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Racing and fuel efficiency have often been considered at odds with each other, but green racing does exist, somewhat below the radar. One of the more accessible competitions is the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series, now starting its third season. Like the old SCCA Showroom Stock categories, the TDI Cup competitors are recognizably production models with some racing equipment added on. Now, armchair racers can drive TDI Cup race cars too--or at least facsimiles thereof. The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition is based on a standard Jetta TDI, plus the race version's entire body kit...
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Best Buy's Geek Squad to Receive Four Mitsubishi iMiEVsBeware Best Buy customers. Next time the Geek Squad drops by to accidentally crash your hard drive or drop your brand new plasma, you might not hear them coming. That's because Mitsubishi has agreed to lease Best Buy's electronics "professionals" four JDM-spec i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi Innovative...
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Porsche Boss Expects EV Model Within The Decade
Nearly a week ago, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche CEO, Michael Macht, announced plans to produce an all-electric sports car. He recently reiterated that sentiment in the German magazine Welt am Sonntag. Macht says the company is working "intensively" on an EV, but that it will take time for...
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NPR Rides In An Electric Ford Pinto Dragster
It goes zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds. It rips through the quarter mile in just over 12. Which cars come to mind? The Nissan GT-R? The Audi R8? The Corvette ZR1? The Ferrari 430 Scuderia? The '78 Ford Pinto? Believe it or not, those dragstrip bragging rights belong to the last of the aforementioned...
Robert Scardino -
July's Most Popular Green Car Posts: Prius Parking Perks...and Urine
Once more, it's the end of the month, when we celebrate by recapping our most popular posts. For July, we completely turned over our most popular posts from June ... and, our VW diesel fanboys have returned! This month, the most popular posts seem to have been the quirkiest. They're actually kinda...
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UPDATED: Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Much More Mileage Than EPA Admits?
Real-world experience shows that the Jetta TDI consistently returns 40 mpg or better
John Voelcker
