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Small piece of history: 1936 Mercedes 260D, the first successful diesel passenger car

1936 Mercedes 260D - Click on image for full high-resolution gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/1936_Mercedes_260D_Was_First_Successful_Diesel_Passenger_Car'; Rudolf Diesel filed the patent for his signature engine in 1893. However, its installation in a passenger car didn't occur until 1933, when Citroën installed a diesel engine into a Rosalie bay, although this car was never authorized to run on roads. Not until 1936, when Mercedes showed off the 260D, can we talk about the first successful diesel car on the road. Based on ... Read more →

Opel planning a new minicar for Europe, looking for development partner Xavier Navarro

According to Alain Visser, Opel's head of sales and marketing, Opel needs a minicar to compete. However, developing a new minicar is a huge expense, and even though Opel has set aside €250 ...

eKRAD developing eQUAD [w/VIDEO] Domenick Yoney

While we await word of when production will begin of their electric supermoto (their website says late 2009) the folks who cooked up the eKRAD have been keeping busy with another possible ...

Volkswagen installs larger CNG tank in the Touran TSI EcoFuel, extends range to 444 miles Xavier Navarro

The VW Touran TSI EcoFuel MPV is getting an additional compressed natural gas (CNG) tank that significantly improves the car's range. A new tank placed under the trunk increases the total CNG ...

Porsche goes green with an all-new paintshop Xavier Navarro

Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart will soon have a new paint-shop that, according to the company, is going to be one of the most environment-friendly in the world. The facility will be opened in ...

Ford of Germany offers retrofit diesel particulate filters for just €133.33 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Ford S-Max - Click on image for high-res gallery Ford has launched a campaign to retrofit diesel vehicles in Germany with diesel particulate filters (DPF) for a very attractive price: just €133.33 (plus installation and 19 percent VAT). This measure complements the German Federal ...

VIDEO: Developing the E-Wolf e1 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The development of the E-Wolf e1 - Click above to watch the video after the jump Together with the introduction of the E-Wolf e1 during the Frankfurt Motor Show, E-Wolf released a video about the development of the unusual vehicle. The video explains how the car was developed to present the ...

Sales of natural gas powered cars increase in Germany 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the general economic downturn – felt in Germany as much as anywhere else – sales in Germany of natural gas (CNG) powered cars increased by 14 percent this year. Specifically, the increase saw 6,561 more CNG vehicles sold this year so far, adding about 80,000 CNG vehicles to ...

Austrian hyper-miler beats his own record when driving a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive to 100 mpg 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Last May, Austrian Gerhard Plattner took a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive and drove it from the factory where it was built, in Martorell (near Barcelona), Spain, and drove it a distance of 970.6 miles using just 2.9 liters of fuel per 100 km. This comes to 81.1 mpg (U.S.), an impressive figure. But, since ...

Want an electric Trabant? It's already here 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

While we were enjoying the look of the updated and all-electric Trabant nT concept that made its debut in Frankfurt, reader Nikki made sure we knew that an electric Trabant is already here. As we can see in the before and after pics, the car looks wonderful (if you, like us, are a fan of the ...

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