Posted in Automotive, Future Cars, Honda, Hybrids on Oct 7th, 2008
Honda’s newest hybrid model will be an ode to it’s first, the Insight. This time though, it’ll be a full sedan with four doors and four seats. The concept form for this new model was revealed recently at the 2008 Paris Auto Show to rave reviews by the automotive press. The Insight will take aim […]
Posted in Automotive, Electric cars, Future Cars on Aug 10th, 2008
In a recent public announcement Mitsubishi Motors said that it will partner with two California utility companies to conduct real world testing of it’s i MIEV electric car in the U.S. Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric are the two companies involved in this project. How exactly these companies are working together is […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Future Cars, Toyota on Jul 7th, 2008
There are news reports coming from Japan that say Toyota’s newest upcoming Prius will be equipped with solar panels on it’s roof to help power the car’s climate control system. The system will reportedly be offered as an option on upscale versions of the new Prius. The solar panels it would use would be sourced […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Future Cars, Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008
Ford Motor Co. has announced that they will start production of the new Mondeo in it’s Russian plant come September. According to some local dealers, producing the Mondeo locally will reduce time spent on logistics and bring down the retail price by 7 percent. “We will launch Mondeo in September this year. We don’t have […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, Electric cars, Future Cars, GM on May 7th, 2008
This recent article appeared in Autonews24h.com. It talks about how Washington D.C. area drivers are pushing for electric vehicles. Well actually they are fuel-cell vehicles, but you will understand once you read on. The project will be aptly named Project Driveway. It is proof that consumers really want this technology, and they want it now! […]
Posted in Future Cars, Research, Safety on Apr 22nd, 2008
Prevent, a European company, is trying to build the first “uncrashable” car. Even if someone is the safest driver ever, how can a car be “uncrashable”, considering all the bad drivers out there? Prevent is trying to manufacture the car to be as deathproof as physics will let it. Their goal is to use “an integrated […]
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