Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
The 2009 Tokyo Auto Show is coming later this month and were getting you ready for the new concepts and innovations that will be there. Like the Mazda Kiyora, which has not been seen since the 2008 Paris Auto Show . It's now sporting an eco-friendly transmission and the classic ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
What is it ?: Sporty Nissan midsize coupe and sedan, with hybrid available in sedan only The basics : Always slightly sportier and more stylish than the competition, the low-volume hybrid lets you have it all. Price : $19,900-$29,600 On sale : October 5th Nissan has made some changes to ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Mitsubishi , still scrambling to catch up to its rivals in the race for clean power-train technology, will be introducing the PX-MiEV hybrid crossover concept-car at next month's Tokyo auto-show . Like all Mistubishi's show cars this year, the PX-MiEV is derived from the production i-MiEV electric vehicle scheduled to ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
On September 25, 2009, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 team from Ohio State University, broke the landspeed record for a hydrogen vehicle in their hydrogen fuel cell powered Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2 vehicle. In two consecutive runs in opposite directions, they achieved an average speed of over 300 mph over ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
() We're back on schedule with our favorite end-of-month activity, logging the most popular posts of the last month-or-so on AllAboutPrius.com. Autumn is here (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), and we've got a fresh crop of favorites. We only held over two of August's most popular ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
After weeks of speculation about the fate of Vectrix Corporation, a premiere brand of electric scooters, "Vectrix has filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code", and Vectrix's "assets will be sold pursuant to a sales and procedures order that is anticipated to ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
() First let me say I really like the design of the Flex. It does have a presence in the streets. It is much better looking than any minivan available in the US. And it's not an SUV. It is big but has a friendliness to it. The car ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Toyota has issued a safety advisory which will be followed by a recall regarding the all weather floors mats of many models dating back to 2004. The company will begin sending formal safety campaign notices next week and is working to solve the problem, but strongly urges driver's of all affected ...
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
The folks over at Mopar Muscle Magazine have had in their possession a 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T for several months and while they have enjoyed the Challenger thoroughly one thing notably missing is a healthier sounding exhaust. Already agreeing the exhaust note is just a little to quiet for them, ...
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Australia will begin production on it's first locally produced hybrid vehicle ever as they kick off the pilot production of the Toyota Camry Hybrid at the automaker's assembly plant in Melbourne. Toyota will begin with a pilot production of the vehicle in Melbourne as a way to test the process, ...
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