Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Marketing/Advertising
McLaren MP4-12C – Click above for an image gallery
How many low-production exotic supercars have we had to gaze at longingly from across the ocean? The prohibitively high cost of homologation for the U.S. market has kept more than a few niche automakers away. Even the mighty McLaren F1 had to be brought in through loopholes, with considerable delays, costs and modifications. But the newSource: Autoblog RSS Feed
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, USA, Racing
Its been a mixed year for the A123-sponsored Killacycle crew. On one hand, they’ve been involved with bringing an electric delivery truck to market and that’s cool. On the racing hand, well, there hasn’t been much to report. Although entered in the TTXGP, they were a disappointing no-show. An expected assault on a land speed record also didn’t materialize. Even their racing bread and butter, the record-owning quarter-mile dragSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Green Daily, USA
2010 Nissan Leaf EV – Click above for hi-res image gallery
Starting next spring, Nissan plans to begin taking orders of its upcoming Leaf electric vehicle. By the time the first car is ready to be delivered to a paying customer in the fall, the Japanese automaker expects to have taken some 20,000 initial reservations – well over the 5,000 Leafs Nissan has committed to lease in 2010. In other words, if you really want one, youSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed
Yesterday, Toyota announced a recall of up to 3.8 million cars, its biggest domestic recall ever. The company is replacing floor mats, which may cause accelerators to stick. BusinessWeek details the recall’s impact on Toyota:
…the news could have been worse for Toyota Motor Corp. The problem can be fixed with relative ease by exchanging floor mats, when some recalls involve taking apart cars. Analysts said Wednesday the flaw is unlikely to exact a great toll on Toyota’sSource: Business Pundit RSS Feed
Filed under: Mazda, Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda Kiyora Concept set to debut at the Tokyo Motor Show – Click above for high-res image gallery
Mazda just dumped a bunch of info about their next generation clean engines that will be officially unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, and we have two words for you: direct and diesel. Along with its next-gen ‘Mazda SKY Drive’ high-efficiency automatic transmissions, visitors to the at 41st Tokyo Motor Show will get to see theSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed
By David Ponce
This seems to have been around since 2008, but it’s only now making the rounds on the blogs, so we thought to let y’all know about it too. The video we’ve embedded after the jump shows a creation by Japanese artist Mio I-zawa. It’s a rubber (or latex, we’re not sure) bladder shaped and painted to look like a tumor. It’s connected to a series of motors and pneumatic actuators, and the whole apparatus is controlled by a piece of software on the PC to which its Source: OhGizmo! RSS Feed
Filed under: EV/Plug-in
e-Zone Electric Vehicle – Click above to enlarge
Korean automaker CT&T, makers of the unusually-shaped e-zone neighborhood electric vehicle, intends to open two production, assembly and distribution facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, according to an announcement from Gov. Edward Rendell last week. The good news for the state is that there will be 400 new jobs created. CT&T will use something called the Regional Assembly And Sales (RAS) system toSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed
By Chris Scott Barr
Earlier this year, we gave you a look at the Peek, and then its successor, the Peek Pronto. The device is great if you just need something to send email and update Twitter/Facebook. Of course sometimes it’s hard to justify paying $15 a month for only those features. Luckily, now you can purchase the Peek Pronto with unlimited service.
Now if you’re interested, you can purchase the device in one of two ways. First, you can buy the device for $229 and get aSource: OhGizmo! RSS Feed
Viliv X70EX hits America!
For years we’ve been drooling over these 7″ MIDs to come to the States, from their home town of South Korea. We’ve got some good news for you. Viliv X70EX, a new model from the Viliv series is now exclusively available for the North American market.
You can get Viliv X70EX on Amazon , but we have to warn you – the price ranges from $600 to $880 depending on the size of your solid state drive (16GB or 32GB), and which wirelessSource: Technopress RSS Feed
Innovative Vending Solutions, the company behind Mobil-Tee-Vending, also has a baby product vending machine.
Innovative Vending Solutions is looking for owners of our newest machine, the Baby Station. This machine is a technologically advanced vending machine that will dispense impulse baby products for parents/guardians on the go. The machine will dispense products such as diapers, bottles, pacifiers, rattles, cremes, teething gel, etc… We have many mall locations that are wantingSource: Business Opportunities Weblog RSS Feed
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