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Mini Cooper D. Click image for photo gallery.Come August, the European MINI range will undergo a revamp that results in fuel economy and emissions improvements across the board. The most impressive nu ... Tags: manual transmission, fuel economy, mini cooper, hatch, emissions, diesel, tick, batteries, sake, impressive numbers, mini one, revisions, usdm, bmw group, combined cycle, imperial gallon, imperial measurements, maximum efficiency, shift indicator, 4mpg
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On the day some people were boycotting gasoline purchases to protest high prices, two Chevrolet Sequel fuel cell powered concepts each traveled over 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. AutoblogGre ... Tags: chevy, chevrolet, real world, fuel cell, tank, hydrogen, batteries, sequel, driving conditions, traffic jams, story source, gasoline purchases, catskills, rochester new york, tarrytown, sequels
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Click the image above to view our high-resolution gallery of the Airstream ConceptOver on AutoBlogGreen, Sebastian has put together a detailed post on the Ford Airstream concept from an angle you migh ... Tags: gm, ford, internal combustion engine, general motors, north america, alternative fuel, batteries, ev1, hydrogen fuel cell, drive train, sebastian, autobloggreen, who killed the electric car, high resolution gallery, chevy volt concept, ford airstream concept, train layout, policy environment, public policy
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Click on the image for the full story and a high-resolution photo gallery including the first interior shotsGeneral Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner and Vice Chairman Robert Lutz revealed the Chevy Volt C ... Tags: detroit auto show, capability, internal combustion engine, unveiling, rick wagoner, electric car, vice chairman, photo gallery, batteries, full coverage, motors chairman, robert lutz, high res photo, high resolution, resolution photo, chevy volt concept, chairman robert
Following the enthusiastic response from its electric Roadster (pictured), Tesla Motors is working on a sedan. The new four-door model is tipped to share similar dimensions and performance with the BM ... Tags: bmw, sports, powertrain, rear wheels, bmw 5 series, excitement, sedans, lotus, sportscar, batteries, punch, practical applications, aluminum structure, electric roadster, tesla motors, shrewd move, ambitious target, enthusiastic response
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Can we call this a Chery bomb? Chinese automaker Chery just dropped a bomb on the 2006 Ninth Beijing International Auto Exhibition. According to Autoblog Chinese, Chery introduced a hybrid Chery A5 IS ... Tags: chinese automaker, gearbox, hybrid, international auto, batteries, gasoline engine, family vehicles, question mark, electric vehicle, bomb, unison, automaker chery, popular family, kinetic energy, mandarin, beijing international, rapid acceleration, chery a5, electrical energy, spd
Automotive News is reporting that a "new Hummer truck" will be launched sometime in 2009. HUMMER's general manager Martin Walsh claims the vehicle will have "unparalleled off-road capabilities" and be ... Tags: hummer, shape, h3, prowess, fr, h2, popularity, automotive news, batteries, gangbusters, boulders, road capability, electrons, throttle response, road capabilities, martin walsh, h3t, product pipeline, clever software, software programming
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In its 50-year history in the US, Toyota has never sourced an engine for its vehicles from an outside supplier. There is a possibility that this may change if Toyota decides to put a diesel in its new ... Tags: titan, gm, fuel economy, hype, nissan, diesels, bread and butter, size trucks, domestics, isuzu, displacement, pickup truck, diesel engine, automotive news, batteries, duramax diesel, cylinder diesel, hino, v8 diesel, diesel engine manufacturers
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MIT-based startup Ethanol Boosting Systems has another use for fuel that goes way beyond E85 fuel in terms of reduced emissions and increased fuel efficiency. Best of all, the added cost of the EBS so ... Tags: gasoline, torque, liter v6, emissions, tank, four months, batteries, fuel efficiency, ethanol, turbo boost, octane rating, fuel octane rating, massive levels, one fifth, ebs
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At the Stockholm Motor Show Thursday, Saab unveiled its new BioPower Hybrid 9-3 convertible concept. The car is touted by Saab as the world's first fossil fuel-free hybrid, and the world's first hybri ... Tags: liter, mileage, rear wheels, consumption, saab, hybrid vehicle, batteries, cold weather, new technology, saab cars, further development, ethanol fuel, combustion engine, fossil fuel, ethanol gasoline, bioethanol, stockholm, stunning performance, mode button, saab biopower hybrid concept
