A leaner, greener US in 2009?

January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

If the first actions (literally) of the new president elect Barack Obama are anything to go by, America’s snowball of greed, over consumption and grey-technology could begin its slow melt in 2009. The President made no bones about his favoritism for green technology (and hybrid cars being a favourite) during his campaign and if the [...]

Dec

23

MPG.. is America finally waking up?

December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Yes, perhaps a run of bad months at the pumps (although a memory only for the short term) may have been the final stage in a much bigger wakeup call. Traditionally the producers of the most thirsty cars in the marketplace (whether that market be conventional or ‘eco’) the launch of the 2010 Ford Fusion [...]

Apr

16

GM bets big on Volt and Hybrid Technology

April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The GM Volt has been in and around the motoring press for a long, long time now - the ubiquitous image of the sleek, futuristic hybrid. Part concept, part practicality; the Volt looks like forming the very foundation of General Motors attempted revival from a period of poor fortune and near-bankruptcy situations.

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Nov

27

GM price up 2008 Tahoe and Yukon hybrid SUV’s

November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“We promised to apply our most advanced technologies to vehicles that
can save the most fuel, and we are delivering on that promise with the
Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid SUVs,”
..that’s according to General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz, speaking in LA today as GM announced the price tags on its new hybrid SUV’s for 2008.

The full-size [...]