Bigger, faster, pricier than this?
When Toyota announced that it was going to raise prices on some of its hybrid cars in Japan last week, it was hard not to wonder if more price increases are looming for Toyota’s hybrids sold in the US. Since Toyota can’t keep up with demand at current prices, a price [...]
The new Kia Forte appears to have success written all over it, that’s assuming the car performs as good as it looks.
The car will be powered by two 1.6L engines, one gas the other diesel. The oil-burner is the more powerful in that it puts out 128 horsepower, and the gas model offers up 121 [...]
A $5 billion bond for clean energy
A few times per hour I’m seeing Yes on 10 commercials on CNBC. What is Yes on 10?
“Proposition 10 is a five billion dollar bond measure which will reduce California’s dependence on foreign oil; clean our air of asthma and cancer causing chemicals; and create thousands of new green [...]
A Ford plug-in hybrid at NAIAS
There is an interesting article, The Next Bailout: Detroit,that covers the latest talks the Big 3 US automakers are having with some members of Congress. Apparently, the Big 3 need about $40 billion to both survive and to develop next generation hybrid cars and electric vehicles.
This blog has covered automaker [...]
Volt and Cruze will share engines
There has been a lot of buzz about GM’s commitment to the Chevy Cruze, a small vehicle that could achieve 40 mpg on the highway.
I know. I know.
Highway fuel economy is far over-rated. The real question is, can this car get 30 mpg in the city?
Still, I don’t want to [...]
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