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The car of the future: Battery technology

June 13, 2010For the past 100 years, the one item that defined a car was its engine. All sorts of braking and transmission systems have been tried,...
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Hyper hybrids for high rollers

March 3, 2010 In Geneva today, two high performance hybrid super cars were shown publicly for the first time. Porsche presented its 918 concept car...
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The Lithium Ion battery: From the frying pan into the fire?

March 2, 2010 The world of transportation has gone completely nuts over hybrid and electric vehicles (EV's). Every manufacturer on earth is rushing...
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Toyota recalls 2010 Prius and Lexus HS 250h

February 9, 2010 Toyota announced yesterday the recall of 133,000 Prius automobiles built since May, 2009 to address a software issue in the anti...
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US Army says greener is meaner.

January 19, 2010 The US Army is going green. Specifically, it is looking for ways to reduce the amount of fuel needed to run its vehicles. While...
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Detroit Auto Show Preview: Baby Prius

January 9, 2010 Toyota hasn't said very much about the Prius' little brother that it plans to introduce at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. All they...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show Preview

January 6, 2010 The 2010 North American International Auto Show begins next week. Quite a few debuts are scheduled, including the new Cadillac CTS...
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American diesel, stay away from me...

Why do most Americans scowl when they hear the word "diesel"? After all, in Europe more than half of all new cars are diesel powered....
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Plug-in cars: hype or hope?

December 15, 2009 According to a report released yesterday by the National Research Council (NRC), plug-in cars (PHEV's in government speak) are...
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Details of Honda CR-Z hybrid leaked.

Keeping secrets in the internet age is a daunting task when photos and written material can be uploaded to the internet at the speed of light. That...
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