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Wednesday 31 August 2011
Mitsubishi signs electric vehicle MOU with region in Russia
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi, Citroen, Peugeot
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, along with Rolf Import, MMC's exclusive Russian distributor, and the Government of Russia's Kaluga Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that calls for the three parties to collaborate on several projects aimed at improving the natural environment of the Kaluga Region.This MoU includes promotion of electric vehicles and their related infrastructure, as well as work on reducing the region's level of CO2 emissions and increasing energy efficiency in Kaluga.
Though the MOU doesn't specifically call for Mitsubishi to deploy its electric i-MiEV in Kaluga, we'd assume that's in the works too. With a prohibitively expensive retail price of 1,799,000 rubles ($61,997 U.S. at the current exchange rate), we don't think the i-MiEV will be flying off dealer lots anytime soon. There might be something the government can do about this, though, since Rolf Import claims it's the absence of subsidies that is holding back the i-MiEV in Russia.
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Mitsubishi signs electric vehicle MOU with region in Russia originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC - Frankfurt Auto Show preview
Rolling onto the scene in Frankfurt, the 2012 Bentley Continental GTC takes over from its Gen I predecessor as the thoroughly refreshed open-air running mate to the Continental GT coupe, itself redone for 2011.
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Ready to roll? Nissan Leaf limousine coming soon
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan
How can green-conscious celebrities roll around in zero-emissions style while maintaining their precious VIP status? By checking in with Imperial Coach Builders of Missouri, which has announced it will soon stretch a Nissan Leaf into a limousine.
ICB says it will extend the hatch by 48 inches, but considering that all of the battery and electrical equipment are scattered throughout the vehicle, this seems like a real stretch (sorry). Luckily, ICB is a subsidiary of Electric Car Company, so the coach-building firm has a partner with the proper know-how to assist with this project. ECC president Gary Spaniak claims, "This will be the first conversion of this revolutionary vehicle and the first pure electric limousine."
ICB will give the Leaf limo double the seating capacity in the rear. Specifications have yet to be released, but having the seats face each other seems logical. We're quite curious to find out what sort of impact these modifications will have on the Leaf's range. Will there be extra batteries added as well as more seats?
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Ready to roll? Nissan Leaf limousine coming soon originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Official: BMW begins testing autonomous car tech on highways
Filed under: Technology, BMW
Automakers are always looking to push the boundaries with experimental technology, but BMW seems to be ahead of the curve with respect to autonomous vehicles. Previously, BMW was sticking to closed circuits to show off its TrackTrainer. Now, however, the German automaker is venturing out on to public roads, and it's doing so with an automated 5 Series fitted with advanced ConnectedDrive technology.
The system is enabled with a push of a button, once a driver has reached a highway. After it's allowed to work its technical sorcery, the ConnectedDrive system takes over acceleration and braking duty. If the system detects a slower moving vehicle in front, and no vehicles to the side, it's capable of passing said traffic.
BMW is hard at work teaching its prototype how to deal with more traffic situations, such as construction sites and intersections. As the system continues to learn, it will only get better at making sure you're non longer needed. Click past the jump to learn more about this autonomous BMW prototype, and be sure to get a closer look by clicking through the gallery.
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BMW begins testing autonomous car tech on highways originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI First Drive: In Search of Redemption for the Jetta
Volkswagen had it right with the ?GTI sedan? idea before. Why mess with a good thing? The new Volkswagen Jetta has been a bit of a disappointment for many of us. On the surface, the car seems to have taken a step backwards, adopting an ancient engine in base trim while getting heavier, cheaper, and [...]
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Junkyard Find: Fully Loaded 1979 Chevrolet Chevette
Back in the grimmest part of the Malaise Era, most Chevette shoppers knew exactly what they wanted: a really, really cheap car. You don’t find many Chevettes with a factory AM/FM radio, or remote mirrors, or even an automatic transmission. A Chevette with all those options and air conditioning to boot? This is a junkyard [...]
Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/08/junkyard-find-fully-loaded-1979-chevrolet-chevette/
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Tuesday 30 August 2011
2013 Audi S7 Debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show: 420 hp Makes This Hatchback Even Hotter
A new twin-turbo V-8 adds to the S7?s hotness. Audi?s presence at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show will be brought to you by the letter S: The German automaker is rolling out its high-performance S6 sedan and Avant, S8 flagship, and this beautiful S7 hatchback. (Plus its Urban Concept and Urban Concept Spyder, but when [...]
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Official: BMW begins testing autonomous car tech on highways
Filed under: Technology, BMW
Automakers are always looking to push the boundaries with experimental technology, but BMW seems to be ahead of the curve with respect to autonomous vehicles. Previously, BMW was sticking to closed circuits to show off its TrackTrainer. Now, however, the German automaker is venturing out on to public roads, and it's doing so with an automated 5 Series fitted with advanced ConnectedDrive technology.
The system is enabled with a push of a button, once a driver has reached a highway. After it's allowed to work its technical sorcery, the ConnectedDrive system takes over acceleration and braking duty. If the system detects a slower moving vehicle in front, and no vehicles to the side, it's capable of passing said traffic.
BMW is hard at work teaching its prototype how to deal with more traffic situations, such as construction sites and intersections. As the system continues to learn, it will only get better at making sure you're non longer needed. Click past the jump to learn more about this autonomous BMW prototype, and be sure to get a closer look by clicking through the gallery.
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Dodge Durango vs. Ford Explorer and Honda Pilot: Nine-Row Comparison Test
Too Cool for School: Three SUVs that do the job of a minivan without jeopardizing your hipster status. When it comes to automotive function, it?s hard to beat the minivan. But, aside from a fussy two-year old, few things shout ?Mommy!? quite as loudly. Minivans are about parenting, and moms and dads?as any teenager can [...]
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No Saab At The Frankfurt Auto Show ? Who Cares? But Wait ?.
?Frankfurt in September, a city full of car crazy people from all over Europe, but no Saab at the IAA. However, few will notice it. ? So far, so true. Saabsunited reports that Saab will NOT have a booth at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Which is a good thing, because the cost saved for [...]
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For $8,000, riding the storm out [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
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Dodge Durango vs. Ford Explorer and Honda Pilot: Nine-Row Comparison Test
Too Cool for School: Three SUVs that do the job of a minivan without jeopardizing your hipster status. When it comes to automotive function, it?s hard to beat the minivan. But, aside from a fussy two-year old, few things shout ?Mommy!? quite as loudly. Minivans are about parenting, and moms and dads?as any teenager can [...]
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Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel Concept: Carbon Fiber, a Spoiler, and Badges Courtesy of the Reigning F1 Champ
Infiniti mines the design talent of reigning F1 champ Sebastian Vettel for this ?concept.? Last week we stumbled across a video that showed Infiniti-sponsored Red Bull Racing F1 driver Sebastian Vettel consulting on a special-edition FX crossover, and now comes a single image of the result. The white FX concept you see here will be [...]
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2013 Nissan Altima Spy Photos: Nissan?s Next Family Sedan is On the Horizon
This new mid-size Nissan should appear by the end of next year. Among the recent whirlwind of mid-size sedan updates?including the 2012 Toyota Camry and the forthcoming 2013 Chevrolet Malibu?you might have forgotten about one of the group?s elders, the Nissan Altima. Right on cue, then, arrives this heavily camo?d prototype of the next-generation model, [...]
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Monday 29 August 2011
2012 Hyundai Veloster to start at $18,160
On sale next month, the 2012 Hyundai Veloster will open at $18,160 when fitted with the standard six-speed manual transmission and $19,310 for cars with the optional six-speed EcoShift Dual Clutch automatic with paddle shifters.
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Man tazed after calling cops on self for parking violation
This is one of those stories that is just too good to be true - pure comedic gold.
Source: http://feeds.leftlanenews.com/click.phdo?i=72b83d88f87cf8c4f16ac57ff373d450
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A Ride in the Hyper-Exotic, U.S.-bound Pagani Huayra
When Horacio Pagani migrated to Italy from his native Argentina, he lived in a tent with a bicycle for transportation. Two months later, he landed a job in Sant’Agata Bolognese as a junior mechanic at Lamborghini. Three decades later, he was standing in a ritzy hotel parking lot in Monterey, California, still wearing the boyish [...]
