Filed under: MPG, Chevrolet, GM, GMC
In a bid to try and salvage some sales from the rapidly deflating full size truck market, General Motors has decided to add XFE models to its big pickups and SUVs. As with the Cobalt XFE the new label is short for Xtra Fuel Economy. While the new XFE models… »
GM’s just revealed a whole messload of details on their newest members of the GMT-900-based full-size SUV and truck lineup — the 2009 Chevy Silverado XFE, 2009 Chevy Tahoe XFE, 2009 GMC Sierra XFE and lastly, the 2009 GMC Yukon XFE. What’s XFE? It stands for Xtra Fuel Economy and the four relative fuel-sippers join… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants
Automotive supplier Bosch plans to invest lots of money into electric vehicle technologies, including $400 million into a joint venture with Samsung to create lithium ion batteries. The first individual cells should roll out of Bosch’s doors sometime next year with complete lithium ion packs following a year later. Of course, batteries… »
Filed under: Diesel, GM, USA
They say that an image tells more than a thousand words. The same can be said about this GMNext video, which you can find after the jump, which has GM’s diesel guru Gary Arvan answering, some common questions from some Los Angeles passers-by, The diesel questions include queries such as why… »
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, USA
If you have a fondness for super sweet electric motorcycles, are creative with a computer and harbor your own vision of what a green world looks like, then perhaps you should submit an entry into the “Creativity for a Greener World” contest being held by BOXX Technologies and sponsored… »
When the BMW GINA Light Concept debuted, it stretched (literally) the definition of what a car is and can be. It also drew a bit of confusion on the name. What’s a GINA? Even though some of our commenters had similar ideas on the source, the NASIOC Subaru forum members have gone and taken things… »
It’s a lazy Monday afternoon in the summertime, and if you’re Audi, that means it’s the perfect time to reveal a new double-turbocharged quattro-equipped sports sedan. Enter the new 2009 Audi RS6 Sedan and its big twin-turbo V10 engine with an output of 580 HP and 479 lb-ft of torque — the perfect bookend to… »
It’s a lazy Monday afternoon in the summertime, and if you’re Audi, that means it’s the perfect time to reveal a new double-turbocharged quattro-equipped sports sedan. Enter the new 2009 Audi RS6 and its big twin-turbo V10 engine with an output of 580 HP and 479 lb-ft of torque — the perfect bookend to the… »
It’s a lazy Monday afternoon in the summertime, and if you’re Audi, that means it’s the perfect time to reveal a new double-turbocharged quattro-equipped sports sedan. Enter the new 2009 Audi RS6 and its big twin-turbo V10 engine with an output of 580 HP and 479 lb-ft of torque — the perfect bookend to the… »
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, BMW, GM, USA
Researchers are competing to meet a challenge from the U.S. Department of Energy: Improve fuel economy 10 percent by converting wasted exhaust heat into energy that can help power the vehicle. That’s not a trivial improvement: 10 percent savings would amount to more than 100 million gallons of fuel… »