Automotive supplier Bosch plans to invest lots of money into electric vehicle technologies, including $400 million into a joint venture with Samsung to create lithium ion batteries. The first individual cells should roll out of Bosch's doors sometime next year with complete lithium ion packs following a year later. Of course, batteries are part of any hybrid drivetrain, and that's where Bosch se
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They say that an image tells more than a thousand words. The same can be said about this GMNext video, which you can find after the jump, which has GM's diesel guru Gary Arvan answering, some common questions from some Los Angeles passers-by, The diesel questions include queries such as why diesels are more popular in Europe than in the U. S., why diesel is more expensive at the pump, what happens if you use the wrong fuel at the pump and how it affects your health from the exhaust pump.
Saab's rumored decision to downsize its engines gets some confirmation today, as reports indicate that the Swedish brand's next 9-5 will get just 1.6-liters of displacement for its base engine. However, power sho
If you're already stretched paper thin under the financial weight of a thirsty, expensive vehicle, getting out of it for something more fuel efficient might seem like an unattainable dream. Fear not, the smarties over at Consumer Reports have rightly pointed out that since depreciation accounts for nearly half of the cost of a car during its first five years of ownership, buying a used miser is the best way to save money and resources.
If you have a fondness for super sweet electric motorcycles, are creative with a computer and harbor your own vision of what a green world looks like, then perhaps you should submit an entry into the "Creativity for a Greener World" contest being held by BOXX Technologies and sponsored by AMD. To celebrate their 10th year at SIGGRAPH 2008, the Aust
As we follow the automotive sales data from month-to-month it has been hard to deny that we are in the most challenging economic condition carmakers have faced in decades. But we were surprised to see one company stand out in the doom and gloom of monthly auto sales figures. That company is Honda, whose results in the last couple months have been consistently better than its domestic and import co
