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Rumormill: Fisker planning four hybrid models

Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, SUVs, Green, Rumormill Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma Fisker Automotive is going to have its work cut out for it when it comes to meeting its self-imposed deadline of bring the Karma sedan to market by the fourth-quarter of 2009. To complicate matters even further, the automaker [...] [...]

Pontiac most likely for second Volt

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac Click above for gallery of production pics of Chevy Volt When the Chevy Volt goes on sale in late 2010, it may be joined shortly thereafter by other GM-branded series hybrids using the eFlex architecture. But after the General’s bread-and-butter bow-tie division, which brands make the most sense to get [...] [...]

Photoshop voodoo gives close-up view of Chevy Volt

Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Chevrolet, GM Click above to enlarge and view production Volt gallery Autoblog reader Michael C has a knack for seeing things we miss. In 2006, he noticed that an image of Bob Lutz lifting the veil on one corner of the yet-to-be-released 2008 Cadillac CTS could be easily manipulated in Photoshop [...] [...]

Maximum Bob: No plug-in hybrid race between GM, Toyota

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, GM, Toyota The attention of the hybrid technology universe has been focused firmly on two vehicles: the Chevy Volt and the plug-in Prius. On the surface, these two vehicles are primed to be big-time competitors in the battle for mpg-conscious buyers. Not so, says the king of quote, Maximum Bob Lutz. According [...] [...]

AutoblogGreen for 08.29.08

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green click to visit AutoblogGreen Is this leaked shot of the interior of the Chevy Volt real? We’ll find out soon enough, but whatever is is, it sure is sleek. For some real, on-the-road reports, check out the review of the Toyota iQ and the new Ford Fiesta. These aren’t marquee models, but [...] [...]

Reader Spy: Chevy Volt caught on set of Transformers 2

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Paris Motor Show, Chevrolet, GM Click either image to view full gallery of the production Chevy Volt Ed sent us the top pic pilfered from the Transformers Live Action Blog and judging by the roofline, headlights and taillights, you’re looking at the first picture of the production Chevy Volt. Not proof [...] [...]

Could U.S. become net exporter of gasoline?

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Etc., Green A number of factors are conspiring to create a situation that recently would have been unthinkable: the United States as a supplier of gasoline to world markets. According to Booz & Company, those factors are the rise of biofuels in the West, the introduction of plug-in electric and other alternative fuel [...] [...]

Rumormill: Mazda testing Chevy Volt competitor

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Mazda The Chevy Volt is unique in that its engine is really just a generator that produces electricity for the batteries, which then power an electric motor that turns the front wheels for propulsion. While the Volt powertrain is pretty spectacular, it may not be unique for long. British car site AutoCar [...] [...]