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Obama calls for spending $2 billion in oil lease revenues on clean vehicles
President Obama wants to know how many clean cars $2 billion can buy. In an announcement expected later today, the…
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How nasty, foot-long “wandering meatloaf” snails could improve car batteries
“Slow” and “ugly” are words used to describe some hybrid cars and, coincidentally, the gumboot chiton. Soon the two may…
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Toyota: solid-state batteries coming in 2020, 3-4 times better than li-ion
Toyota has never been a big fan of lithium ion batteries, and has a plan in place to replace them…
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Hydrogen-powered Aston Martin Rapide ready to race in 2013
The Geneva Motor Show and upcoming Nürburgring 24 Hours will be a showcase for Aston Martin to honor its history…
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Autoblog Podcast #325
Twin-turbo Cadillac CTS, 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Henrik Fisker resigns, Judge calls speed cameras a scam, the cars of Fast &…
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Hydrogen-powered Aston Martin Rapide S headed to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring
Aston Martin has announced it will both debut and campaign a hydrogen-powered Rapide S at this year’s ADAC Zurich 24…
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Discovery of rare earth metals in ocean mud could help Japan
There might be a crack in China’s domination of rare earth metals – a mud-filled crack, thanks to a discovery…
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Volvo testing F1-style KERS system, cites 25% fuel economy bump [w/video]
Volvo has been experimenting with flywheel propulsion systems since the eighties, but only recently has technology caught up with the…
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E85 plug-in hybrid Chevy Malibu powers Penn State to second year EcoCar 2 win [w/video]
Decked out in enough stickers to make a NASCAR driver jealous, the cars in the EcoCar 2 competition finished year…
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XL Hybrids, Knapheide will offer aftermarket systems for commercial fleets
Hybrid electric vehicles are gaining appeal for fleets of all types as more models make it to showrooms bearing a…
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