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| Suzuki and Intelligent Energy only one year of releasing fuel cell motorcycles?
May 23, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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|   Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently the Japanese company has been hard at work getting the machine ready for production. According to Ivar Kvadsheim over at MC24.no, teams from both Suzuki and Intelligent Energy were present at the EVS24 event in Stavanger, Norway, with their fuel cell-powered machines.  BRUSA Spyder - Click above for a high-res image gallery BRUSA, a Swiss electronics company, recently attended the EVS24 conference in Stavanger, Norway, with an electric sportscar called the Spyder in tow.  Click above and scroll down to watch the video Here's a challenge that it would be nice for all of us to try. Hydrogen vehicle advocate Greg Blencoe is still smarting from the DOE funding cut for hydrogen vehicle research dollars.  Want to know more about the solar moonroof option that's available on the latest third-generation Toyota Prius for 2010? Read on. According to Tech-On from Nikkei newspaper in Japan...  The DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is hosting a Junior Solar Sprint and Hydrogen Fuel Cell car competition today out in Colorado. Even though grown-ups won't get any more Federal money for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles...
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| POLL: Do you care about the Indy 500?
May 23, 2009 at 6:55 pm
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|   The 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place tomorrow at noon. ABC will provide the usual live coverage, and viewers will watch to see if pole-sitter Helio Castroneves manages to do his Spider-Man thing at the race's conclusion. Or if Danica makes history. Or maybe you're just looking for a race – and a finish – as exciting as the spectacular ending to the 2006 Indy 500. Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently...  Click above to watch Blur trailer after the jump Activision made Blur, its new racing game by Bizarre Creations (the developers of the Project Gotham Racing series), official...  Dirigo - Click above for an image gallery One of the cars participating in the One Gallon Challenge is the Dirigo three wheeler. Built by Bill Buchholz, the Dirigo is...  A South Korean court just approved a plan to keep SsangYong Motor (SYMC) out of liquidation. In granting its approval the court agreed with a recent report that showed SsangYong is worth more alive than dead.
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| VIDEO: Blur trailer surprisingly in focus
May 23, 2009 at 5:47 pm
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| Click above to watch Blur trailer after the jump Activision made Blur, its new racing game by Bizarre Creations (the developers of the Project Gotham Racing series), official when it announced on Tuesday that the game will arrive on store shelves for the XBox 360, PS3 and PCs this fall. Hot on the heels of being deemed officially official, the game has now gotten its first trailer, which can be viewed after the jump. Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently... The 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place tomorrow at noon. ABC will provide the usual live coverage, and viewers will watch to see if pole-sitter Helio Castroneves manages to do his Spider-Man thing at the race's conclusion. Dirigo - Click above for an image gallery One of the cars participating in the One Gallon Challenge is the Dirigo three wheeler. Built by Bill Buchholz, the Dirigo is... A South Korean court just approved a plan to keep SsangYong Motor (SYMC) out of liquidation. In granting its approval the court agreed with a recent report that showed SsangYong is worth more alive than dead.
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| Dirigo three-wheeler now up to 99 mpg, wood panels look good
May 23, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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| Dirigo - Click above for an image gallery One of the cars participating in the One Gallon Challenge is the Dirigo three wheeler. Built by Bill Buchholz, the Dirigo is right now tantalizingly close to the 100 mpg goal of the One Gallon Challenge (and the Automotive X Prize, of course). Buchholz had the following to say about his car: Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently... The 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place tomorrow at noon. ABC will provide the usual live coverage, and viewers will watch to see if pole-sitter Helio Castroneves manages to do his Spider-Man thing at the race's conclusion. Click above to watch Blur trailer after the jump Activision made Blur, its new racing game by Bizarre Creations (the developers of the Project Gotham Racing series), official... A South Korean court just approved a plan to keep SsangYong Motor (SYMC) out of liquidation. In granting its approval the court agreed with a recent report that showed SsangYong is worth more alive than dead.
