Archive for January 8th, 2009

Assuming the 2010 Chevy Camaro ever makes it to production, Hennessey is ready with a stonkin’ 705 HP supercharged upgrade kit ready to hoover up $109,000 of your dollars.
galleryPost(’henneseycamaro’, 6, ‘Title’); No matter how the new Camaro ends up, that’s a huge pile of tithing for a mullet-mobile. If you’re happy with a… »

We happened upon this preview of the Sync concept from CES installed in a concept car sharing the same marketing visuals as the Lincoln brand. We’re assuming we’ll see it at the Detroit Auto Show.

Original post by Ben Wojdyla… »

Filed under: Hydrogen, Chevrolet, GM

If nothing else, politics is about showmanship, grandstanding and appearances. If you’ve ever watched a Congressional hearing on C-Span you might have noticed that members of Congress tend to spend a lot more time speechifying than actually asking questions of the witnesses and listening to answers. I think it’s safe to… »

Yesterday we revealed Ford Sync upgrades like turn-by-turn directions and traffic avoidance. Today we can say Sync is heading to Europe there’s next-generation system brewing, call it a Sync concept, including Apple-like apps.
Yesterday, at CES, Ford announced upgrades to Sync with new goodies like audible turn-by-turn directions, a business and point of interest search capability… »

Filed under: Ethanol, USA
Not that long ago, a lot of gas station owners thought having ethanol in your gasoline was the “cool” thing to do (examples here and here, and there are now over 1,900 E85 stations in the US). One gas station in Albany, NY, though, is advertising its gasoline as “ethanol-free.” Why? Bob… »

Looks like Saab is joining Hummer and Saturn on the list of brands GM is trying to sell, but can’t find buyers for.
According to a report today from Automotive News, “GM has found no interested buyers for Saab.”
Saab sold just 21,368 cars in the US during 2008, down from an all-time best of 48,181… »

Despite the gloomy Carpocalypse that has the rest of the automotive landscape in shambles; Audi AG has posted a record number of sales for 2008.
While it may not be a record number for some automakers, Audi AG has, for the first time, exceeded one million global sales in 2008. Thanks to the recent release of… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in

Coulomb Technologies has launched its first public EV charging stations on its ChargePoint network this week in downtown San Jose CA. The Smartlets, which were announced last summer at the Plug-In 2008 conference, use a subscription service to allow drivers to park and charge their vehicles. When a driver signs up for the… »

The Carpocalypse has spread across most of the globe, but there are still a select few who haven’t been hit and they want YOU to know about it.
Take this Rolls Royce Phantom for example, spotted in the UK with it’s look-at-me paint scheme of black and gold. How’s that for a smack in the face… »

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Mazda

One of the keys to cutting vehicle emissions over the past 40 years, aside from electronic engine management systems, has been the catalytic converter. Unfortunately, catalytic converters are expensive due to the fact that precious metals such as platinum and rhodium have to be used to trigger the reactions that transform… »