Recent Comments:
European truckers on strike because of high fuel prices {Autoblog Green}
Jun 10th 2008 6:07AM Interesting times these we’re living. This morning there wasn’t any fish and vegetables in the market, pumps are drying.
Where did I put that Mad Max movie....
New Chevy Captiva diesel CUV gets 32.2mpg combined! {Autoblog Green}
May 17th 2008 4:35AM Although Diesel Engines market share climbed to record levels smog precursors have been declining continuously. Regular inspections to vehicle are mandatory in Europe.
http://reports.eea.europa.eu/topic_report_2003_4/en/Topic_4_2003_web.pdf
They test brakes, lights, suspension, emissions, etc. You may loose ability to drive your vehicle if you repeatedly fail these tests.
Geneva '08 Preview: BMW to show diesel-hybrid X5 concept {Autoblog Green}
Feb 21st 2008 6:47PM AFAIK it gets 43Mpg.
Bob Lutz: First-gen Volt might cost $40,000 {Autoblog Green}
Jan 26th 2008 5:15PM
What's happening to the USA!! Have you lost confidence on yourself? Where is the country that putted a man on the moon? Relax, an Audi A4 (2.0 TDI) sells for around 50k Euros, that’s around 70k dollars and the roads are full of them here in Europe, and we have a lower average income than you in the US. If GM really gets the Volt right it could be a game changer.
Popular Mechanics: "Hybrids, beware of diesels" {Autoblog Green}
Dec 28th 2007 2:48PM Mike Z,
The start/stop feature in a modern diesel is not an issue, maybe it requires a bigger battery. For example, the BMWs 120d 320d already have that function as a standard and they are very popular in Europe.
Corvette's chief engineer: CAFE will make muscle cars an "endangered species" {Autoblog Green}
Dec 20th 2007 3:56PM You do not need to retreat too much. For example: BMW 335d with 282hp, 580Nm of torque, 6s 0-62mph and still get near 40mpg. What do you want more?!!
Yes I know... a Tesla. But it's almost twice the price
GM takes Friedman from New York Times to task - CORRECTION {Autoblog}
Jun 4th 2006 3:12AM Strangely GM has very nice, fast and efficient cars in Europe, averaging 45/50 Mpg or more. They use mainly diesel engines that represent in some EU states 85% of car sales. In Europe gas cars are becoming very rare, the makers reserved gas engines for the top end of the market (Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, etc. ), or for the very low end ( Toyota Yaris, Fiat Punto, etc.)