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| Ssangyong given go-ahead to restructure, avoids liquidation
May 23, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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| A South Korean court just approved a plan to keep SsangYong Motor (SYMC) out of liquidation. In granting its approval the court agreed with a recent report that showed SsangYong is worth more alive than dead. After entering their version of Chapter 11 back in February, the company was faced with liquidation unless they came up with a convincing argument that they could turn things around.  WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  The plan for GM bankruptcy would also give the automaker just short of $30 billion in additional aid. That $30 billion figure is a starting point for the government negotiations...  General Motors Canada has announced that it has begun notifying its dealer body that it will be culling its sales networks by some 42 percent. The massive cut means that GM's 709 dealers will be trimmed by around 245 stores.
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| Beijing to ban all non-green vehicles from city center
May 23, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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|  As part of Beijing's ongoing efforts to improve its air quality and reduce congestion, the capital of the People's Republic of China will begin placing either green or yellow labels on all vehicles. These labels will correspond with specific areas that vehicles are allowed to enter, and all non-green vehicles will be banned from driving through the city center.  Regardless of what entity General Motors eventually unloads its network of 380 Saturn dealerships upon, it's not planning to continue supplying vehicles to the displaced automaker past 2011 at the latest.  Trucks are big things with big V8 engines, spewing diesel smoke, correct? Not quite. Trucks are things for hauling other, smaller things—and when the hauling is on the narrow streets of Italy, nothing beats the pint-size Piaggio Ape.  WASHINGTON ? Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan introduced cash-for-clunkers legislation today that would provide vouchers of up to $4,500 toward the purchase of a more fuel-efficient car or truck.  Daimler Truck North America's Freightliner division has collaborated with Eaton to produce the first hybrid truck for hazardous material transport. The first Freightliner...
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| REPORT: More foreign automakers skipping Tokyo Motor Show as tally swells to 22
May 23, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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|  As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors. Said a show spokesman, "It is unprecedented to see such a large number of carmakers not coming to the motor show. It's disappointing." WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  The Tokyo Motor Show, held every other fall at the sprawling Makuhari Messe convention center, is still scheduled to take place Oct. 23-Nov. 4, but the cast of characters shrinks almost daily.  When Obama unveiled new fuel standards we decried the end of fun cars and pointed out how far most automakers are from meeting new-for-2016 fuel standards. It turns out...  Although Volkswagen is known for its diesels, the German marque is glad to show that it's also a player on the fuel-cell battlefield. How? By shipping 16 fuel-cell Passat Lingyu sedans to the U.
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| REPORT: Chevrolet Aveo replacement postponed until 2011
May 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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|  According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo. Previously, the Aveo's replacement, codenamed T300, had been expected to bow in April of 2010. Over the first four months of 2009, Daewoo has reported a whopping 44... WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  Consumer Reports has counted down the forty best deals on domestic new cars – those you can get from 10% to 25% below MSRP. Since CR doesn't have any Chrysler products that it feels it can recommend...  According to The Detroit Free Press, the U.S. Treasury has dumped another $7.5 billion into GMAC's coffers just two weeks after the bank was told by federal regulators that it needed billions in order to survive.  2009 Pontiac G8 GXP – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors may have already buried its Pontiac division, but the brand's recent passing isn't stopping...
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| Argonne project mixes lithium-ion batteries with ultracapacitors
May 23, 2009 at 11:43 am
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|  A project developed at the Argonne National Laboratory for Science and Engineering Research could lead to better plug-in hybrids. The idea was to create a high power, high energy electrical storage system by mixing the best of two worlds: the high power density of ultracapacitors and the high energy storage of lithium-ion batteries...  Yesterday, Brammo CEO, Craig Bramscher tweeted that bike #1, meaning their TTXGP entry, the Enertia TTR, was ready for the shipping crate and then went on to mysteriously mention a #2.  Sakti3, a lithium-ion battery start-up company based in old Detroit got its start in 2007 with the help of University of Michigan professor Ann Marie Sastry. Now, we hear that the company has not only secured $15 million capital for its project...  Tomorrow morning, May 19, Daimler will be holding an online press conference to make what it calls a major announcement in the EV space. Management board member Dr. Thomas...  General Motors drove a stake through the notion that environmentally friendly electric cars can't also be fun and sporty in a brief test drive of the company's Chevrolet Volt powertrain this morning.
