Hey guys guess what? More green news! But, although we’ve been doing a decent job providing you with the latest green news that’s relatively relevant—at least I think we are—well, this bit of news isn’t exactly as exciting as it is interesting…just. But anyway, Sir Gordon Murray of Britainland has unveiled what he claims to [...]
American tuning firm Venchurs just unveiled its latest efforts. Venchurs, well known for its Xplore version of the Toyota FJ Cruiser that debuted at last years SEMA show also showed off their Xplore version of the Jeep Wrangler. Now they’re unveiling their crack at decking out the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Venchurs Xplore Jeep [...]
All of this hype about electric and alternative powertrains can tend to drone on a bit and of course, the concepts and idears aren’t met without controversy. Since the biggest problem with electric vehicles is their charge time and limited range, many analysts have said that the public isn’t ready for EVs because they just [...]
Land Rover’s new 2012 Range Rover Evoque is just the beginning of a major overhaul of the brand’s entire lineup. Starting with Evoque, “over the next few years we’ll be changing the entire lineup. Next year, a new Range Rover, then more models,” said Kim McCullough, Land Rover’s U.S. marketing chief. “A very, very active [...]
British magazine CAR has learned that Lotus will launch an Exige-based rally car at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Lotus recently announced it is widening its motorsport activities to offer a race car for GT rallying categories. There is no word on which formula (WRC or IRC) the Lotus Exige rally car will [...]
Warren Buffett backed Chinese automaker BYD shares surged on its Shenzhen trading debut yesterday over speculation it may benefit from government funding for electric-vehicle production. The stock closed 41 percent higher at 25.45 yuan. The Chinese government plans on announcing to invest 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) to assist companies to produce alternative energy vehicles. “BYD will [...]
Hyundai Motor Group (consisting of Hyundai and Kia) said yesterday that it aims to raise its U.S. auto sales in 2011 to 1.06 million units or by 18.2 percent. That figure is up from its previous target of 1.01 million vehicles. Chairman Chung Mong-koo made the announcement during his visit to the United States. Hyundai [...]
