Diesel Depreciation Dej Vu
Torque and towing aside, I am a diesel skeptic. These Interstate soot-belchers are on par with the jerk that pulls his finger and farts in a crowded room, la…
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First Ever Second-Generation Biofuel Plant Opens in Germany
Find something bad to say about biofuels, and its defenders will likely simply point to second-generation biofuels as the way forward. The problem has been t…
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Chrysler's DSG Transmission Debuts… Internationally
That's right, today Chrysler sent out a press release announcing the introduction of its six-speed dual clutch transmission (a la VW's DSG), developed jointl…
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Fiat Goes Hybrid, Entry Level
MotorAuthority has it on good, um, authority that Fiat will be offering gas and diesel-electric hybrid drivetrains by 2011. Research on the powerplants is s…
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J.D. Power Survey: Diesels and Hybrids to Increase Market Share
Audi may be right on target with their plans to import diesels . A study by J.D Power (via the Detroit News ) shows diesels and gas-electric hybrids will hav…
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Audi's Diesel Plans for the U.S.
In spite of the high cost of diesel, Audi is anticipating the US passenger car market to be approximately 10-20% oil-burning in the next few years. Economic…
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Citroen Refreshes C2, Now With 53mpg
Citroen's C2, a fairly popular citycar over on the continent, has been refreshed. In addition to a new cutesy front fascia, it will now feature a 110 hp dies…
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Press: Japan Inc Paid For Prius; Lutz: Volt To Sell At $48k
David Kiley of Business Week (via MSNBC) dives into the CAFE issue, and in the process rounded up a wild-and-woolly collection of quotables from some of the…
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Biodiesel From Pond Scum
With all of the downsides of corn-based biofuel now widely known, eco-friendly motorists are anxious to hear a little good news from the developers of so-cal…
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Bentley (Also) Rules Out Diesels. For Now.
Around here, our favorite items are of the "News That Will Shock No One" variety. Hot on the heels of yesterday's "shocking" revelations that Lutz hates oil…
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Maximum Bob and Dr Z Talk Diesels, E85, Safety
In The Wall Street Journal , Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and GM Car Czar Bob Lutz discuss their respective companies' approach to environmentally-friendly ve…
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Lutz is Right: "Diesels Are Not the Answer"
The high price of U.S. diesel makes diesel automobile sales highly unlikely. For now.
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Home-Brewed Bio Diesel The Next Big Thing
Okay, we're a couple of days late with this story, but we think chuckgoolsbee would approve anyway. Finally, a high-school class with real-world implications…
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Will Ssangyong Be First To Offer Production Diesel Hybrid?
Automotive News reports that Chinese-owned Korean automaker Ssangyong has announced plans to offer the first production diesel-hybrid powertrain on the ma…
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VW Shows Tiguan, Passat CC, Diesel Plans
Volkswagen has three major products to show at the New York Auto show. First is the Passat CC (which doesn't mean coupe-convertible as in Europe, but just in…
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UK Times: Toyota Prius a "Gas Guzzler"
The Times pits a BMW 520d with Efficient Dynamics against a Toyota Prius to see which one gets better mileage. After a bit of Hollywood hybrid-bashing, the…
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Mercedes To Sell 50-State Diesel. Finally.
Mercedes is set to sell a California compliant diesel in some of its models.
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Lutz: CA Will Win Battle Over Tailpipe Regulations
GM Car Czar Bob Lutz thinks California will win the battle over tailpipe emissions
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Daimler: "Green Isn't About Profit"
Daimler admits their green efforts in the Mercedes line won't make them any money
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[UGLY] Mercedes Vision GLK BLUETEC HYBRID Revealed
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Mercedes has announced another new vehicle for the Geneva auto show. Since they're too cool for the word "concept," it's called the "Vision GLK BLUETEC HYBRI…
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Diesel Hybrids Are On Their Way
VW and BMW are developing diesel hybrids that take hybrid fuel mileage to a new high
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Imports Dominate Best and Worst "Greenest" List
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released its list of the best and worst cars for the environment. Imports dominated both.
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Diesels and Hybrids In, EVs and Fuel Cells Out
The latest report from the National Research Council on fuel efficiency includes diesel and hybrid vehicles as economical alternatives to gas engines
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Lutz on Global Warming: "It's a Crock of Shit"
Bob Lutz speaks out on global warming, hybrid technology and diesel cars.
