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Frankfurt Motor Show Preview: New Volkswagen BlueMotions
Frankfurt’s a’comin, so let’s look at some hot numbers set to debut there from Volkswagen. In this case, VW is set to debut BlueMotion diesel version of its Polo, Golf and Passat models. The Golf and the Passat are already here, and word is that the Polo will soon be here. And given the growing […]
Read More »Gordon Murray's T25 To Come From Apple, Virgin or Sony?
Gordon Murray is, for a car designer, about as successful and famous as a car designer can be. He first gained notoriety by making radical, and winning, Grand Prix race cars for Brabham (including the mind-blowing BT46). Then he moved on to making even more impressive race cars for McLaren. That wasn’t enough, so he […]
Read More »Rolls-Royce Phantom Bespoke Collection Debuts
No matter what, economy-wise, it seems that there’s always plenty of cash flowing in and around the Persian Gulf. Dunno, maybe that’s pointing out the obvious but if you need another example, look no further than Rolls-Royce, that most British of luxury cars (even if BMW owns them) and what they just rolled out in […]
Read More »Vehicle Donations Drop As Cash For Clunkers Succeeds
Call it the law of unintended consequences, or something you could have seen coming from a mile away, but vehicle donations to charitable organizations have dropped markedly, and the blame is being laid at the feet of the Cash For Clunkers program. Unlike a lot of car guys, I’m a big proponent of the CARS […]
Read More »Honda To Have EV By 2015
OK, looks like the big time electric cars wars are on for real. Not just Tesla, and not just the Volt or Prius (which are hybrids anyway), but recent news of the Nissan Leaf threw fuel on the fire, and now come word that Honda will be making their own EV that will hit the […]
Read More »New VW Golf Plus BlueMotion Diesel Gets 55 MPG
Wait, did I read that right? Nearly fifty-five miles per gallon? Shoot, that’s impressive. The new, and hopefully coming to America soon VW Golf Plus BlueMotion Diesel gets 54.7 miles per gallon. An astounding, and very useful number to be sure. And with as well screwed together a ride as a VW Golf is, and […]
Read More »VW Phaeton Returns To America
VW’s Phaeton, a car with a lot going for it, but also one that was more of a question for a lot of prospective buyers, will return to these shores. That is, it will be back if you believe Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby when he confirmed that the Phaeton will eventually return to the U.S. […]
Read More »DOE Announces $85 Million For Algal & Advanced Biofuels Research
It seems that not only is ExxonMobil putting a ton of money into algae as a fuel source (as I mentioned yesterday) but so is the Department of Energy. In this case, it’s “only” $85 million, much less than ExxonMobil’s $600M, that’s still a significant amount of cash. Does this mean that there’s more to […]
Read More »ExxonMobil Invests $600M with Algae Company
So, assuming we still have cars in the future, just what are we going to put in the tank? And that’s even assuming that there’s a tank to put “fuel” into. By this time 50 years hence, everything could be electric. ExxonMobil, a company that knows a thing or two about energy production is investing […]
Read More »Honda Insight Gets The Aftermarket Treatment
Finally, the aftermarket has gotten to modifying hybrids, and wouldn’t you know it, Honda gets in first. What we have here is Honda’s Prius fighter, the Insight. Honda’s latest entry into the hybrid game has been faulted here and there, but one of the main dings against it has been its looks. Although Honda denies […]
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