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| Honda UK workers vote in favor of 3% pay cut to save jobs
May 23, 2009 at 10:46 am
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|  The numbers for the UK car industry in April point to a 50% drop in production, and factories that aren't shut down completely are being run at glacial paces. After closing its Swindon, England plant for four months, the choice Honda gave workers there fit the template of the times: take a pay cut or else 490 of you will be let go. The workers voted for the 3% drop in wages, while management gets a 5% reduction.  To pull the plug means to stop, give up, lay off, discontinue, cease. It's clear, concise language that leaves little room for misinterpretation. That is, apparently, unless you're Alec Baldwin. General Motors Canada has announced that it has begun notifying its dealer body that it will be culling its sales networks by some 42 percent. The massive cut means that GM's 709 dealers will be trimmed by around 245 stores.  California based Electric Motors Corporation (EMC) is pitching for some funding from the DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program so that it can set up a new factory in Elkhart County, Indiana.
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| Event Alert: Nürburgring 24 is now streaming live
May 23, 2009 at 10:44 am
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|  The Nürburgring 24 kicked off a short time ago, and as was the case last year, you can watch it streaming live (in German) at the official Nürburgring 24 site. RadioLeMans.com is providing live audio in English. Just head over there and click the "Listen Live" button in the upper left corner. Then, if you're us, you'll turn off the volume on the German video stream and listen to the RadioLeMans.com audio, since they're calling it off the same video feed. Good stuff. Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently... The 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place tomorrow at noon. ABC will provide the usual live coverage, and viewers will watch to see if pole-sitter Helio Castroneves manages to do his Spider-Man thing at the race's conclusion. Click above to watch Blur trailer after the jump Activision made Blur, its new racing game by Bizarre Creations (the developers of the Project Gotham Racing series), official... Dirigo - Click above for an image gallery One of the cars participating in the One Gallon Challenge is the Dirigo three wheeler. Built by Bill Buchholz, the Dirigo is...
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| Aston to field half-dozen V12 Vantage racers at Nürburgring 24
May 23, 2009 at 9:44 am
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|  Click above for a high-res gallery of the V12 Vantage preparing for the Nürburgring 24-hour race It started with one lone V8 Vantage, dubbed the N24, that ran the Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2006. Last year, that first racer, a yellow car dubbed "Rose," won class honors in the race. This year, it will be joined by five more Vantages, one of them being the 510 horsepower V12 Vantage introduced in Geneva earlier this year.  2010 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo - Click above for high-res image gallery Despite the departure of controversial lead designer Chris Bangle, BMW is showing no signs of returning to the "One sausage, three-sizes" styling brief that it once adhered to.  2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost – Click above for high-res image gallery from Milan Dragway When the 2009 Lincoln MKS entered production, it arrived to market with a 273 horsepower, 3.  BMW will bring the elevated seating and packaging of an SUV to its 5-series line with the addition of a liftback model called the Grand Turismo or, simply, GT. The automaker is now revealing the production look for the vehicle...  BMW's interpretation of a gran turismo may differ from the traditional - think Aston Martin, Jaguar and Maserati - but judging by the specs released by BMW (and leaked onto the Web two days ahead of schedule)...
