Infiniti M hybrid coming in 2010

Nissan has been selling a hybrid version of its Altima sedan for the past couple of years but the core technology of the vehicle, the petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain, is based on technology borrowed from Toyota. Nissan has always promised to deliver a vehicle using its own proprietary hybrid drive system, and in August of last [...]

Obama approves $2.4 billion in electric vehicle funding

Calling the U.S. federal government’s expenditures under the end of President Bush’s tenure and the beginning of President Obama’s a ’spending spree’ is to beggar the term understatement. But in many instances, there hasn’t been a valid alternative aside from letting parts of the economy wither and die. The latest round of funding - $2.4 [...]

GM open to idea of higher fuel taxes

In a surprise turnaround, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has suggested that an increase on federal fuel taxes in the U.S. was an idea “worthy of consideration”. Wagoner said that guaranteeing a minimum price of $4 a gallon on petrol, an idea proposed by AutoNation car dealership boss Michael Jackson, was a good way to [...]

GM open to idea of higher fuel taxes

In a surprise turnaround, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has suggested that an increase on federal fuel taxes in the U.S. was an idea “worthy of consideration”. Wagoner said that guaranteeing a minimum price of $4 a gallon on petrol, an idea proposed by AutoNation car dealership boss Michael Jackson, was a good way to [...]

GM open to idea of higher fuel taxes

In a surprise turnaround, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has suggested that an increase on federal fuel taxes in the U.S. was an idea “worthy of consideration”. Wagoner said that guaranteeing a minimum price of $4 a gallon on petrol, an idea proposed by AutoNation car dealership boss Michael Jackson, was a good way to [...]

More details for the hotted up Mazda3 Mazdaspeed (MPS)

Mazda used last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show to debut the new 2010 Mazda3 Sedan, and then followed it with the reveal of the Hatchback model at the Bologna Motor Show just one month later. There is still one more variant of the Mazda3 in the works and it is set to make its world [...]

Facelifted Seat Leon hatch set for Geneva Motor Show

The current Seat Leon hatch has been in production for a little over four years and in that time we have seen the launch of a number of special edition models and even a TwinDrive hybrid concept. The Spanish carmaker has now revealed details about a facelifted version of the Leon, which will be making [...]

2010 Mazda3 Mazdaspeed (MPS) headed to Geneva Motor Show

Mazda used last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show to debut the new 2010 Mazda3 Sedan, and then followed it with the reveal of the Hatchback model at the Bologna Motor Show just one month later. There is still one more variant of the Mazda3 in the works and it is set to make its world [...]

Scientists develop power-generating shock absorbers

When it comes to power-regeneration technology the first place most people look at is brake hardware. Many of the petrol-electric hybrid vehicles on the roads today, and even some non-hybrids, feature some sort of brake energy regeneration device. These usually consist of storing energy in a separate fly wheel or using an electric motor as [...]

Audi releases details for U.S.-spec Q5 ahead of March launch

Audi first debuted its all-new Q5 midsized SUV as far back as the April 2008 Beijing Motor Show but the vehicle is still more than a month away from its U.S. debut. Set to go on sale this March, Audi has confirmed that it will be available with a 3.2L V6 FSI direct injection engine, [...]

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