Even though the auto industry has been affected by the global economic downturn, car manufacturers are still finding ways to offer consumers affordable vehicles that are both efficient and technologically advanced. An abundance of safety features, communication devices, electronics and fuel efficient engines are becoming standard commodities on many models. When purchasing a car with [...]
While Ford Motor Company did not invent the gasoline internal combustion-engined automobile, their products have been the driving force in proliferating our motoring society. Becoming the first affordable, accessible vehicles for the first generation of American motorists, the Ford Model T set landmarks for what would be expected of automobiles. Ford’s proven ability to [...]
Produced as a joint project with the United States Department of Energy, a 140-vehicle fleet of Ram 1500 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will be evaluated through true truck activities. Set for deployment across United States government branches as well as to power utilities, the crew cab pickup trucks are another step in the study [...]
So, according to Chuck Squatriglia over at Wired’s Autopia, a guy that owns a Tesla roadster has just rolled the odo. past 100-thousand. And that’s clicks (Kilometers), by the way. On the one hand, there’s a lot for your typical lunk-skulled gearhead to whine about, but there’s another, bigger level here: So what? Here’s what: [...]
While zero-emission vehicles were burdened with bizarre-shaped econoboxes confides years ago, some electric car boosters quickly took note of impressive performance traits in the advanced power train. When the General Motors EV-1 was evaluated of leasing consumers in the late 1990s, acceleration was discovered as quite peppy. When the United States automakers and government briefly [...]
Joining a very scarce landscape of commercial hydrogen refueling stations in the United States, Shell has added a third to their alternative energy evaluation. Joining a West Los Angeles and Culver City, the Torrance, California Shell hydrogen fueling station will embody a first for their US demonstration facilities in the United States. This newest hydrogen [...]
While many automakers have dedicated their modern operations to creating buzz-worthy technologies, electric or electric assist vehicles are paraded as the new faces of the car industry. Since emerging out of bankruptcy, Chrysler Group’s few years have been spent refining the back to basics of today’s motoring. Building a group of stylistically refreshed vehicles and [...]
The North American auto show season is drawing close to an end for the half part of 2011. Acting as candy to the automotive enthusiasts will have been stricken to a diet of largely conservative styling and eco-friendly presentations, the 2011 edition of automotive exhibits are being delivered on an optimistic note. Presenting new, exploratory [...]