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Bentley Continental GTC Official Photos and Info: Pretty, Pricey, and Predictable
Bentley?s newest product is pretty, pricey, and predictable. Bentley played it safe with the 2011 update of its ?entry-level? cash cow, the 2012 Continental GT, very subtly refining its exterior, massaging the prodigious twin-turbo W-12 engine, and shaving weight from certain components, but leaving the car?s aristocratic attitude intact. Thus the tone was set for [...]
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Analysts cut short-term sales predictions ? again
With the economy looking bleak and little hope on the horizon, analysts revise their projections yet again.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Official Photos and Info: A New V8 for the Most Powerful SLK Ever
A new V8 for the most powerful SLK ever. The third-generation Mercedes-Benz SLK-class just went on sale, and it offers a more dynamically and aesthetically satisfying experience than ever before. There?s no better way, though, to crank those attributes up than to pass the new model to the AMG werks. Keep Reading: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 [...]
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2011 Belgian Grand Prix was a hard day at the Spa [spoilers]
Filed under: Motorsports, Europe
Everyone deserves a little break once in a while. But once that vacation is over, it's time to get back to work.
For the Formula One circus, that break took the better part of a month, giving the drivers and their teams some much-needed R&R from the Hungarian Grand Prix that served as the eleventh of nineteen rounds the last weekend in July until this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
Now that they're back in business, it was back to the thrilling season that's unfolded so far and into the home stretch for the last two rounds in Europe before the show hits the road to races overseas. Follow the jump to find out how the race at Belgium's indispensable Spa-Francorchamps circuit went down.
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Nascar driver loses license for 128 mph romp in Lexus LFA
Kyle Bush is facing the music for doing 128 mph in a 45 mph zone.
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Sunday 28 August 2011
Kia Sport Sedan Concept-Frankfurt Auto Show preview
Offering a look at the kind of design language that will shape vehicles in its lineup of tomorrow, Kia has released images of a sophisticated new four-door concept vehicle that it will unveil at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
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Jeep Tricks: Wrangler Gets Five New Colors, Adds Special Edition Mopar Renegade, And Goes Back to Camp Jeep
The big news for Jeep?s iconic Wrangler this fall is the welcome installation Chrysler?s prolific Pentastar V-6?along with upgraded transmissions?but there is more coming for 2012, including some wacky new hues. According to Tony Petit, chief engineer for the Wrangler and Liberty, a total of five new colors will be phased in between now and [...]
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Photo of horrific ironic damage from Hurricane Irene in Brooklyn [Hurricane Irene]
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Euro-Only 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid Revealed, Four-Cylinder and Electric Motor Combine for 245 hp
Audi showed off a seemingly production-ready A8 hybrid ?concept? at last year?s Geneva auto show, and now it has announced the production specs for the big Euro-market sedan. The A8 hybrid?s dirty bits are nearly identical to those of the concept, meaning the car will combine a 211-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four with a 54-hp electric [...]
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Subaru Names Future Sports Car ?BRZ,? Production to Begin Next Spring
Subaru has named its upcoming rear-drive sports car the BRZ?the company says it stands for ?Boxer engine, Rear-wheel drive, and Zenith??and announced that production will start in the spring of 2012. The car, of course, was created in collaboration with Toyota, who will release it here under the Scion banner. Subaru will bring a technology [...]
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Renault reveals one-off Wind Gordini by Gibson concept
Renault and Gibson (of guitar fame) team up to create a one-off car and five one-off guitars.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG - Frankfurt Auto Show preview
Last month, Mercedes-Benz offered a first look at the new AMG 5.5-liter V8 that will become a staple of its performance cars.
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Saturday 27 August 2011
Betting On Tesla, Hurricane Irene Strikes, Saab Bankrupt: Car News Headlines
If you're in the path of Hurricane Irene, you need to prepare. Now. Stay safe. [TheCarConnection] Saab is at bankruptcy's door, again. Will this trip through court be its last? [TheCarConnection] Betting against Tesla's Elon Musk? The Wall Street Journal's Dan Neil is, and he's hoping to lose. [GreenCarReports] Which car is the most American, by...
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