| Obama budget has benefits for auto industry EV buyers |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
President Barack Obama with a Chevrolet Volt during a speech last month at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill., where he urged Congress urged congress to authorize money for research into clean energy ...
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| Tesla buffs service with fancy electric loaner cars |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
CEO Elon Musk says service is his next big challenge Having caught the world's attention with its Model S luxury sedan, Tesla Motors is now turning its attention to its service ...
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| GM Building Ford Trucks |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Is General Motors set to build the next generation of Ford's SUVs? Not likely, but camouflaged prototypes of GM's next generation of full-size sport utilities disguised to look like Fords have recently been spotted out and about. If you can ignore the phony oval badge on the grille, the distinctive lighting arrangements and rooflines of the 2015 Chevy Tahoe, Chevy Suburban, GMC Yukon ...
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| Man armed with knife goes on wild crime spree in Brisbanes north stealing two cars |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
A MAN went on a violent spree including stealing a woman's car at knifepoint in Brisbane's northern suburbs yesterday. It began when a man stole a black Mercedes from a car yard on Gympie Road at Kedron about 10.15am. A short time later the car was involved in a hit-and-run with another car on Kuran Street in Chermside. The man then abandoned the Mercedes in Northgate and used a large ...
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| Government sold $621M worth of GM stock in March |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
DETROIT -- The U.S. government has sold another piece of its stake in General Motors Co.The Treasury Department says in its March report to Congress that it sold $621 million worth of GM common stock last month.The report dated Wednesday says the government has recovered about $30.4 billion of the $49.5 billion bailout it gave the Detroit automaker. That means taxpayers are still $19.1 billion ...
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| Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to repeal U.S. ethanol law |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Legislation introduced Wednesdayin the U.S. House of Representatives would repeal requirements for ethanol use, possibly rekindling the debate over the biofuel's place in the nation's energy plans.Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and a bipartisan group of legislators introduced two bills. The first would repeal the U.S. ethanol mandate and the second would revise the definition of renewable ...
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| Porsche four-cylinder turbo engine rumoured |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Cayman twins was first reported by Porsche fan site Flat-6 News. Following the trend of powerful and efficient small capacity turbo-boosted engines, the report claims sources inside the German sports car manufacturer have hinted at the new powerplant and suggested a combination of Porsche's Direct Fuel Injection, VarioCam Plus variable valve timing system and a single turbocharger will see ...
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| Opel details new 1.6-litre turbo petrol eight-speed auto on the way |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
has revealed more details of its new powertrain family, announcing performance figures for its new turbocharged 1.6-litre petrol family as well as plans for the introduction of an eight-speed automatic transmission. The all-new 1.6 SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine will be available initially in two states of tune. The efficiency focused Eco Turbo produces ...
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| Citroen DS Wild Rubis luxury SUV concept unveiled |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
has been revealed ahead of its Shanghai motor show public debut next week, previewing ';the vision of a future DS SUV';. Designed as a full plug-in hybrid SUV, the Citroen DS Wild Rubis measures 4.7 metres long, 1.95m wide and 1.59m tall. The concept wears 21-inch alloy wheels and rides on a 2.9m ...
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| Citroen C4 Aircross Review |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
The Citroen C4 Aircross is the third release of the same sub-compact SUV. Essentially, the $32,000 Citroen C4 Aircross is a differently-styled version of the otherwise identical Mitsubishi ASX and Peugeot 4008. All three are designed, engineered and built by Mitsubishi in Japan, but the deal with Citroen and Peugeot increases production output from the same plant. Australia is one of few markets ...
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