Archive for September 9th, 2008

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, On Two Wheels
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We recently got on the phone with Dan Squiller from PowerGenix, a company which hopes to “revolutionize the battery industry” with its new nickel-zinc batteries. The firm’s batteries will soon make an appearance in power tools and in lawn and garden machinery, with… »

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Today we’ve got a couple of modified Corvettes caught in motion by eagle-eyed readers, one in Quebec and the other in North Carolina. See, the problem with Corvettes is execrable… »

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/autos/MINI_releases_first_sketches_of_off_road_Crossover_Concept’; BMW has released a series of sketches of their new Mini Crossover Concept, a tease of the 2011 Mini Crossman we’re expecting from the brand. How much resemblance this bears to the Magna Steyr-built production model rumored to debut in 2010 is uncertain, but these sketches clearly… »

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/autos/MINI_releases_first_sketches_of_off_road_Crossover_Concept’; BMW has released a series of sketches of their new Mini Crossover Concept, a tease of the 2011 Mini Crossman we’re expecting from the brand. How much resemblance this bears to the Magna Steyr-built production model rumored to debut in 2010 is uncertain, but these sketches clearly… »

BMW has released a series of sketches of their new Mini Crossover Concept, a tease of the 2011 Mini Crossman we’re expecting from the brand. How much resemblance this bears to the Magna Steyr-built production model rumored to debut in 2010 is uncertain, but these sketches clearly point to a four-door, four-seat vehicle with all-wheel… »

Though residents of Austin, Texas sometimes go a bit far in their appreciation of their own weirdness, the annual O’Henry Pun-Off is a great example of what makes the Central Texas city unique and enjoyable. For more than 30 years the best pun-ters from around the world have met in Austin, one-time home to William… »

Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel

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Mitsubishi will be bringing four Racing Lancer vehicles to next year’s challenging Dakar Rally and, while tearing up the landscape in a big SUV might not seem to be the most environmentally sound thing to do (because it’s not) there is a green angle to the race. This is due… »

Reader Brian spotted this classy Jaguar XJS-HE at a Wal-Mart in Ft. Pierce, Florida over the weekend, leaving us to ponder how something like this comes about. We’re also somewhat surprised at how well the XJS body lends itself to jacked-up 4×4 duty — the proportions just seem to sort of work. But what’s underneath… »

Mere hours after we showed our renderings of the 2010 Shelby GT500 the photographers from KGP had a surprise for us: photos of a very lightly disguised 2010 GT500 convertible. This topless and likely line-topping version of the 2010 Ford Mustang will likely debut sometime after the base Mustang and offer a fiercer look and… »

Renault has released official pictures and information of the 2009 Renault Megane, set to debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show, thus assuring that no more French car magazines will be shut down for publishing photos of the new hatch. The company plans to release six different versions of the Megane by 2010, including a… »