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| GM Committed to Study the Application of Ultracapacitors to Future Chevy Volts
May 23, 2009 at 9:26 am
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|   The project aims to optimize the combination of both components to maximize efficiency and minimize cost. At this point, proof of concept of the hardware has been demonstrated. The lead researcher at ANL Ted Bohn has indicated that "GM has verbally committed to apply this technology on the Chevy Volt energy storage system and to perform lab evaluations." According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  A woeful sales environment and the financial struggles of General Motors and Chrysler will set the auto sales hierarchy on end in 2009. At least that's how IHS Global Insight sees things.  According to The Washington Post, the White House is readying General Motors for a bankruptcy filing that could come as early as the end of next week. According to the paper...
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| Mercedes: UK will get hybrids ... eventually
May 23, 2009 at 8:49 am
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|  2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid - Click above for a high-res gallery
The first-ever hybrid Mercedes-Benz is scheduled to go on sale here in the United States in August...  ExerTrike Tri-Hybrids - Click above for a gallery While we wait for the $10 million Automotive X Prize road races to get started, our old friend Jory Squibb is organizing...  Mark McNabb, the general marshaling the forces of General Motors' premium channel – Cadillac, Hummer, and Saab – is leaving the company in 10 days "to pursue other job opportunities.  As much as many of us would love to park our fossil-fuel-burning internal combustion engines for good in favor of electric or hydrogen-powered cars, that's not likely to happen on a grand scale in the next several years.
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| Obama hopes for leaner, meaner GM and Chrysler
May 23, 2009 at 8:27 am
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|  WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive. He said their goal should be to have product lines that appeal to consumers ? and that means fuel efficient and high-performance vehicles that Americans are hungry for. A woeful sales environment and the financial struggles of General Motors and Chrysler will set the auto sales hierarchy on end in 2009. At least that's how IHS Global Insight sees things. According to The Washington Post, the White House is readying General Motors for a bankruptcy filing that could come as early as the end of next week. According to the paper...  Italian automaker Fiat, Canadian parts maker Magna International and Belgian investment firm RHJ International look to be the final three bidders for General Motors' Opel subsidiary.  Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said today the Obama administration was "heartened" by the progress in Chrysler LLC's bankruptcy, and said it and General Motors Corp.
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| Tokyo Motor Show on Life Support
May 23, 2009 at 7:00 am
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|  The Tokyo Motor Show, held every other fall at the sprawling Makuhari Messe convention center, is still scheduled to take place Oct. 23-Nov. 4, but the cast of characters shrinks almost daily. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association confirmed in a news release that in addition to the Japanese automakers, only four foreign companies (Hyundai, Ferrari/Maserati, Lotus and Alpina) remain committed to the show. At least 22 other major manufacturers have pulled out, including the Detroit Three, all the German automakers, the French, the Swedes and even the Chinese. As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors. BMW's interpretation of a gran turismo may differ from the traditional - think Aston Martin, Jaguar and Maserati - but judging by the specs released by BMW (and leaked onto the Web two days ahead of schedule)...  We have looked at Ferraris, Lamborghinis and even a Maserati wagon in our search for the ultimate family super car. Let’s wrap things up with the overlord of them all: the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.  Auto Union Silver Arrow Type-D - Click above for a high-res image According to a report by 4Car, the Auto Union name could be revived with the merger of Porsche and Volkswagen.
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| UAW Chrysler center hurting
May 23, 2009 at 2:19 am
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| The UAW-Chrysler National Training Center barely met its last payroll and urgently needs $400,000 before Chrysler exits bankruptcy if it wants to pay utilities, insurance, taxes and its staff, according to a bankruptcy court filing. "The NTC has become perilously underfunded, with a negative cash balance of $19,000," states the notice for a hearing Tuesday before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez. According to The Washington Post, the White House is readying General Motors for a bankruptcy filing that could come as early as the end of next week. According to the paper... The plan for GM bankruptcy would also give the automaker just short of $30 billion in additional aid. That $30 billion figure is a starting point for the government negotiations...  While it might not save General Motors Corp. from bankruptcy, GM and the UAW reached a tentative labor agreement Thursday that ultimately could give the union safer footing if the troubled automaker files for Chapter 11 reorganization.
