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LA 2009: Audi e-tron hits the street

While we were spending our time inside the LA Convention Center this week ogling the orange Audi e-tron, Autospies' Agent 001 wandered outside and snapped some pics of the red version of this powerful all-electric sports car on a nearby street. While the car itself is nothing new, this does give us some idea of what to expect when a production version e-tron arrives, supposedly sometime in 2012. The 3319 lb-ft of torque (well...) don't get to show off while the car is stationary, but at least it's clear this car can attract attention, even ... Read more →

LA 2009: CMT-380 packs microturbine, li-ion battery into a matte black package Sebastian Blanco

The CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show. After working on the car for four years, inventor Richard Hilleman was the man of the hour as he fielded questions about his unusual ...

LA 2009: Faurecia ready to clean and trim up next-gen vehicles Sebastian Blanco

How cool can a driver's seat headrest be? How about cool enough to charge your iPod while you drive? Or maybe the real cool feature is that a new, thinner headrest could, along with other ...

LA 2009: The plug-in Prius makes its North American debut Frank Filipponio

Toyota rather unceremoniously parked their plug-in Prius at its North American market debut during the LA Auto Show, while their new Sienna minivan got a royal welcome at its coming out party. At ...

LA 2009: Mitsubishi will bring an EV to U.S. in 2011, but it might not be the i-MiEV Sebastian Blanco

Here's a line from Mitsubishi's press release dated April 9, 2009: Ending months of heightening speculation, Mitsubishi Motors North America President and CEO Shinichi Kurihara confirmed the i ...

LA 2009: First Fisker Karmas now expected to hit showrooms in Sept. 2010 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

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, ...

LA 2009: BMW prices the ActiveHybrid 7, starting at $103,125 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

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, it seems automakers are averse to subsidizing the addition of electrically enhanced drivetrains. ...

LA 2009: Audi A3 TDI named 2010 Green Car of the Year in diesel repeat 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 made this year's list of finalists, the A3's win marks the second year in a row that a TDI diesel car ...

LA 2009: Bob Lutz keynote: "The automobile industry simply can no longer rely on oil" 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 in that speech and, in the best Lutz-ian tradition, the message was clear and simple: the Volt is ...

LA 2009: Audi e-tron, orange you terribly sad it was repainted 2 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 reappeared at the LA Auto Show this week wearing orange... bummer. As a refresh, the e-tron concept uses ...

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