Archive for August 18th, 2008

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Legislation and Policy, On Two Wheels, USA
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Gasoline prices in the United States are helping push along the development of many new vehicles such as the Volt from General Motors. Such game-changing vehicles as the Volt and the original Toyota Prius demand a… »

Filed under: Hydrogen, On Two Wheels, China

Nearly a year ago, we first laid eyes on a hydrogen-powered moped from the Shanghai Pearl Hydrogen Power Source Technology Company. Although the machine had, um… questionable aesthetics, we were impressed by its 60-mile range at 15 miles per hour and relatively low $2,600 price tag. According to a… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM

Over the past week, Bob Boniface has been doing a lot of talking about the Chevy Volt and Tuesday afternoon he’ll be at it again. For those who may not recognize the name, Boniface is the director of the E-Flex Design Studio at GM which includes responsibility for the look… »

Like mad scientists splicing bits and pieces of animal carcasses together to create something unholy, Dinan is prepping a BMW M3 equipped with a 638 HP version of the BMW V10. The heart of this ludicrous M3 will be a 5.7 liter bored-and-stroked version of the 5.0-liter DOHC 40-valve V10 found in the BMW M5… »

A homeowners association in the wealthy Dallas, Texas suburb of Frisco has been sending resident Jim Greenwood threatening letters due to his insistence on parking his new Ford F-150 truck in his driveway. The gated community of Stonebriar, where Greenwood lives, doesn’t allow trucks, RV’s, golf carts, trailers and other undesirable vehicles parked in front… »

Jalopnik reader Colter was wandering along Cannery Row in lovely Monterey, California when he happened upon the first pre-production 2009 VW CC we’ve seen on the streets. We’re assuming it was in town for the Monterey Historics as it was tooling around with a quartet of Lamborghinis. Colter was quick with his phone and able… »

If you didn’t grow up in Illinois, you might not understand why all the state government buildings close on the first Monday of March for the mysterious “Pulaski Day.” We can offer an easy explanation: Casimir Pulaski was a famous Polish soldier who, after running afoul of the Russians, was sentenced to death and fled… »

Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Etc., Green Culture, Volkswagen, Natural Gas

For the fifth year in a row, Volkswagen has honored some of its employees for their environmental efforts. The top award went to Pablo Romero Zalba from VW’s plant in Pamplona, Spain for coming up with a way to use the residual adhesive left over… »

An Indian car company, A Chinese car company and a Russian car company walk into a bar. Bartender says “We’re having a special on Hummer, you interested?” They all laugh. Depressing news this week for GM if the company is serious about offloading Hummer as three automakers from three rapidly expanding car markets deny that… »

We don’t have full details on the promotion yet, but starting Wednesday, it’ll be a good time to head over to any GM showroom: The automaker’s gone ahead and doubled down with employee pricing for everyone yet again. The new sale will include all eight brands and run from Wednesday, August 20 through September 2…. »