Monthly Archives: October 2010
Who Killed the Electric Car? Economics.
Chris Haak In spite of the relentless hype that the electrification of the automobile has generated over the past few years, culminating in the nearly-simultaneous launches of...
Review: 2011 Infiniti M37
By Chris Haak Over its three generations, Infiniti's M car has gone from a staid, upright, obsolete-when-it-debuted sedan with a big engine to a curve-heavy technology-packed...
Neo-Classic Car: 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10
By Dennis Haak It's not quite a car, and it's too young to be a true classic, but it's probably safe to say that there will never be another vehicle quite like the 2004-2006...
Why Insurgents Love The Toyota Hilux
By Chris Haak Newsweek published an interesting piece recently that explored why it seems that the Toyota Hilux pickup has appeared as the insurgent vehicle of choice in nearly...
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol-Gasoline Blend
By Chris Haak The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has approved the use of E15 (a blend of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol) for...
2011 Chrysler 200, AKA Sebring, Breaks Cover
Few new cars have been as unloved by retail consumers as has Chrysler's Sebring. Showcasing the very worst of what Daimler felt Chrysler stood for: tacky hood strakes,...
smart USA Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Nissan to Develop Larger Car
By Chris Haak Hot off this morning's newswire is news that smart USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan for the collaboration of a new B-segment (subcompact)...