Fans of electric vehicles can breathe a sigh of relief, as General Electric and Nissan have entered into an agreement that promises to make EV charging stations practical and accessible. The all-electric Nissan Leaf, set to debut in Japan, the United States, and Europe, possess a battery that gives it a 100-mile range on a [...]
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee was recently spotted getting its final tuning at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The final production model will be revealed later this year. Click here for more news on the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Refresher: The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will be offered with two new powertrains including Chrysler”s new flexible fuel 280-hp [...]
While Earth Day may have come and gone, the Google Earth and Google Maps team was working hard to bring “Earth View” capability to Google Maps. “When we first launched Google Earth back in 2005, it revolutionized the world of digital mapping,” Google said in a blog post. “In the years since, Earth has been [...]
BMW and Audi are two luxury automakers that have always enjoyed taking shots at each other in their advertisements. In its latest offensive, BMW put up a huge billboard directly above the Audi of Hong Kong dealership. The automaker put up a massive advertisement for the new 5-Series titled “Who knew efficiency could be so [...]
In a recent press conference with the media, Chevrolet Volt engineers said that they were averaging 40 miles on battery power alone as promised. General Motors has put together a short video (with some cool Google Maps usage) showing us just how much an individual can do with the Volt without ever using gas. Check [...]
The folks at Fifth Gear are back and today they give us their take on the new 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid hatchback. Check out their review of Honda’s latest hybrid model. Click here for more news on the Honda CR-Z. Refresher: The 2011 Honda CR-Z is powered by a 1.5L i-VTEC mated to Honda”s Integrated Motor [...]
Last week, we asked you which Japanese automaker had the best vehicle lineup overall. Today we’re switching things up a little and are wondering which luxury brand (in the United States) you think has the best looking lineup. Let us know your answer in the comments section below. You can chose from: Acura, Audi, BMW, [...]
There are a select few players in the market with production vehicles that hit a top speed higher than 250 mph; however, Lamborghini and Ferrari aren’t one of them. As consumer behavior takes an expected twist towards fuel-efficiency (and as governments set higher fuel-economy regulations), supercar manufacturers have vowed to offer more economical sports cars. [...]
Magna Seating, an operating group of Magna International, and Hollingsworth Logistics, a leading provider of industrial supply chain management, said today that they have formed won contracts to supply Volkswagen Group of America with complete seat systems for the new mid-size sedan that will be built at Volkswagen”s new Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. “This partnership is [...]
BMW, which has trailed behind Lexus as the No.2 luxury brand in the U.S. for the past decade, is unlikely to benefit from the Japanese brand’s recall woes. Analysts say that BMW will probably come in at the No.2 spot again in 2010. BMW sales will be suppressed this year by the wind down of [...]
