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Truck diesels clean up even more than those in cars

18939940 Posted June 25 2009 01:42 PM by Joe Lorio

Most people know that today’s passenger-car diesel engines are much cleaner than those of even a few years ago, but the surprising results from recent testing shows that the heavy-duty diesel engines in big trucks have...

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Mercedes S-Class Hybrid has a big problem.

Diesel vs Hybrid
19149597 Posted June 16 2009 02:05 PM by Jason Cammisa

Mercedes' first-ever hybrid is about to drop, in the form of a luxury sedan. But if  you look at the S-class roster, there's a big problem: the diesel.

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Phil Floraday: A Tale of Two Trucks

17111008 Posted March 20 2009 12:13 PM by Phil Floraday

It's interesting to watch the automotive industry right now and listen to pundits harp on Detroit-based automakers for building products nobody wants to buy. Historically, the Ford F-series and Chevrolet Silverado have...

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Toyota hosts media drive of new Prius at an environmentally friendly resort

2010 Toyota Prius: Going Green in Napa
14906363 Posted February 26 2009 06:22 AM by Joe DeMatio

The brand-new Bardessono resort in the Napa Valley aims to prove that being luxurious and green are not mutually exclusive.

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Detroit 2009: Chrysler 200C Underhood Photos

15923668 Posted January 13 2009 01:14 PM by Phil Floraday

Chrysler's growing stable of ENVI vehicles has been attracting attention from the media since the concepts first debuted last year, and the Chrysler 200C is probably the most popular example.

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Detroit 2009: 2010 Prius, by the numbers

16651308 Posted January 12 2009 10:28 AM by Joe Lorio

It would be hard to live up to the hyperbole with which Toyota introduced the new Prius. Toyota's Irv Miller set the stage by telling the assembled crowd that "the auto business is not just about buying and selling cars...

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Detroit 2009: GM Builds Volt Batteries In-house

15560665 Posted January 12 2009 09:48 AM by Marc Noordeloos

GM announced that they will build a manufacturing facility in the U.S. to build the lithium-ion batteries for the Chevy Volt.

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Detroit 2009: Chrysler's Big Surprise

15288859 Posted January 11 2009 11:47 AM by Joe DeMatio

Chrysler 200C EV concept designer says, "I just tried to do a cool car."

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2009 Honda Insight

12506749 Posted December 11 2008 05:00 PM by Joe DeMatio

I've driven the all-new Honda Insight.

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Hybrid Drivers Have It All Wrong

12428875 Posted December 10 2008 01:59 PM by Jason Cammisa

The last two cities I've lived in--Ann Arbor and San Francisco--are chock full of Toyota Priuses whose drivers who are convinced they're saving the planet. Instead, they're driving me and everyone else positively bonkers...

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We Drive the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid

10787890 Posted November 12 2008 11:20 AM by Automobile Staff

Feeling guilty about the fuel consumption of your Mercedes-Benz S-class, but unwilling to give up the luxury touches and craftsmanship that you've become accustomed to? The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid could be just...

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Sign Up To Lease a 2009 Mini E Electric Vehicle

17494477 Posted October 20 2008 07:06 AM by Automobile Staff

Interested in putting a 2009 Mini E through its paces for a year?  Here's the first step in acquiring one of the electric Minis: fill out the application.

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Confirmed: First Photos of 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid

10657591 Posted October 16 2008 08:50 AM by Automobile Staff

Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop, we weren't sure if this leaked photo really was the forthcoming 2010 Toyota Prius, or someone's creative interpretation of what the next hybrid hatch would look like.  That said,...

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Tesla Motors Faces Financial Crunch

10875230 Posted October 16 2008 07:21 AM by Automobile Staff

Large domestic automakers aren't the only ones hard-pressed for cash.  Electric-car specialist Tesla Motors, based in Silicon Valley, California, announced yesterday that it is also running low on funding.

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Nissan Adds Fuel Economy to the Versa and Infiniti G

10598905 Posted October 14 2008 09:18 AM by Automobile Staff

With customers focusing on fuel economy, Nissan's managed to wrangle an extra bit of efficiency from both the Versa subcompact and the Infiniti G range.

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