT with Xtronic will start at $20,990. The V6 models including ... More About: Nissan
Buick Enclave Incentive for Luxury Owners
2007-04-17 20:48:00 When the Buick Enclave arrives at dealerships sometime in the near future ? some dealers will see them by the end of the month, with full supplies expected in early July ? there will be an incentive for owners of competing vehicles. Drivers who go from a luxury vehicle like the Lexus RX 350 ? ... More About: Luxury , Car Buying , Cent
DaimlerChrysler showing B-Class fuel cell vehicle at SAE Congress
2007-04-17 20:39:00 Filed under: Hydrogen, DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes Benz, AutoblogGreen Exclusive At the DaimlerChrysler booth at this years SAE World Congress , one of the vehicles on display is a cutaway of the latest generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell . I spoke to DCX representative Scott Freeman for a few minutes to get a rundown of the latest generation of DCX fuel ... More About: Fuel , Show
Want a Buick hybrid? Move to China, where the LaCrosse hybrid is coming soo
2007-04-17 20:01:00 Filed under: Hybrid , Buick , GM Writers for Winding Road are in China at the Shanghai Motor Show. They recently managed to get Chris Gubbey, Executive Vice President for GM Shanghai, to squeak about an announcement GM will soon make about Buick’s first ever hybrid model. Don’t go looking for it at American dealerships; the advanced powertrain ... More About: Cross , Across
Autoblog Green Podcast #3
2007-04-17 19:17:00 Filed under: Podcast s We give a brief recap of the green highlights of the New York Auto Show including the GM mini car triplets and the AFVI conference in Anaheim, California. Sam has an interview with Neal Anderson of the Automotive X-Prize and Sebastian talks to people behind the Naro car and the Connaught Type-D hybrid. SUBSCRIBE ... More About: Autoblog , Green , Blog
In Defense of: The Chevrolet Corviar
2007-04-17 19:16:00 Fifty years ago, GM's engineers and designers worked overtime to create a radical new economy or "compact" car. Its mission: take on the VW Beetle and a host of European economy-car imports flooding the U.S. market. The 1960 Chevrolet Corvair flopped in its intended role. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of the single ... More About: Defense , Role , Ense
In Defense of: The Chevrolet Corvair
2007-04-17 19:16:00 Fifty years ago, GM's engineers and designers worked overtime to create a radical new economy or "compact" car. Its mission: take on the VW Beetle and a host of European economy-car imports flooding the U.S. market. The 1960 Chevrolet Corvair flopped in its intended role. Nevertheless, it went on to become one of the single ... More About: Editorials , Defense , Role , Ense
Nissan Prices 2008 Altima Coupe
2007-04-17 18:04:00 We were surprisingly impressed with the Altima Coup e after getting up close with and sitting in one at the New York auto show. It?s certainly a good-looking two-door, inside and out. Now Nissan has given us the last piece of the puzzle to determine if it really is an appealing value. The base coupe 2.5 ... More About: Rice , Price
Would ?UK DriveTime? be a road revenue plan motorists would want to pay for
2007-04-17 16:34:00 Filed under: Legislation and Policy In many parts of the world, public roads are funded - at least in part - through taxes applied to the fuels that power the vehicles that travel over those roads. For many decades, as most cars used the same fuel, this made a lot of sense. But the times are ... More About: Foundation , Drive , Time , Moto , Want
Electronic Brake Cuts Stopping Distance
2007-04-17 16:33:00 Siemens VDO took its Electro nic Wedge Brake (EWB) to the top of the world to see how much the technology could improve braking. The company says EWB cut braking distance by approximately 15 percent over vehicles equipped with conventional hydraulic brakes on icy and snow roads in testing performed near the Arctic Circle. Siemens VDO says ... More About: Safety , Stop , Tron
Vehicle Emissions Up Slightly for 2005
2007-04-17 16:21:00 According to a new Department of Energy report, C02 emissions from vehicles grew in 2005, but at a slightly slower rate than before. The report shows that if we are serious about curbing CO2 emissions, a higher gas tax is the way to go. … Overall transportation CO2 emissions increased by 29 percent from 1990 ... More About: Emissions , Vehicle , Missions , Miss , Emission
The Car Connection tackles Prius vs Hummer controversy
More articles from this author:2007-04-17 15:58:00 Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Hybrid, HUMMER, Toyota Bengt Halvorson at The Car Connect ion has posted a critical look at the controversy over the total and complete environmental cost of hybrid vehicles. Yes, they do offer better fuel economy and lower overall emissions, but some critics and analysts say recycling and production costs–including the mining of ... More About: Hummer , Controversy , Over 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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