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Report: VW still planning hybrid powertrain for next-gen Beetle

While the all-new Volkswagen Beetle isn't officially scheduled to make its debut until next year's Detroit Auto Show, information has trickled down the pipeline providing hints of what we can expect. Reports suggest that the vehicle will feature a radically different design and a host of new powertrains that will likely include a hybrid setup similar to that found on the company's New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept, which debuted at last year's show in the Motor City. Though we aren't exactly certain how VW plans to apply design cues to the ... Read more →

At Witz' End - Electric vehicles: past, present and future

Six months after the NAIAS (Detroit Auto Show), I finally found my notes from some very interesting sessions there. Okay, I didn't just find them. I just now found time to review them. It's been a ...

Quick Spin: Driving an Amp Sky shows there's real potential here

What you see in the picture above is not a Saturn Sky. Well, OK, it is a Sky, but it's a Sky that has been converted to all-electric drive by Amp Electric Vehicles, a conversion company based in ...

At Witz' End - Detroit 2010: Detroit recovers, Lutz pontificates

Attending the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, my first as a journalist in 15 years, I was stunned by the excitement and optimism of the people involved and the depth and breadth of the product on display. ...

Automakers' biggest green car challenge just might be education

Regular readers can probably list a dozen differences, small and large, between the Chevrolet Volt and Toyota's plug-in Prius. But what about your more average car buyer? What do they know about ...

Detroit 2010: Toyota's 2011 plug-in Prius release date is "aggressive" target 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bill Reinert is nothing if not an outspoken promoter of the Toyota brand. When we saw him at the Detroit Auto Show, we knew we needed to say hello and find out what is up with the plug-in Prius project and other environmental issues that the automaker is working on. Reinert take a broad view of ...

Detroit 2010: Green Vehicles presents Electric Avenue with upgraded Triac 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The last time we saw the Triac from Green Vehicles, Inc., we were not exactly impressed. Perhaps we should've tried to get a ride in the new 2010 version that the company unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. While we still don't think we've got $25,000 to spend on one of these, we would like to ...

Detroit 2010: Smart USA's Jill Lajdziak says lifestyle message can boost sales 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

During the blur of the Detroit Auto Show this week, we checked in with fresh Smart USA president Jill Lajdziak to see what the boss has to say about her new job, sales of the fortwo in the U.S. and what's up with the all-electric Smart Ed. Lajdziak only recently joined up with Penske Automotive ...

Detroit 2010: Edison2's Very Light Car scoffs at Electric Avenue 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the vehicles on display in the Progressive Automotive X Prize booth at the Detroit Auto Show is the Very Light Car, an entry we hadn't seen before. Taking a similar attitude as the Rocky Mountain Institute about stripping away weight and complexity, the team behind the Very Light Car is ...

Detroit 2010: Caption Contest - What the heck are Bob Lutz and Elon Musk talking about? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Bob Lutz has been an important guy in the auto industry since before most of us were born. Elon Musk is the reason your eBay transactions go so smoothly (he was the co-creator of PayPal). Together, they don't seem to make much of a team. Well, they wouldn't make much of a match if Musk weren't ...



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