Apparently, according to the Camaro forum fan-boys at 5thgen, there’s some sort of announcement coming on July 22nd for the 2010 Chevy Camaro. They’re claiming it’ll be the official announcement of production. We’re claiming we’ll wait and see what happens. But ooh, they’ve even got a digital clock and everything! [Countdown to Camaro]
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The 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart isn’t an Evo X. It’s better. That’s what I keep telling myself as I drive the back roads of the Detroit exurbs in Mitsubishi’s latest boosted compact. Slotting between the regular FWD Lancer 2.4 GTS and the balls-out rally car Evo X, the Ralliart seeks to put Mitsubishi on the… »
Filed under: Biodiesel, Green Daily, USA
I feel really honored to be able to participate in the AutoblogGreen community, especially when I’m able to get people talking about a political issue (like yesterday, with the “blame a liberal” post) and I want to thank those of you who contributed excellent comments to that post.
Today, I just… »
Filed under: Etc., Toyota, Japan
Since the Japanese Health Ministry first recognized Karoshi (literally death from too much work) in 1987, the number of claims has steadily increased. In fact, in the year between March of 2006 and 2007, there were 303 claims of Karoshi made, with 147 of those cases acknowledged as accurate by the… »
Filed under: MPG, GM, Legislation and Policy
When the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published an initial draft of the new fuel economy rules this spring, they gave automakers and other interested parties until July 1 to comment before finalizing the rules. That comment period is now over and GM and others have responded. Under the… »
Filed under: Hybrid, On Two Wheels, China, USA
While we patiently (or not so patiently…) await the arrival of hybrid scooters from Piaggio, a Chinese firm has stepped up to the plate and beaten the Italians to the punch. Veken USA has created what it refers to as the VK-M50, and we hope it eventually gets… »
Apparently, the run up on steel prices has been a boon to the manhole thievery industry, as the heavy plate steel has been disappearing from city streets across the country. According to USAToday, hundreds of the ubiquitous covers are disappearing regularly across the nation, prompting cities to begin welding them down and states to consider… »
The next-gen Cobalt — whether you call it the 2010 Chevy Cobalt or the 2010 Chevy Cruze — is going to be an important vehicle for GM, meaning the interior is going to have to stand up to some stiff competition from other automakers. The spy shooters at AutoScoop have snagged the first really good… »
Amazingly, a Chevy (well, Chevy/Buick) managed to beat an obscure, 40-year-old German microcar in a heads-up Project Car Hell competition, with a 57-43 split in yesterday’s voting. Today we’re going back to the common-theme idea; inspired by all the love for the DOTS Cressida, we decided we ought to do a Project Car Hell matchup… »
Filed under: Etc., Green Daily
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This fall, the Advanced Automotive Electronics (AAE) group in the UK will host AAE2008, a one-day conference about vehicle electronics system design and development. While that may not sound like something totally in line with greener driving, there will be at least one… »