ECOtality, Roush Begin Mass Manufacturing of Blink EV Charging Stations
LIVONIA, Mich.--ECOtality, Inc. , a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today began the mass manufacturing of its Blinkâ⢠Level 2 Charging Stations at Roush Manufacturing. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will join executives from both companies at a ribbon-cutting event to witness th ... Continue reading
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association Launches Campaign to Transform the Energy Network
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association Launches Campaign to Transform the Energy Network Ramps Up Efforts to Secure Critical Funding and Launches New Website ... Continue reading
Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. Announces Safety Recall Campaign
PR Newswire CYPRESS, Calif., Feb. 11, 2011 CYPRESS, Calif., Feb. 11, 2011 -- Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., the parent company of both Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. and Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc., has announced a safety recall campaign on a limited number of Toyo Tiresî and Nittoî brand tires. The company has ... Continue reading
An Open Letter to Tim Searchinger and all the other Gasoline *****
Hi Tim- In reading your editorial* in today's Washington Post Iâm reminded of the famous movie line, âJust when I thought I caught up with the rat race the rats got faster.â For a few years, whenever those opponents of ethanol launched a new attack on widespread acceptance or expansion of ethanol, we wou ... Continue reading
Level 5 Motorsports is taking their championship-winning ways to the global stage. On February 9th, in Paris, the Automobile Club de lâOuest (ACO) made a formal invitation to team owner Scott Tucker to compete in the 24 Hours of Le mans and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) in 2011. Level 5 will be the only ... Continue reading
From The Desk of T. Boone Pickens
Washington DC February 11, 2011; Army! I spent the better part of this week in Washington, DC meeting with leaders of both parties in both the House and the Senate. I was very encouraged by the level of understanding of the Pickens Plan and the continued support from many. It was a great trip. Check out my video messag ... Continue reading
NASCAR Places Michael Annett On Probation For Remainder Of Year
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 11, 2011: NASCAR announced today that it has placed Michael Annett, driver of the No. 62 car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, on probation until Dec. 31, 2011. Annett violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2011 NASCAR Rule Book. ... Continue reading
AAA Offers Advice on Protecting Cars from Potholes Caused by Severe Winter Weather
As the winter snow and ice begin to melt, unpleasant potholes can begin to appear and become a threat to vehicles ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 10, When winter's snow and ice finally melt away, they invariably leave behind an unpleasant reminder of this winter's severe storm season -- potholes. "Major winter storms have affected ... Continue reading
Ford Explorer's heavy presence during this Sunday's 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awardsî will showcase the SUV's reinvention to millions; the GRAMMY awards air Sunday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS Ford will air three Explorer ads, including the premiere of a unique 60-second television commercialà featuring hip hop re ... Continue reading
Continental Enhances Electric Vehicle Safety
Continental, the international automotive supplier, has developed a sensor (satellite) for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles which will immediately shut off the high-voltage battery in the event of a collision. This means that emergency service personnel can come to the aid of accident victims without the risk of su ... Continue reading
Nissan Begins Construction of Portuguese Battery Plant
Plant Will Supply Batteries for Alliance's Electric Vehicles in Europe Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has begun construction of a state-of-the-art, advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe. The battery plant is being built on a ... Continue reading
VIN Viper® Debuts New Automotive Appraisal Mobile Application
PR Newswire CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 11, 2011 CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 11, 2011 -- Selig Technologies, LLC, an automotive solution software provider, is proud to announce the debut of VIN Viper, a new iPhone application now available for free download on iTunes. VIN Viper is a mobile appraising tool that enables dealers to ... Continue reading
F1 - ForceIndia F1 - Jerez Test Report - Day 1 - VIDEO ENHANCED
The Force India F1 Teamâs 2011 challenger, the VJM04, completed its first-ever laps today, with Adrian Sutil on driving duties at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain. Today proved to be a successful debut, with the major systems checks completed and new components shaken down. After installation lap ... Continue reading
2011 Kia Optima Named One of 'Top 10 Cars To Look Forward To in 2011' by CarsDirect.com