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An article in the Mercury News examines whether or not hybrids are dangerous to the walking public due to their lack of decibels when operating at low speeds. The cacophony of noise produced by a gas- ... Tags: hybrids, cell phone, paying attention, mercury, low speed, prius, hybrid, batteries, commercial vehicles, radiator, battery power, cacophony, decibels, postulates, mercury news, silence, radiator fan, pedestrian, beep, personal anecdotes
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In what the president probably hopes is not a repeat of last year's Social Security reform initiative, Dubya and his cabinet will be making stops at several companies involved in alternative energy re ... Tags: batteries, pioneer, ev1, energy agenda, johnson controls, midwest, battery technology, alternative energy, state of the union address, state of the union, energy dependence, switch grass, united solar ovonic, social security reform, reform initiative, energy plan, energy research, dubya, itinerary, social security
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Business Week provides a surprisingly comprehensive primer on hybrid vehicles, answering ten myths that continue to surround the technology. Some of the myths addressed include: Hybrids need to be plu ... Tags: hybrids, business week, hybrid vehicles, myths, myth, batteries, liberals, new technology, similar technologies, environmental problems, article points, truth about
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Toyota has held the 2007 Camry’s first driving event for the press and the web reviews are starting to roll in. Mark our words, nearly every review of the redesigned Camry will mention the word ... Tags: hyundai, powertrain, camry, vanilla, toyota camry, hybrid powertrains, batteries, shocker, mile warranty, best selling car, 2007 camry, 2007 toyota camry, bumper to bumper warranty, bumper to bumper, hybrid components, fears, camry hybrid, rsquo, term reliability, web reviews
A grassroots coalition of U.S. cities including Austin, Baltimore, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, joined by electric utilities kicked off Tuesday a campaign to get automakers to speed ... Tags: automakers, consumers, rebates, citizens, 1 million, seattle, batteries, electric utilities, austin texas, incentive programs, san francisco, plug in hybrids, hybrid electric vehicles, petition drives, electricity rates, denver los angeles, dozen cities, pledges
In 2004 Toyota sold nearly fifty-four thousand Prius vehicles. By the end of 2005, the number nearly doubled. The automaker also sells the hybrid Highlander and, through its Lexus brand, the RX400h. ( ... Tags: toyota, lexus, gasoline, hybrid technology, camry, rx400h, prius, batteries, lexus gs, largest automaker, hybrid highlander, hybrid camry, cables, fuel cell technologies, motor generators, torrance california, education manager
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MagCap Engineering, a magnetics manufacturer, and Gordon W. Wadle, an inventor, have patented a method to capture energy from plants and turn it into DC power.Currently (so to speak), the system works ... Tags: plants, amp, 12 volts, electricity, hybrid cars, batteries, investors, inventor, dc power, circuitry, magcap
The Keystone Group has developed a new flare for roadside safety kits. Called the FlareAlert, it is a battery-operated flare whose light can been seen for miles from the ground or the air. Conventiona ... Tags: aa, temperatures, batteries, toxic chemicals, flares, fire departments, keystone group, roadside safety, scorch marks, safety kits, flash mode
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Remember those gearheads who modified a Prius so it could average 100 miles per gallon by making better use of its batteries? Well, their discoveries have gone beyond the garage and into several new c ... Tags: torque, prius, environmentalists, hybrid vehicle, batteries, diesel engines, miles per gallon, automotive components, gearheads, prototype vehicle, techno geeks, development consortium, calcars, components suppliers, ultracapacitors, discoveries
BMW has issued a release that outlines in detail what the company plans to display this week in Tokyo. The obvious inclusions are all present – the 3-Series sport wagon, the 130i, the new M Spor ... Tags: bmw, models, fuel economy, hybrid technology, powertrain, tokyo, auto start, sport wagon, batteries, tag line, caps, regeneration, double layer capacitors, future powertrain technology, m sports, electrochemical, inclusions
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