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2010 Prius vs. 2010 Insight Cage Match
By Chris Haak 01.15.2009 In a situation that is ironically similar to what occurred at last year's Detroit Auto Show when both Ford and Dodge unveiled all-new full-size...
2009 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Preview – Production Cars
By Chris Haak 01.11.2009 The annual North American International Auto Show (also known as NAIAS or simply, the Detroit Auto Show) kicks off later today with several new...
204 Horsepower, 165 lb ft of Torque, All Electric: MINI E
By David Surace 10.19.2008 As if several consumers and aftermarket companies haven't already thought it would be a grand idea to stick an electric motor in a MINI, here comes...
Building the 2011 Chevy Volt
By Sam Boni 10.17.2008 With little more than two years to go to before they are expected in showrooms; can they do it? You know it takes seven years to get a new car ready for...
Hybrid History, Part Two: After the 1920s
By Sam Boni 10.06.2008 Hybrid History Part One looked at HEVs from the 1890s to the 1920s. At that time, one of the automotive world's unsung pioneers, Sir Harry Ricardo, had...
Hybrid History, Part One: The [Very] Early Years
By Sam Boni 10.02.2008 “Hybridization is the path to the future,” asserted Dave Hermance recently. He is the executive engineer for environmental engineering at the Toyota...
A Train Runs Through It
By Sam Boni 09.25.2008 “Forget the Chattanooga choo-choo, Volkswagen has boarded the bullet train”, wrote Glenn Brooks in ‘Automotive World’ of July 2008. At that time,...
2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell Preview
By Chris Haak 09.16.2008 GM built a fleet of about 100 fuel cell-powered Equinox crossovers and is allowing “regular people” to use them for a few months at a time to help...
Go Trabi, Go
By Sam Boni 09.07.2008 Numerous carmakers are history, copious cars make history; the Trabant falls under both categories. Some automakers are remembered by only a chapter in...