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Porsche Introduces New Panamera Hybrid With 680 HP and 30 Miles Of Pure Electric Range

Porsche Introduces New Panamera Hybrid With 680 HP and 30 Miles Of Pure Electric Range

Porsche is expanding its hybrid range, as a powerful plug-in hybrid is being added to the Panamera Sport Turismo model line. The new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo flagship model will combine a four-litre V8 engine with an electric motor, resulting in a system power of 500 kW/680 hp. ... Continue reading

2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Lincoln MKZ Hybrid combines luxury comfort with good fuel economy, and new style DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Lincoln has been re-invented once again, with a new design language introduced on its new premium Continental. Which also graces its other sedan, the entry-luxury MKZ. ... Continue reading

In Response to Lawsuit, Highway Administration Reinstates Transportation Clean Air Rule

In Response to Lawsuit, Highway Administration Reinstates Transportation Clean Air Rule

In a big win for climate and clean air, the Federal Highway Administration today responded to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups by reinstating a federal requirement that state and local planners track and curb carbon pollution from cars and trucks on the national highways, which is a major contributor to climat ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE HYBRID REVIEW

I drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue with the 176-horsepower 2-liter four-cylinder engine paired to the Xtronic CVT automatic transmission with all-wheel drive. Available in two trims for the Hybrid model ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Sept 18-24 2017; New Jag CUV; Pacifica Recall; Mazda Recall; RAM Recall; Porsche Recall; Harley Rolling; MB Invests Another Billion In Alabama Plant; RIP Ted Christopher

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Nuggets - Sept 18-24 2017; New Jag CUV; Pacifica Recall; Mazda Recall; RAM Recall; Porsche Recall; Harley Rolling; MB Invests Another Billion In Alabama Plant; RIP Ted Christopher

TACH's "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" news nuggets. For More search the past 25 year's millions of (Indexed By Google) pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news residing in The Auto Channel Automotive News Library. video, audio, rants and raves acce ... Continue reading

2017 Honda Civic Si Sedan Review By John Heilig

2017 Honda Civic Si Sedan Review By John Heilig

But it is the performance tweaking that makes the Si what it is. For example, with the first use of a turbocharger in an Si, the 1.5-liter four delivers a healthy 205 horsepower, and 14.2 pounds per horse, definitely in performance car range. The engine is smooth throughout the entire rev range. With the 6-speed manual ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 23 2017)

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 23 2017)

The Auto Lab Radio Show LIVE every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call- ... Continue reading

Make Way For Holograms: New Mixed Reality Technology Meets Car Design As Ford Tests Microsoft Hololens Globally +VIDEO

Make Way For Holograms: New Mixed Reality Technology Meets Car Design As Ford Tests Microsoft Hololens Globally +VIDEO

Ford designers have been swapping some clay-sculpting steels and rakes for mixed reality headsets and visualization software that can change vehicle design elements – side mirrors, grilles, vehicle interiors and more – in mere seconds. Designers have been piloting Microsoft HoloLens technology for a year now in For ... Continue reading

Electricity Supply Cut By Two-thirds in Florida

Electricity Supply Cut By Two-thirds in Florida

September 20, 2017 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration based on data from Florida Division of Emergency Management and NOAA National Hurricane Center Hurricane Irma struck Florida on September 10, 2017, and knocked out power to 6.7 million electricity customers—64% of all customer accounts in the state—a ... Continue reading

18 Jones Act Tankers Refuel Florida

18 Jones Act Tankers Refuel Florida

Crowley Maritime Corp. has dispatched 18 tankers with gasoline and diesel fuel to Florida ports. ​JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ... Continue reading

New Holland Agriculture Unveils Methane Powered Concept Tractor

New Holland Agriculture Unveils Methane Powered Concept Tractor

LONDON, September 18, 2017 -- A sustainable vision for the future of farming was unveiled today at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, USA. It came proposed in the form of a methane powered concept tractor from New Holland Agriculture, a global agricultural equipment brand of CNH Industrial. ... Continue reading

Volvo Receives Largest Ever Order of Fully Electric Buses for Trondheim, Norway

Volvo Receives Largest Ever Order of Fully Electric Buses for Trondheim, Norway

ESKILSTUNA, Sweden, Sept. 18, 2017 -- Public transportation administration company AtB in Trondheim leads the way in the introduction of alternative propulsion technologies. ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Review By Larry Nutson

Yes the Prius Prime is a hybrid, so range anxiety is not really an issue. However, to maximize your return on the purchase of the Prime, and minimize trips to the gas station, the battery should be kept charged so you can drive in the EV-mode as much as possible. I reside in Chicago and could drive in EV-mode all the t ... Continue reading

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