Volkswagen is supporting the production of mass biofuel to help ensure a sustainable, environmentally-friendly future. VW is also working to develop a zero-emissions combustion engine technology, called the Combined Combustion System.
“The goal is not just to produce a biofuel, it is to reduce CO2 production,” said Dr. Wolfgang Steiger, Volkswagen’s head of powertrain development.
Steiger added, […]

When BMW’s M5 debuted, it was only available with a seven-speed SMG gearbox, however, due to frequent complaints BMW has finally made a six-speed manual available for 2007. Despite the new manual, the complaints are likely to continue since BMW has removed the ability to completely disable the traction control.
According to Car magazine, the reason […]

Volkswagen will unveil its second BlueMotion vehicle — the Passat BlueMotion — at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in March. VW’s BlueMotion banner is for its most fuel-efficient vehicle in a given model segment. The first car to receive the BlueMotion banner was the Polo BlueMotion, which sips a measly 3.9 liters per 100 kilometer […]

Silicon Valley-based electric car maker Tesla Motors is opening an engineering center in Rochester Hills, MI. Telsa CEO Martin Eberhard has said that the company has already hired a dozen engineers for the new technical center.
In an interview with the Oakland Press, Eberhard said the Rochester Hills staff is focused on Tesla’s “White Star” program […]

Today in his keynote speech at the Washington Auto Show, DaimlerChrysler’s CEO Dieter Zetsche encouraged U.S. lawmakers to support a diversity of approaches to reducing dependence on foreign oil. Zetsche cautioned against policies that favor hybrids over other fuel-saving technologies, pointing out the new generation of BLUETEC clean diesels.
“What we need to avoid in this […]

Ford Motor Co. today announced that it would deliver a demonstration fleet of 20 ethanol-fueled hybrid vehicles at the 2007 Washington Auto Show. The Ford Escape Hybrid E85 vehicles were designed to demostrate how to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Ford Escape Hybrid E85 is the world’s first […]

Ford today unveiled the Ford Edge with HySeries Drive — the world’s first drivable fuel cell hybrid electric plug-in. The Ford Edge with HySeries Drive combines an onboard hydrogen fuel cell generator with lithium-ion batteries. The HySeries Drive powertrain in use in the Edge is the real-world version of the powerplant that was featured in […]

When Ford debuted its Airstream Concept at the Detroit Auto Show, the automaker said that the concept’s unique HySeries hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid system had been installed in an Edge for on road use. And this week, the Ford Edge HySeries Drive was spotted in D.C. just before the city’s auto show. It is only fitting […]

Volkswagen has confirmed that the Jetta sedan will its first vehicle to be offered with a BLUETEC-branded TDI diesel engine beginning in 2008. The Jetta will be powered by VW’s cleanest turbodiesel ever with a 2.0L common-rail diesel, featuring an oxygen after-treatment system and a diesel particulate filter. The engine will meet 50-state diesel emission […]

Ford unveiled five vehicles — three concepts and two production vehicles — at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The automaker also unveiled its new Sync technology that wirelessly integrates your cell phone or music player into your car’s audio system.
Production:

2008 Ford Focus: Redesigned inside and out.
2008 Ford Five Hundred: New front […]