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0Cummins will recall 405 engines, pay $2.1 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations 1267053720
Cummins Inc. has lodged a settlement in the U.S. District Court for D.C. agreeing to pay a $2.1 million penalty for violating the Clean Air Act. What did Cummins do? Well, it "shipped more than 570,000 heavy duty diesel engines to vehicle equipment manufacturers nationwide without pollution ...
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Tools Down: IKEA not building cars, Leko a car-sharing service in France 1238446680
Last week, rumors regarding an upcoming eco-friendly small car from IKEA hit the internet in full force. Sounds pretty crazy, no? As it turns out, the truth is much less interesting than we had hoped. It seems the viral ad campaign that we saw last week for the IKEA Leko is announcing nothing more ...
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First Drive: 2010 Toyota Prius puts up BIG numbers 1237996620
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image galleryWhen you sit in the 2010 Toyota Prius, you notice all those little things that provide the "Prius experience" – the shift lever, information screen, center-mounted instrument panel – are all present, but they're slightly ... -
Fisker Automotive signs up 32 dealers in 17 states 1237935420
Fisker Karma – Click above for high-res image galleryRunning television ads. Taking orders. And now, setting up a network of dealerships. Fisker Automotive is starting to act like a real car company. The company announced today that it has signed up its first group of 32 retailers. These ... -
VIDEO: AutoblogGreen tries out for the Fiesta Movement 1237931880
Click above to watch video after the jumpSo, applications for Ford's Fiesta Movement closed last night, and AutoblogGreen got its entry in just under the buzzer. We're nothing if not slackers waiting for a deadline. With a few Lego props (our models didn't go into this much detail, though), a ... -
Kia introduces production Forte LPI Hybrid in South Korea 1237912200
Kia Forte LPI hybrid – Click above for high-res image galleryKia has just introduced its first mass production hybrid model based on the new Forte compact sedan in its home market of South Korea. The Forte LPI hybrid uses a smaller 20-hp version of the hybrid system that Hyundai showed at ... -
New VW Golf GTD to debut in April, Rabbit GTD to follow for U.S.? 1237904880
Volkswagen Golf Mk VI GTI – Click above for high-res image galleryWe've been hearing rumblings about a new variant of the Volkswagen Golf and Rabbit for several months now, ever since a reader sent in what appeared to be an order form for the new sixth generation model for the U.S. market. ... -
Nissan and San Diego utility partner to build EV charging infrastructure 1237843860
Out in San Diego today, the Renault-Nissan Alliance officially brought its electric vehicle world domination plan project to California. Renault-Nissan will work with local utility company San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) in a partnership "to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the ...
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Aptera rebuts safety concerns about its three-wheeled 2e 1237332660
Aptera 2e – Click above for image galleryWe recently opined about the fact that the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program excludes vehicles not covered by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The subject specifically came up because Aptera is ... -
Ford celebrates production of 100,000th hybrid SUV 1236724020
Click above for a high-res image gallery of the Ford Escape HybridToday, Ford celebrates a new milestone in the life of its hybrid SUV platform as the 100,000th vehicle rolls down the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Assembly Plant in Kansas City. This production total includes all Ford Escape ...

