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0Quick Spin: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive [w/video] 1366387200
Reading the stats for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive is like looking at the Prada storefront on Rodeo Drive – it is an extravagance tinged with Electrobeam gaudiness that's so far from normal it makes the average viewer declare, "Interesting, but..." before trying to find the ...
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Official: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel gets 5.1 L/100km (46 mpg) 1366260300
General Motors has announced the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel will return 5.1 L/100km (46 mpg) highway based on Environmental Protection Agency estimates, besting original projections. As GM points out, the figure is better than "any non-hybrid passenger car in America," including the Volkswagen ...
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Featured: Next Mercedes-Benz C-Class to get diesel, hybrid versions 1366222500
Mercedes-Benz is planning a more aggressive product strategy for its next-generation C-Class range. "We were fighting the 3 Series with two arms tied behind our back, and now we will change that," Steve Cannon, the automaker's US CEO, told Automotive News in a recent interview. In addition to ...
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First Drive: 2013 Fiat 500e 1366041600
Cinquecento's Electrifying One-Price Strategy Is A Gas North America's electric vehicle segment is getting crowded, but sales remain tiny compared to the overall market. Listening to EV pitchmen, a key phrase heard over and over is "no compromises." This particular EV, the seller says, offers ...
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Official: Ford confirms 1.5-litre EcoBoost four-cylinder engine for 2014 Fusion 1365779700
Earlier this week, reports were swirling 'round the internet about the 2014 Ford Fusion getting a new 1.5-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. That was... half correct. Ford today confirmed that the 2014 Fusion is, in fact, getting a new 1.5-litre EcoBoost mill, but it has four cylinders, not ... -
Featured: Aston Martin Rapide S headed to 24 Hours of Nürburgring with hydrogen power 1365777000
Aston Martin has announced it will both debut and campaign a hydrogen-powered Rapide S at this year's ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The company wants to be the first to manage a zero carbon dioxide emission lap in mainstream racing, and the racecar should be the first hydrogen-powered ...
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Featured: NYC Nissan taxi cabs could be banned because they're not hybrid 1365364800
The Nissan NV200 is having a rough go of it as New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow. The Greater New York Taxi Association wants the van banned on the grounds that it isn't a hybrid, and has gone so far as to sue the city to keep the NV200 out of taxi fleets. According to The New York Times, the city ...
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Report: Fuel efficiency, green powertrains on GM agenda with multi-million dollar investment 1365357600
Not far from Canadian borders, American automakers churn out hundreds of thousands of cars every year. General Motors has announced it will invest around US$332 million to produce more fuel-efficient engines and transmissions. The cash will be split between four manufacturing facilities, ...
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Report: Detroit Electric to launch sedan, hatchback models by end of 2014 1365174900
Detroit Electric revealed its new SP:01 electric sports car (pictured) at Detroit's historic Fisher Building Wednesday – the same place where the company's headquarters are located – marking the rebirth of a marque that had been dormant since 1939. And while the first SP:01 cars won't ...
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Official: Detroit Electric SP:01 takes the fight to Tesla Roadster (w/video) 1365086700
We won't fault you if the name Detroit Electric has fallen off your radar. After all, the company is best known for producing around 13,000 electric vehicles in the early 1900s, not to mention a revival from the Zap brand that, well, faded away. But the company is back in action, and today showed ...
