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2018 Porsche Panamera Hybrid Model Unveiled

2018 Porsche Panamera Hybrid Model Unveiled

Sustainability and performance – bridging contradictions the Porsche way MISSISSAUGA, ON - September 9, 2016: The Paris Motor Show will see Porsche unveil the third model in the Panamera line: the 2018 Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometres in the New European Drivi ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles May Be The Future of the Automobile, says Information Trends (But Until Then Replace Gasoline With Ethanol says The Auto Channel)

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles May Be The Future of the Automobile, says Information Trends (But Until Then Replace Gasoline With Ethanol says The Auto Channel)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2016 -- Worldwide, over 20 million hydrogen fuel cell vehicles would be sold cumulatively by 2032, according to a landmark report published by Information Trends. The sales would generate cumulative revenues upwards of $1.2 trillion for the auto industry, it said. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, with ... Continue reading

Israeli Researchers Transform Pond Slime Into Hydrogen Making Machine

Israeli Researchers Transform Pond Slime Into Hydrogen Making Machine

TEL AVIV - September 7, 2016; Iftach Yacoby and his team at Tel Aviv University genetically altered single-celled algae, which naturally emit hydrogen throughout the day, allowing the organism to increase its efficiency to five times its natural ability. Hydrogen fuel cells are already being introduced into vehicles, a ... Continue reading

New Consumers Union Report on Fuel Economy Savings for 2025 Cars Helps Continue Big Oil's Hold On America

New Consumers Union Report on Fuel Economy Savings for 2025 Cars Helps Continue Big Oil's Hold On America

Thanks to fuel economy standards, consumers buying a model year 2025 car or truck can expect thousands of dollars of savings over the life their vehicle,fueling-savings-report ... Continue reading

The World's First "Flat-Pack" Truck Revealed, Set To Bring Aid To Remote Parts Of The World

The World's First "Flat-Pack" Truck Revealed, Set To Bring Aid To Remote Parts Of The World

LONDON - September 7, 2016: The world’s first ‘flat-pack’ truck – the Global Vehicle Trust OX – has been revealed in London, designed to provide low-cost all-terrain mobility for remote parts of Africa and the developing world. Across Africa and other developing world, there is intense need for improved trans ... Continue reading

First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake +VIDEO

First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake +VIDEO

2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - August 29-September 4, 2016: Buh Bye Z4, Caddy Future, Betty J France RIP, Higher Octane Needed (E85 Already 100+) VW Cash Call, Tesla Auto Pilot Fixes

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - August 29-September 4, 2016: Buh Bye Z4, Caddy Future, Betty J France RIP, Higher Octane Needed (E85 Already 100+) VW Cash Call, Tesla Auto Pilot Fixes

* August brought a slowed pace to new vehicle sales with the SAAR dropping below 17 million. Down 3.5% from a year ago, total volume was 1.51 million. The big players are all down although FCA was up 2.9%. Jaguar-Land Rover is up a huge 46.5%, Volvo up 30.9%, and Subaru up 14.7%. * Volkswagen AG is promising U.S. deale ... Continue reading

Auto Lab - Car Comment or Concern? Answers Here Saturday 7-9 AM (EDT

Auto Lab - Car Comment or Concern? Answers Here Saturday 7-9 AM (EDT

The Auto Lab is Broadcast Live Saturday's 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970<br> and Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Streamed Worldwide Here On The Auto Channel ... Continue reading

GM and U.S. Army TARDEC Project Will Field-Test Fuel Cell Capabilities

GM and U.S. Army TARDEC Project Will Field-Test Fuel Cell Capabilities

WARREN, Mich. 2016-08-30– General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) will reveal a Chevrolet Colorado-based fuel cell electric vehicle in October at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C. The vehicle is being ... Continue reading

Cummins and Peterbilt to Team Up on SuperTruck II

Cummins and Peterbilt to Team Up on SuperTruck II

COLUMBUS, Ind.—Cummins Inc. announced today that it will partner with Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR to develop and demonstrate technologies under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SuperTruck II program. “Cummins and the entire team is focused on developing technologies that can transform the indu ... Continue reading

Mazda Publishes Mazda Sustainability Report 2016 and Annual Report 2016

Mazda Publishes Mazda Sustainability Report 2016 and Annual Report 2016

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug, 31 2016; Mazda Motor Corporation today published the Mazda Sustainability Report 2016(1) in Japanese and Annual Report 2016(2) in English and Japanese on the company's website. The English version of the Sustainability Report will be published in September. The Sustainability Report 2016 outlines ... Continue reading

Water instead of gasoline: Bosch water injection innovation reduces fuel consumption by up to 13 percent

Water instead of gasoline: Bosch water injection innovation reduces fuel consumption by up to 13 percent

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.—Did you know that even advanced gasoline engines waste roughly a fifth of their fuel? Especially at high engine speeds, some of the gasoline is used for cooling instead of for propulsion. While Bosch didn’t create an engine that gets its energy from water, it has introduced water injection a ... Continue reading

Motorcars Honda Named First Carbon Neutral Car Dealership in the World

Motorcars Honda Named First Carbon Neutral Car Dealership in the World

CLEVELAND, Aug. 29, 2016 -- British Petroleum (BP) rolled out the 'green' carpet for more than 5,000 residents and businesses at Wade Oval in University Circle to present Motorcars Honda with the prestigious 'Carbon Neutral Award' status, the first automotive dealership in the world with this distinction. The dealershi ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Live - Car Comment or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 Saturday 7-9 AM (EDT)

Auto Lab Live - Car Comment or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 Saturday 7-9 AM (EDT)

Auto Lab Live - Car Comment or Concern? Call 888-692-7234 Saturday 7-9 AM (EDT) ... Continue reading

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