GM CEO Wants to Bring Opel Cascada to the US
19 Oct 2012, 07:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Only a few days have passed since the official reveal of Opel and Vauxhall’s new drop top offering, a car which looks quite good, having a very sleek profile and very well-balanced proportions...
BMW Shifts Tens of Thousands of Europe-Bound Cars to the US and China
18 Oct 2012, 14:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The weak European economy is really leaving its mark on the major automakers, and the latest to feel the strain is BMW. They have been forced to re-route ‘tens of thousands’ of cars, whi...
See the Endeavour Transported in Awesome Time Lapse
18 Oct 2012, 08:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Endeavour space shuttle has travelled at 28,200 km/h (17,500 mph) for most of its active life, in a weightless environment. However, on Earth, it is a cumbersome and rather large craft which can...
Ford Recalls 262,000 Fiestas in North and South America
18 Oct 2012, 07:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford has announced a recall of certain Fiestas, built between November 3rd 2009 and September 21st 2012, in order to fix a programming glitch with the passenger side curtain airbags. The recall affe...
Battery Manufacturer A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy
17 Oct 2012, 12:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were aware of the fact that things over at US battery manufacturer A123 Systems were not going too well, in recent months, and after recently announcing that they may not have enough money to fur...
TomTom Picks Most Congested Cities in Europe and the US
17 Oct 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While congestion may be a general problem, faced by pretty much all major cities around the world, in some places, the problem is considerably more severe than in others. Drivers and commuters are h...
Chevrolet Having to Boost Spark Imports as Sales Rise
16 Oct 2012, 14:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Spark has only been on sale in the US for about two months now, but it seems that its American clientele, which but a few years ago would have laughed in its face, has really taken a l...
A123 Systems In Trouble Again
16 Oct 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Battery manufacturer A123 Systems has recently announced that it may run out of money soon, and that bankruptcy may be be the only solution, following a period of financial uncertainty. "The...
Tesla Model S Needs $600 Annualy to Maintain Warranty
16 Oct 2012, 07:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Talk about hidden costs... Apparently, Tesla Model S owners and a few of those currently on the waiting list, are reportedly not pleased with the company’s $600-per-year service program. T...
Total Number of Charging Stations World-Wide to Reach 11.4-Million by 2020
15 Oct 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With 45,000 EV charging stations installed globally by the end of the year, as well as the 135,000 EVs which are expected to be sold in the same time frame, it’s safe to assume that all-electr...
Volvo to Stop US Sales of C30 in December
13 Oct 2012, 08:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the C30 three-door hatchback has disappeared from Volvo’s European lineup of cars, it has been kept on sale in the US. However, it seems that there too, it will be phased out in December...
Tesla Gets $10-Million Grant for Model X Production
12 Oct 2012, 12:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the fact that Tesla has so far failed to reach its intended production capacity for the Model S sedan, they have not forgotten about the Model X crossover. Now, they have received a $10-mill...
More Efficient Algorithms Set to Dramatically Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
12 Oct 2012, 12:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Instead of developing and testing new battery technologies, scientists over at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering (UCSD) are hard at work on improving the current crop of lithium-ion ...
Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Officially Rated at 100 MPGe
11 Oct 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has surpassed expectations, as it has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a very respectable 100 MPGe combined, thus making it America...
North Carolina Cops Bust Counterfeit Airbag Operation
11 Oct 2012, 12:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is something we were very surprised about. Apparently, law enforcement officials managed to bust a counterfeit airbag operation, which was based in the state of North Carolina. Aside from the a...
GM Shuts Down Fuel Cell Facility, In Favor of Hydrogen Research
11 Oct 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM has announced the closing of their Honeoye Falls, New York research facility, which specialized only in fuel-cell research. The announcement was made on October 5th, and all of the center’s...
Alfa Romeo to Return to US in 2014 with 4 Models
11 Oct 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Alfa Romeo’s return to the US market has been rumored for so long now that we forgot about it. The long-awaited arrival is now reportedly going to take place in 2014 using no less than four mo...
Smart ED May Be to Blame for Florida House Fire
11 Oct 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / What is it with these stories of EVs spontaneously combusting so frequently? Are they believable? It’s almost as if somebody doesn’t like them at all, and is trying to give them a bad na...
Obesity in the US Causes ‘Actual Mileage to Vary’
11 Oct 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Automakers work really hard to shed as much weight as they can from all of their cars. No new car is heavier than it should be, when taking into account the materials used and costs involved. Millio...
Nissan Executive VP Andy Palmer Answers Leaf Battery Issue Questions
11 Oct 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know Chelsea Sexton as having a leading role in the ‘Who Killed the Electric Car’ documentary, but she is also the founder of the Lightning Rod Foundation, and co-founder of Plug...