Trexa EV Platform Lets You Design Your Own Car

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I loved LEGOS back in “the day”. I would spend hours upon hours building and looking for just the right pieces to complete my architectural nightmare. Then I would always knock it down in my terrifying rendition of Godzilla, just ’cause. LEGOS are still awesome, but you can’t exactly live in a house made of [...]

Spy Photos of Lexus's Production Version LF-Ch

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Carscoop has photos of what seems to be a production model of the Lexus LF-Ch hatchback. The car made its debut at last year’s Frankfurt motor show. Lexus made it clear they would build the five-door car when Andy Pfeiffenberger, vice president of Lexus Europe, said “Let me stress you are not looking at a [...]

Scion Considering a Small Pickup Truck (Again)

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The compact pickup truck segment of the auto market has been in a weird place lately. It wasn’t so long ago that it seemed like every manufacturer was fighting over who had the most youthful, appealing, “cool” small pickup. Since the early 2000′s though, competition in the segment has dropped and stumbled, leaving only two [...]

Chevy Volt Will Sell In Low 30's and be Profitable: GM CEO

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The Chevy Volt is in many ways GM’s flagship into the future. Many people are critical of the car, saying it doesn’t go far enough on electric power. Others are critical of its cost, which—between media speculation and hints from GM execs—has ranged from below $30,000 to more than $40,000 before tax breaks. In the [...]

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Could Go Hybrid

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Think about all the cool cars in Mitsubishi’s lineup. Chances are, you could only think of one; the Lancer Evolution. Turbocharged, 300 horsepower, all-wheel drive; the perfect prescription for New England snowfall and the doldrums of conventional family sedans. It has worked for Mitsubishi for years now, and a cult of fanboys (and girls) has cropped up around this [...]

Cash For Clunkers 2.0?

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Depending on who you ask, Cash for Clunkers was either a spectacular success, or a spectacular failure. These are the facts though. Cash for Clunkers helped sell 690,000 car sales in 30 days, at the cost $3 billion to taxpayers. While overall auto sales are down in 2009 compared to 2008, December was a strong [...]

U.S. Army's New Diesel-Electric Hybrid Takes the Stage in Detroit

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide and the U.S. Army TARDEC have partnered to develop the new Clandestine Electric Reconnaissance Vehicle.

The U.S. Army proudly showed off its new Clandestine Electric Reconnaissance Vehicle (CERV) at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last week, and let’s just say that on looks this diesel-electric hybrid can’t compete with eye candy like Toyota’s new FT-CH Prius concept. But, at least it gets you where you want to [...]

Hybrids Versus Muscle Cars: What Do Americans Want?

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I’m going to answer my own question and say both. It’s true. According to Kelley Blue Book’s list of most searched cars, perennial favorites the Honda Civic and Accord topped the list. The Prius came in at #8, within spitting distance of the Camaro which came in at #12. In fact, if you look at [...]