The all-new 2011 Kia Optima has been collecting notable awards and accolades since arriving at Kia retailers in December, including being named one of the "Top 10 Cars To Look Forward To in 2011" by CarsDirect.com. Â In addition to the CarsDirect.com designation, the new Optima recently has been hailed as "Best New Mo ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz SLK Roadster is On the Scene at New York City's Hottest Runway Shows
The scene at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week heats up this week as chilly New York fashion fans get their first glimpse of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK roadster, which make its U.S. debut at Lincoln Center, the heart of the most anticipated runway shows with more than 80 designers presenting their Fall 2011 collections in ... Continue reading
NOLA Update - Riley Track Day Car
New Orleans, Feb. 11, 2011: A small group journeyed out to the historied Riley Technologies in Mooresville, NC for a private viewing of the Riley Track Day Car. The engineers and visionaries behind the project gave us an understanding of the research and development invested in the design. Riley Technologies has distil ... Continue reading
IndyCar Executives Offer Statements On The Passing Of Tom Carnegie
<b>RANDY BERNARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:</b> "It was truly an honor to meet a man that played such an important role in creating the legacy of the Indianapolis 500. If there are two sayings that truly resonate with race fans around the world, it is 'Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines' and Mr. Carnegie's iconic ... Continue reading
Michael Andretti Statement On The Passing Of Tom Carnegie
"This is a sad day. Tom was one of a kind and was as much a part of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500 as the 'yard of bricks.' "Even though he is gone, I think you'll always hear his voice when you think of the Speedway or the '500.' He was the voice for so many great moments in the history of that place and ... Continue reading
Team Makes Shakedown Runs In Testing At Sebring International Raceway
SEBRING, Feb. 11, 2011: Paul Miller Racing and driver Bryce Miller are taking a significant step forward for the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón season as the team confirmed today its plans to compete in the GT class for the full 2011 ALMS season with the No. 48 Marquis Jet/IPC/TOTAL Porsche ... Continue reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Targets Integration Of Engine Fuel Injection System For 2012
DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 11, 2011: The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today a historic technology partnership with Freescale Semiconductor and McLaren Electronic Systems to develop and integrate fuel injection systems into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, targeted for the 2012 season. Freesca ... Continue reading
Roush More Confident Than Ever Heading into 2011 Season
CONCORD, Feb. 11, 2011: Jack Roush has experienced more than his share of success in his 23 years of racing in NASCAR. Having won championships on every level, while accumulating over 280 wins, it stands to garner plenty of attention when Roush says that he feels better heading into the 2011 season, than he has any oth ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America And Kinetic Motorsports Adds Driver Michael Galati
IRVINE, February 11, 2011: The rapid maturation of Kia Motorsâ U.S. motorsports program was on display last month in Daytona as Nic Jönsson and Andy Lally drove the No. 10 Infinity Audio Forte Koup to the brandâs first-ever podium finish. Following the success in Daytona, Lally will move behind the wheel o ... Continue reading
SCCA Annual Meeting Caps Opening Day of Convention
LAS VEGAS, February 10, 2011: Capping the opening day of the 2011 Sports Car Club of America Convention at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, more than 440 SCCA members from across the country met for the Clubâs Annual Meeting and Town Hall. The formal business portion of the three-day event began with ... Continue reading
McLaren Featured Marque At Second Annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival
SONOMA, Feb. 11, 2011: The second annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, to be held at Infineon Raceway on June 4-5, 2011, will feature the iconic McLaren marque, announced Steve Earle, president of General Racing, Ltd. âMcLaren, like Ferrari and Porsche and other great names in motorsports, created the bloo ... Continue reading
Derek Daly Statement On The Passing Of Tom Carnegie
"Tom was my mentor for a 25 year television career during and after my days as a professional race car driver. He put me on television every evening from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1983 and his encouragement started a whole new chapter of my life. He was a great storyteller who became respected for his love of ... Continue reading
Legendary IMS Announcer Carnegie Dies At 91
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 11, 2011: The mighty, thundering voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been silenced. Tom Carnegie, the legendary chief announcer for the IMS Public Address system for an incredible 61 years, died Feb. 11 in the Indianapolis suburb of Zionsville. He was 91. ... Continue reading
