VIDEO: Mitsubishi boss talks about electric car plans
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MitsubishiThe Wall Street Journal talked to Mitsubishi President Osamu Masuko ahead of that week’s Moscow Motor Show about some of the company’s recovery, its involvement in the Russian market and its plans for marketing electric vehicles. Masuko reiterated earlier a…
Chrysler’s bipartisan “partnership for technology transformation” effort
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, ChryslerWith the Democratic National Convention wrapping up tonight and the Republicans getting ready for their convention next week, that is a good duration to take a look at one of the automakers who is/will be at both events. Chrysler’s VP of external affairs, …
IRC: lightweight cars = higher injury claim costs
Filed under: Etc., Lightweight, USAThe Insurance Research Council (IRC) has published a report that comes out against small cars. It shows that the average auto injury claim payment in accidents involving lighter-weight vehicles was 14.3 percent greater than the average payment in accidents involvin…
Dell (DELL): “Dear Mr. Institutional Investor: We’re Not so Safe Either”
I’ve been confounded by that Dell (DELL) chart - obviously institutions piled in as the “safe haven play” - I mean it’s technology after all and that’s immune to problems (sort of like the US economy). Not so safe after all - down 10% after hours due to “facts”. (I hate facts; I much prefer sentime…
BMW has biggest reduction in CO of any major automaker
Filed under: MPG, BMW, Green DailyGerman automakers like BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche have been at the forefront of battling the proposed EU carbon dioxide emissions limits. Those manufacturers have traditionally had among the highest fuel consumption averages considering of all the high performance c…
More than 120 teams ready to compete in Auto X Prize
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Green DailyAs predicted, the Automotive X Prize crossed the century mark for teams signed up to compete in the “Ultimate Fuel Economy Challenge.” While we know that not all of these teams consider themselves to be real contenders, the fact that there are so many f…
Vauxhall launches the Astra ecoFlex
Filed under: Diesel, GM, Opel, UKClick for high-resolution pictures of the Astra ecoFlexGM’s make in the United Kingdom, Vauxhall, has launched the Astra Ecoflex version. As with the array of green signatures created by all European automakers (see: Bluemotion, Ecomotive, Eco2, Airdream…), the Vax…
