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Crude Awakenings on peak oil – Are we doomed?

“Oil is our God”
Just finished watching A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash.
Black blood. Excrement of the Devil. Blood of the Earth. Whatever you want to call it, oil – and its cheap abundant energy – is the root of our technological civilization. It is the life blood of today’s world.
However, thou giveth, thou taketh [...] [...]

VIDEO: Fisker runs commercials in L.A. before Oscars

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Marketing/Advertising, Lifestyle

Click above to watch the video after the jump
The Fisker Karma is on its way, and Henrik Fisker wants the world to know about it. The company bought two one-minute spots during the Oscars telecast, and they happened to play just before two of the evening’s most hyped celebs did [...] [...]

Hybrids take priority over performance for Toyota in the U.S.

Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota FT-HS concept
It wasn’t that long ago that Toyota stood for more than just reliable, appliance-like transport. With roots that include the delectable 2000GT, the Celica all-trac and three generations of both the Supra and MR2, Toyota had – until recently – [...] [...]

Melbourne 2009: Toyota HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle)

Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia

Click above for a hi-res gallery of Toyota Australia’s FC-CV
Next year, Toyota Australia will begin local production of the Camry Hybrid. To celebrate this (and drum up some PR), Toyota Style Australia has created the HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) for the 2009 Melbourne [...] [...]

New Tesla Model S teaser surfaces, our friend Jason orders two!

Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrids/Alternative, Green

Click above to view enhanced version of Tesla Model S teaser
Over at Jason Calacanis’ blog, a new teaser shot of the Tesla Model S has surfaced that shows a bit more detail of the car’s greenhouse profile. According to Jason, the photo was emailed to buyers of the Signature 100 [...] [...]

KTM bringing two world premieres to Geneva

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Geneva Motor Show, Crossovers/CUVs

Earlier this week, we received an email (posted after the jump) from KTM announcing plans to bring two new vehicles, along with two more variations of the X-Bow, to the Geneva Motor Show. Unfortunately, the motorcycle-manufacturer-turned-track-toy-purveyor hasn’t released any details about what’s on the way, [...] [...]

GM resets plans for Volt engine

Engine will eventually be made in America
When the Chevy Volt goes on sale in late 2010, it will come loaded with not only a foreign-made battery, but a foreign made engine. Fortunately, that should change some time in 2011, when GM adds Chevy Cruze and Volt engine production to its Flint South engine plant according [...] [...]

Italdesign’s next big Hollywood hybrid

Cool enough for Hollywood
Italdesign Giugiaro is slowly teasing out a new hybrid concept that it will debut at the Geneva auto show. It has a certain wow factor, I guess. But, when I saw the picture yesterday, I though it seemed ridiculous, really.
0 – 62 in 4 seconds and a top speed of 186. Yet, [...] [...]