F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Jerez Test Report - Day 2
Michael Schumacher took over the MGP W02 car in Jerez today for the second day of this week's test programme. Running with the Mercedes KERS operational throughout the day to continue Michael's familiarisation process, the team focused on system checks with shorter runs in the early part of the day, before progressing ... Continue reading
F1 - ATT/Williams F1 - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
Pastor Maldonado completed 14 laps of running on day one in Jerez after a problem early this morning resulted in him losing running time during the day. With 28ºC track temperature, the objective was to put more Mileage on FW33 as well as doing some aero testing. His time of 1:34.968 was set in the final minutes of ru ... Continue reading
Toyota's Free Safe Driving Program Educates Teens and Parents About Dangers of Distracted Driving
PR Newswire TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2011 -- Committed to reducing teen driving fatalities and educating teens and parents about the dangers of distracted driving, Toyota is continuing its national FREE advanced teen driving skills program, Toyota Driving Expectations. Ã Since the p ... Continue reading
F1 - Lotus/Renault GP - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
Petrov was back in the R31 as the team got its second winter test underway in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. What we learned today: The team ran two of the four Pirelli tyre compounds, gathering further important data for evaluation Some aero runs this morning allowed the team to continue evaluating the carâs aero p ... Continue reading
F1 - Red Bull Racing - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
While the team began its second test of the pre-season in Spain, our driverâs thoughts were also with the absent Robert Kubica. Mark took the RB7-01 on a 94-lap test of the Jerez circuit and chalked up a best time of 1:21.522. The best of the day was Felipe Massaâs 1:20.709 for Ferrari. The teamâs focus ... Continue reading
Just The Facts: U.S. Ethanol: Biofuels Aren't to Blame for Food Crisis
Attack on Biofuels Fails to Acknowledge Addiction to Foreign Oil Washington, DC â Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, released a statement in response to an attack on clean-burning, renewable biofuels published in todayâs opinion page of the Washington Post. The piece was authored by Tim ... Continue reading
Jared Marks Juggling School To Follow Racing Dreams
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, February 10, 2011: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Jared Marks found himself nose deep in the pressure of keeping a strong sophomore academic record alive at Napoleon High School. But starting Thursday and for nine additional nights, Marks will shift his focus to his passion of racing at N ... Continue reading
F1 - Mercedes/Petronas GP - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
Formula One's second winter test got underway this morning at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain as preparations continue for the start of the new season. Nico Rosberg was at the wheel of the MGP W02, with Michael Schumacher due to take over for Friday and Saturday, before Nico rounds off the programme on Sunday. ... Continue reading
F1 - Scuderia Ferrari - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
Jerez, Feb. 10, 2011: First day of testing for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and ten other Formula 1 teams, working from today until Sunday at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, in southern Spain. Felipe Massa was at the wheel of the F150th Italia. The Brazilian driverâs programme focussed on finding the best set-up fo ... Continue reading
F1 - McLaren Mercedes - Jerez Test Report - Day 1
A cautious start for the new MP4-26 as the team spent much of the day undertaking rigorous checks during the first day of track testing. In the morning, we focused on short runs to enable Lewis and the engineers to run through a number of systems checks and make small set-up and tyre-compound changes in order to gauge ... Continue reading
Why Tim Searchinger and the Washington Post are Wrong About America's Renewable Fuel - Again
Washington DC February 11, 2011; The Growth Energy blog filed this report: Once again displaying his willingness to ignore science, peer-reviewed research and the best available data, Tim Searchinger has authored another intellectually-bankrupt attack on farmers and renewable, clean-burning biofuels, this time in an op ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Group Starts Year With Strong Increase In Deliveries
The Volkswagen Group started 2011 with a strong increase in deliveries, handing over 644,200 (January 2010: 538,600) vehicles to customers in January. ... Continue reading
All-New Ford Focus On First Public Display
Essex shoppers will get the UK's first public glimpse of the new Ford Focus when it goes on display at Lakeside next week. ... Continue reading
UK Ready To Take A Longer Look at the Audi A8
Audi has gone to even greater lengths to cocoon A8 passengers in absolute comfort in long wheelbase versions of the lightweight aluminium-bodied luxury saloon, the first examples of which have just reached the UK. ... Continue reading
BMW Vision Connecteddrive At 2011 Geneva Motor Show - VIDEO ENHANCED
