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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

CARBON MOTORS E7 WILL BE POWERED BY BMW'S DIESEL INLINE-SIX

Carbon Motors has placed an order for 240,000 diesel engines. These diesels will sit under the hood of the E7 police vehicle when it begins...

Monday, March 1, 2010

OLYMPIC BROADCAST CHEVROLET VOLT COMMERCIAL FORMS IMPROPER CONCLUSIONS IN THE MINDS OF CANADIANS

*Updated @ 9:02 with GM Canada response* What message is General Motors Canada trying to send out to millions of Canadians with the Chevro...

Friday, February 19, 2010

LEXUS LS600hL vs MERCEDES-BENZ S400 HYBRID vs BMW 7 ACTIVEHYBRID - ARE THE SAVINGS REAL?

Lexus created the luxury hybrid craze, if a craze is what you'd call the media's appetite for super-expensive vehicles with mediocr...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

THE GOOD 12 v3.0 GONE BAD - FORD FUSION HYBRID

One great way to ruin your fuel efficiency advantage over your former car (or the cars of your neighbours) is to spend more money on the ca...

Monday, January 18, 2010

REAL WORLD FUEL ECONOMY: KIA FORTE KOUP vs TOYOTA RAV4 & VOLKSWAGEN GOLF TDI vs VOLKSWAGEN GTI

Thousands of factors contribute to one car's poor fuel economy and another's terrific fuel economy. Okay, perhaps not thousands. Bu...

Saturday, December 19, 2009

THE GOOD 12 v3.0 - PART XII

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI VOLKSWAGEN GOLF WAGON 2.0 TDI CLEAN DIESEL Just before The Good 12 Supersize v2.0 begins, another wagon cre...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

THE GOOD 12 v3.0 - PART III

FORD FUSION HYBRID Specifying one specific Fusion model when the whole range of Ford's mid-size sedan has been improved may seem surpri...

Thursday, January 29, 2009

HYBRID SALES IN AMERICA DROP IN 2008? BY THE NUMBERS

After gas prices brought Americans to their knees in the summer of 2008, a time when the Honda Civic temporarily outsold the Ford F150, one...

Sunday, January 25, 2009

GALLERY - FISKER KARMA IN 40 PHOTOS

Imagine the federal government giving you $7,500 when you bought your new car. That effectively takes the price of the Fisker Karma down fr...

Saturday, January 24, 2009

WATCH HENRIK FISKER TALK ABOUT HIS CAR, THE FISKER KARMA

At 26 years old, Henrik Fisker found himself working in one of the world's most prestigious - and straight-laced - automotive studios. ...

Sunday, January 18, 2009

GALLERY - 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - 102 PHOTOS

First pictures of the new Toyota Prius revealed a grainy image that made almost everyone think Toyota had improved their dedicated hybrid h...

GALLERY - LEXUS HS 250h - 69 PHOTOS

Looking for all the world like a twin of the Toyota Corolla, this Lexus sedan is hybrid only. They'll say it's dedicated . Suggesti...

GALLERY - CHRYSLER 200C EV CONCEPT - 26 PHOTOS

Wouldn't it be nice if all those "Buy American" believers wouldn't have to downgrade their expectations in order to fulfi...

Thursday, December 4, 2008

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SALES REINVIGORATED IN CANADA BY TDI CLEAN DIESEL

Like many other automakers competing in Canada, Volkswagen's November sales didn't compare well with November of '07. On the fl...

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

THE PRODUCTION HONDA INSIGHT REVEALED IN ONE DISAPPOINTING PICTURE

Yes , we all thought we were seeing a cheaper, better-looking and more fuel-efficient alternative to the Toyota Prius. Alas, it appears as t...