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LA 2009: First Fisker Karmas now expected to hit showrooms in Sept. 2010

Henrik Fisker provided an update on his eponymous car company here in LA today. No one but the hopelessly naive will be surprised to learn that production Karma's will not be hitting customers hands by the end of this month (as once promised). For a company that was only founded two years ago, to get an all-new design engineered and produced in 18 months is a near impossibility. The new target for the for the Karma sedan to hit dealers in the U.S. is September of 2010. Fisker has lined up 42 dealers in the U.S. to sell and service the ... Read more →

LA 2009: BMW prices the ActiveHybrid 7, starting at $103,125

Hybrids have always demanded an extra price over their competitors, but that is especially true when we get into the premium segment. Whether it's the Lexus LS600h or the Cadillac Escalade hybrid, ...

LA 2009: Audi A3 TDI named 2010 Green Car of the Year in diesel repeat

At the LA Auto Show this morning, Audi's A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year's winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Even thought three hybrids ...

LA 2009: Bob Lutz keynote: "The automobile industry simply can no longer rely on oil"

The news from Bob Lutz's opening keynote address for the LA Auto Show was that GM would be working with some California utilities to test a fleet of 100 Volts. But there was a lot more delivered ...

LA 2009: Audi e-tron, orange you terribly sad it was repainted

We weren't exactly electrified by Audi's e-tron concept when it debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in blazing red paint this past September, but we did like the color. So, when the e-tron ...

LA 2009: 2011 Ford Fiesta unveiled by agents of the Movement 7 hours ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing about the 2011 Ford Fiesta for so long that it's hard to imagine that the U.S. version of the car was just officially unveiled today. We gave you all of the official details and photos late last night, but we can now give you our first live impressions of the North ...

LA 2009: The World's Most Expensive Tesla Roadster 7 hours ago on Autoblog Green

A Roadster doesn't come with Tesla logos on the headrests, but the folks at Al and Ed's Autosound in West Hollywood will gladly stitch the image into your special Lamborghini leather for you with yellow thread if you ask. This particular customization bit is just one of an amazing number of ...

LA 2009: Mitsubishi unveils Geek Squad i-MiEV, brings PX-MiEV to U.S. 19 hours ago on Autoblog Green

While Mitsubishi didn't unveil any new vehicles at the LA Auto Show today, company president Osamu Masuko did announce the latest step in MMC's plan to bring plug-in vehicles to North America. The vehicle – well, one of them – is an all-electric i-MiEV plastered with Best Buy's Geek ...

LA 2009: Honda's P-NUT cracked open for all to see 21 hours ago on Autoblog Green

Turns out, Honda's P-NUT is not some sort of twist on the UX-3 unicycle thing we saw in Japan recently. Instead, the concept vehicle is a three-seat thing enclosed in lots of glass and angular shapes. Honda says the P-NUT is ready for one of three possible powertrains: an efficient gas engine, a ...

LA 2009: Mazda unveils North American spec Mazda2 23 hours ago on Autoblog Green

The 2011 Ford Fiesta may have been the big B-segment reveal last night, but Mazda has finally decided to bring its own compact runabout to North America, and it's based on the same architecture as it Blue Oval sibling. Originally launched in Europe, Japan, and Australia a couple of years ago, ...



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