The 2011 Geneva Motor Show will see the world premier of the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive concept car. The concept study, in a two-seat roadster guise, presents the automobile as a fully integrated part of the networked world in both its design and technological innovations. It is with this concept that BMW presents the p ... Continue reading
BMW Presents First Electric Vehicle and xCeptional Concept Car at 2011 Geneva Motor Show
By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, February 10, 2011; On March 2, BMW will show its first electric vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show. Some thousand units of the ActiveE will hit the roads this year. A real eye catcher though will be the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive, a concep ... Continue reading
The Next Step Towards Emissions Free Mobility: The BMW ActiveE
The 2011 Geneva Motor Show will see the world premier of the BMW ActiveE. Based on the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, the BMW ActiveE is the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group. ... Continue reading
Nissan Takes The Wait Off Your Mind With Free Loan Cars
Due to the unprecedented demand for its Juke, Qashqai and Qashqai+2 models, Nissan has taken an innovative step to ensure customers are happy - and mobile - while waiting for their new car to arrive. ... Continue reading
Mazda Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey For Third Time
Mazda has once again emerged as the nation's best car company for 'customer satisfaction' with the brand and its dealers topping the automotive sector in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index with a score of 83.3 percent, well above the car industry average of 78.4 percent. ... Continue reading
World Debut For LFA Nurburgring Package At Geneva Motor Show
The most exclusive Lexus yet built, the LFA supercar gains an even more track-focused profile with the addition of the bespoke Nürburgring Package, to be shown in public for the first time at the Geneva motor show in March. ... Continue reading
Bond Gives Bentley Carte Blanche
Bond is back, and as ever he is sporting the best in luxury cars. In the pages of Carte Blanche,the new James Bond book by international best-selling author Jeffery Deaver, the fictional British spy has continued with his classic preference of luxury sports car by selecting the breathtaking new Bentley Continental GT a ... Continue reading
Top Euro Award For Dualis Quality
More reliable than a BMW, more popular than a Mercedes... the Nissan DUALIS has become one of Germany's favourite cars. ... Continue reading
Straight To The Top: The New BMW X3 Is Voted "Off-Roader Of The Year 2011"
Reader poll by German magazine Off Road: latest addition to the family of BMW X models wins the â"SUV" category - BMW X6 and BMW X5 make it into the top three in the "Crossover" and "Luxury Off-Roader"categories ... Continue reading
Sporting Cream Rises At Shannons Summer Sale
Classic British and European sporting cars were in demand at Shannons Sydney Summer Classic Auction on February 7, with Buyers prepared to pay good market value for vehicles with good provenance. ... Continue reading
First Official Photos of All-New Kia Rio - Car to be Unveiled at 2011 Geneva Motor Show
First photos of all-new Kia Rio released - Korean spice and Latin flair for Kia's B-segment newcomer - Available in 3-, 4-, and 5-door body styles - depending on market - Offered with wide range of fuel-efficient and low-CO2 engines - New Rio to be unveiled at Geneva Show, alongside new Picanto (SEOUL) February 11, 201 ... Continue reading
One in Five Consumers Say the Hassle-Free Sales Environment Revved Their Last Vehicle Purchase
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2011 -- Black or silver? Sedan or coupe? Compact or hatchback? Consumers have much to consider when they're on the hunt for a new car. But, according to Mintel research, it's a hassle-free sales environment that really gets shoppers' motors running, as 27% of consumers who have bought a new vehicle in ... Continue reading
Nostalgia TV Drama on '50s & '60s LeMans Sparked by Shelby Book
LeMans in '50s and '60s drama sparked by bio of Carroll Shelby Wallace Wyss, a California-based auto historian, reports that his latest biography of an East Texas race driver, Carroll Shelby, is slated to become the basis for a TV series. The book, SHELBY The Man The Cars The Legend, made its debut in 2007. In late Jan ... Continue reading
2011 Honda CR-Z EX Review - 3 VIDEOS
TOTAL KNOWLEDGE: Honda Buyers Guide DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Honda CR-Z EX Honda's new CR-Z embodies an interesting concept, a sport hybrid. It's the first such to appear, and won't be the last. But does the concept work? While "sport" today implies power, the chassis dynamics to get that power to the ... Continue reading
European Croatia Rally Set for May
THE EUROPEAN CROATIA RALLY UNVEILED The promotion in the FIA European Championship calendar - of which it will be the third seasonal round after the 1000 Miglia in Italy and the Elpa in Greece - has given even more enthusiasm to the organizers of the Croatia Rally, who have prepared for the 2011 edition an even more in ... Continue reading
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