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LA 2009: Hyundai confirms turbo and hybrid for new Sonata 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

At the official introduction of the new Hyundai Sonata today at the LA Auto Show, Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik confirmed some additional details that were not in the initial press release. When the 2011 Sonata goes on sale next month the only powertrain option will be the new 198 hp ...

Ford Focus Econetic gets eco-overhaul to reach 62 mpg (U.S.) 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

While Americans get their first official taste of the U.S.-market Ford Fiesta, Europeans can feast their eyes on an even-more frugal Focus Econetic model that will go on sale early next year. With start-stop, regenerative brakes and an Eco Mode system, the new Focus gets 62 MPG (U.S.) on the ...

LA 2009: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, mass-market potential has four doors 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is finally coming Stateside and during a private event held earlier this evening ahead of the LA Auto Show, General Motors – 20 minutes after announcing the departure of Fritz Henderson as CEO – unveiled the U.S.-spec version of its Cobalt replacement and ...

LA Preview: 2011 Ford Fiesta for America revealed, hits 40 mpg 21 days ago on Autoblog Green

The Ford Fiesta has proven to be a very successful small car wherever it's sold in the world. Ford has sold 12 million Fiestas over the vehicle's lifetime and the new-for-2009 model has moved half a million units already this year in Europe and Asia. It's a smash hit in spite of the fact that ...

Hyundai tops the list as the most fuel efficient automaker in the U.S. 21 days ago on Autoblog Green

Quick – name the most fuel efficient car brand in America. Did you say Toyota? Honda? Surely, you're not alone, but incorrect all the same. In fact, the answer is none other than Hyundai, which publicly set out to nab the title just one year ago. According to the United States ...

2011 Ford Fiesta gets another early reveal 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

The Fiesta Movement, Ford's campaign to introduce the little global Fiesta car to the U.S. market, kicked off at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this year and will end this week during the LA Auto Show with, what else, a party. Oh, and the official unveiling of the 2011 North American version. We ...

Ricardo's HyBoost tries to refine ICE to emit 30-40% fewer CO2 emissions 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

While the search for alternatives to the internal combustion engine continues at labs across the world, work hasn't stopped on those traditional powerplants. Auto parts supplier Ricardo, for example, had just announced its HyBoost project, which aims to reduce the CO2 emissions of a " ...

REPORT: Ratan Tata again confirms hybrid Tata Nano 22 days ago on Autoblog Green

Once again, Tata chairman Ratan Tata has confirmed via the South Korean Maeil Business Newspaper that his company intends to launch a hybrid version of the Nano. While it's impossible to know for sure, we'd imagine that starting off with the World's Least Expensive Automobile may very well equal ...

LA 2009: Chevrolet finally unveils the U.S.-market production 40 mpg 2011 Cruze 23 days ago on Autoblog Green

More than a year after first showing us a styling buck and nearly as long since launching it overseas, GM is finally showing off the production version of Chevy Cruze for North America. Set to be shown publicly this week at the LA Auto Show, the Cruze is still a good 8-9 months away from going ...

Consumer Federation of America pushing CAFE to climb to 45 mpg by 2020 28 days ago on Autoblog Green

America's CAFE standards will climb to 35.5 mpg (42 mpg for cars, 26 mpg for light trucks) by 2016, thanks to the Obama Administration declaring not long after taking power how conflicting national and state (well, California) standards would be turned into one set or rules. But what comes after ...



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