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| CAW, GM reach savings deal
May 23, 2009 at 2:18 am
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| As he announced new cost-saving changes to a labor agreement with General Motors, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers union said Friday it is "very likely" the troubled automaker will go into bankruptcy reorganization. GM must restructure its debt by June 1 or else go into bankruptcy. The tentative deal with the CAW is another important step to restructuring GM, one required to win additional Canadian government support for GM's Canadian operations. According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo. The project aims to optimize the combination of both components to maximize efficiency and minimize cost. At this point, proof of concept of the hardware has been demonstrated. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  After two weeks of intense negotiations, General Motors Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union have reached a deal that will help the automaker cut costs, allowing it to meet the terms for additional government loans.
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| Job cuts to come with any Opel deal
May 23, 2009 at 2:18 am
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| BERLIN -- Germany's economy minister said Friday that European jobs could be cut no matter which of three bidders is selected to invest in or acquire General Motors Corp.'s embattled Opel unit, but he did not name a favorite. "Regardless of which concept is selected, some, a minimal number of jobs Europe-wide would be in danger," Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said after a meeting in Berlin of Chancellor Angela Merkel, cabinet members and governors from the four German states with Opel factories.  Magna tried and lost when Chrysler was for sale. Pulling a Marchionne, Magna's now trying to win GM Europe's Opel division for itself, and rumor is that Saturn is also on the shopping list. Italian automaker Fiat, Canadian parts maker Magna International and Belgian investment firm RHJ International look to be the final three bidders for General Motors' Opel subsidiary.  Fiat's acting like it hasn't eaten in years, hungrily throwing down for the pieces of the business that troubled automakers are trying to spin off. General Motors Europe is seriously contemplating cutting free its Opel unit...  Every automaker has specific styling cues that it uses to make its designs instantly recognizable. It would seem this is especially true of a car's front fascia, and it's...
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| 2009 LeMons Reno: Goin' for Broken, Day One
May 22, 2009 at 10:31 pm
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|  Click above for a massive high-res image gallery from 2009 LeMons Reno We've finally wrapped up our "inspection" and "judging" of the LeMons Reno "racers," and as suspected, there's a motley assortment of cars, contenders and bribes. The adjudication duties have been two parts entertaining and one part grueling, covered with a nice helping of faux outrage, bad attitudes and judicial entitlement. 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors may have already buried its Pontiac division, but the brand's recent passing isn't stopping...  Project Better Place battery swap - Click above for a hi-res image gallery Last week, Better Place previewed for a wide audience, via a new video, their battery swapping system.  Lake Daytona International Speedway – Click above for high-res image gallery As far as we know, NASCAR has no plans to expand into the aquatic arena, but the current...  Mini 50 Mayfair and 50 Camden – Click above for high-res image gallery In case you hadn't heard, Mini is turning 50 years old, and it's throwing a big b-day bash right now called the MINI United Festival at Silverstone in the UK.
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| Patent search confirms Ferrari working on all-wheel drive hybrid
May 22, 2009 at 8:59 pm
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|  Ferrari all-wheel-drive hybrid patent images - Click above for an image gallery
We've known for quite some time that Ferrari was working on a hybrid sportscar, so it's not too surprising to see these patents for a new all-wheel-drive vehicle with hybrid propulsion filed by Ferrari back in February...  Ferrari four-wheel-drive hybrid patent images - Click above for an image gallery We've known for quite some time that Ferrari was working on a hybrid sportscar, so it's... Italian automaker Fiat, Canadian parts maker Magna International and Belgian investment firm RHJ International look to be the final three bidders for General Motors' Opel subsidiary.  Japanese automakers on Wednesday praised President Barack Obama's new rules to push green vehicles and transform the U.S. auto industry -- a shift that likely puts Japan's manufacturers at an advantage.  A Hummer that gets the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon or more? That's something even President Barack Obama could live with — not to mention California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the unquestioned celebrity champion for Hummers.
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