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Subaru Diesels Enter the Eurozone
Subaru is selling a flat four diesel in Europe, threatening to bring it stateside.
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Honda Gives New Clean Diesel to Acura
Honda's Acura brand will be the first to get the automaker's new clean diesel. Why?
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VW's Quest for the Fuel Mileage Grail
Volkswagen releases gas in the general direction of CAFE standards! CEO Martin Winterkorn has confirmed the company is working on an ultra-high-mileage car t…
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Playing Chicken With Biodiesel
Schmaltz: it's not just for matzo balls any more. Consurmeraffairs.com reports that researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a method of conv…
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Navistar Purchase Opens Door for M&M
Mahindra & Mahindra look to crack the U.S. truck market, drop out of race for Jaguar and Land Rover
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Diesels Aren't Just for Europeans Anymore… Apparently
CNNMoney's caught diesel fever, echoing "experts" predicting sales of oil burners stateside are set to rise by 300 percent over the next ten years. That's "…
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Jeep Patriot: What Tree Huggers Drive to Get to the Trees
Duemotori.com reports Jeep is racking up the awards in Europe. Earlier this year, the entire Jeep lineup won the 2007 Green 4×4 Award from 4×4…
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My Kingdom for an Oil Burner! US VW TDI Delayed Again.
Release of Volkswagen's highly anticipated, 50-state, four-cylinder clean diesel engine is being pushed back. Again. Brandweek reports that the German automa…
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Wagoner: UAW Contract Means More Green
Speaking to Automotive News , GM CEO Rick Wagoner promised his employer will plow the money saved by its new contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) int…
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BMW 3.0-Liter Twin Turbo Oil Burner Heading Stateside
American pistonheads, tree-huggers and pistonhead tree-huggers have been clamoring for Euro-diesels long before California passed regulations making them leg…
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Chrysler Suffers From Hybrid ENVI
The Detroit News reports that Chrysler is setting-up a mean, green "skunk works" team. Their mission: accelerate the automaker's efforts to produce brand…
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GM Alternative Propulsion Smackdown, Part III
Speaking to the Detroit Free Press, Saturn brand manager Jill Lajdziak's threw down the gauntlet to Toyota (again), promising a "2009-ish" debut for a plug-i…
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MINI Claims Diesel as Clean as a Prius
Drive dutifully reports the results of a MINI-commissioned survey of 2,018 UK motorists on the subject of diesel cleanliness. Market-research agency YouGov…
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Audi to Offer Oil Burner and Hybrid Q7
Audi's Q7 arrived at America's SUV party just as the clean-up crew were packing up and heading for home. Despite the timing, questionable looks and hideous f…
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Aussie: Diesels Uber Alles?
There may be trouble ahead for Australian car makers who don’t offer diesel-powered large cars. According to GoAuto, a Roy Morgan Research survey indic…
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Mazda Goes Green
Hot on the heels of the launch of their new 67-horse 1.4-litre diesel Mazda 2 (something about that doesn't sound right), the triple-Zoom meisters have annou…
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Honda Civic Hybrid Named Eurozone's Greenest Machine
The Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD) is a German environmental organization that advises corporations, lobbies governments and generally represents for Mother…
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Saving the Planet as Fast as Possible
Who said you can't have your cake and drive it too? Wired Magazine continues the top ten transport trend (thanks Forbes) with its list of "The 10 Fastest Gre…
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GM to Launch Green Assault at Frankfurt Auto Show
You wait all decade for GM to produce a high-tech, high mileage, low emissions vehicle and then the company shows up in Germany with three. Just-auto says…
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Japanese Asthmatics Win $39.9m for Diesel Exhaust Pollution
The trend toward class-action law suits against auto companies isn't just an American phenomenon. The Straits Times reports that major Japanese automakers a…
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UK Home Brew Diesel Now PC and Tax Free!
As of June 30th, UK motorists have been brewing-up 2500 liters (660 U.S. gallons) of homemade biofuels without paying a penny in tax to the British exchequer…
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Porsche Blows Off Diesels for Hybrid Power
Back in May, investment bank UBS and auto engineering firm Ricardo released a report entitled “ Is Diesel set to boom in the US?” The document co…
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A(nother) GM Diesel Sedan? How Great is That?
In his fastlane blog, GM Car Czar Maximum Bob Lutz recently whipped-out his jargon generator and "it'll cost X thousand per car more to do this thing everybo…
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