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Lexus Creates Another Hybrid That Looks More Like a Standard Car

The Cadillac brand has made great strides within the past few years.  Several of their vehicles have been awarded based on their performance, efficiency, and design.  The European automakers have something to worry about as Cadillac has presented comparable vehicles at relative bargain prices...

The Smart brand with its eye catching ForTwo had strong sales numbers for awhile, but the cute appeal appears to have worn off and the brand is searching for sales now.  What the brand needs is a replacement minicar, one that outdoes the current one.  In the small car class there few better to...

The Little Italian Car Goes For Big Style

Honda Tries To Capture the Sports Hybrid Market

How do you make a sporty hybrid product even sportier?  Add more power, of course.  According to AutoExpress, Honda is reportedly working on a high output version of the already sporty Honda CR-Z hybrid.  The high output version is expected to carry the Type-R badge that symbolizes performance...

Renault has many electric vehicles planned within the next few years.  In order to get production underway the company will update existing plants for EV production.  Additionally, the company must develop supporting technologies for the vehicles and train employees in this new electric field. ...

Normally we wouldn't cover a Malaysian mini-car concept exhibited at an auto show in Switzerland. But we're making an exception for the Proton Concept, which will be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show in three different body styles. That's because Proton is the first maker to use the new...

When the auto market fell apart last year, the era of cheap car leases came to an abrupt end. And only recently have manufacturers tiptoed cautiously back into offering lease payments for some models, rather than selling them outright. The latest maker to join the lease parade is Tesla Motors...

After all of the talk, and hype, and auto show appearances, Volvo has decided to pull the plug on the electric C30, at least here in the states.  It's yet another case of a potentially great car that we won't see on this side of the pond.  Volvo has officially announced that the electric C30 will...

After more than three years, Porsche has taken the wraps off its first-ever hybrid-electric vehicle, the 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid. It's one of several models in a totally redesigned version of its controversial but profitable crossover. But if any brand should have a hybrid, it's Porsche. The...

Next Generation Of Nissan Microcars To Ride On New V Platform

Something That Can Only Be Classified As Quirky

A key member of the small team brought together four years ago to create the 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car is unexpectedly leaving General Motors. Denise Gray, director of global battery systems engineering at General Motors, will leave the company on Friday, March 5, to take an unspecified...

Despite remaining all but invisible to the automotive press, startup carmaker Fisker Automotive is moving steadily toward a late-fall launch for its 2011 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan. The latest news item is that chief marketing officer Marti Eulberg has hired advertising agency...

With range limitations it would seem unlikely that you could drive an electric vehicle a total of 21,000 miles in just 8 months, but it apparently can be done.  Just ask Mini E driver Tom Moloughney and he will tell you that this feat is certainly within the reach of an electric vehicle...

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A perceived lack of sex appeal may prevent some buyers from considering the electric cars that will soon go on sale, but it's range anxiety--the fear of what happens when you run out of juice--that really give people pause. What's needed is a stunt, something that could convince buyers that...

Almost a year ago, we called Bentley's much-touted biofuels strategy "bogus," in an alliterative headline to a piece that was much forwarded around the green-car world. Now we've had a chat with the very reasonable and polite David Reuter, Bentley's head of PR and communications. We still think...

Nearly a year and a half ago we learned about an upcoming hybrid Hyundai Sonata.  Last summer the vehicle was seen testing in Death Valley, but Hyundai has kept most information about the vehicle under wraps.  Now, it is finally ready for its reveal at the New York Auto Show this April. The...