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GM: Soon, Detroit will earn its nickname as the Motor City

What's in a name, anyway? Detroit has been known as the Motor City for longer than this blogger has been alive, but is that moniker actually a misnomer? Well, that depends... are you the type that believes motors are driven by electricity and engines by something else? How does one explain motorcycles, then? Tony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevrolet Volt, is ready to make the distinction between the engine and motor, as you can see from his latest posting to GM's FastLane Blog. Soon, though, the nomenclature will be ... Read more →

Dequindre Cut - Travel The Motor City on a bike path Jeremy Korzeniewski

Residents in and around Detroit have a new bike and walking path to enjoy, and it's reportedly only the beginning of a much broader plan to introduce a network of green pathways that will one day ...

At Witz' End: Detroit Auto Show: Reality Check - Part II Gary Witzenburg

In my first column reality checking the Detroit Auto Show, some of you questioned my assertion that even Toyota's relatively high-volume hybrids are probably not profitable. Of course, Toyota has ...

At Witz' End: Detroit Auto Show: Reality Check - Part I Gary Witzenburg

This year's Detroit North American International Auto Show (aka NAIAS) was easily the greenest ever, greener even than the evergreen Los Angeles show two months earlier. Several automakers (most ...

VIDEO: Henrik Fisker talks about the Karma Sam Abuelsamid

Following the unveiling of the production version of the Fisker Karma and the Karma Sunset concept, Henrik Fisker sat down to talk about the car company he has launched. We now have confirmation ...

Detroit 2009: Johnson Controls shows off re3 concept 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Johnson Controls is a name familiar to many in the automotive world as a Tier 1 supplier of parts - usually interior bits like seats and electronic gadgetry - to automakers all over the world. In an effort to show off some of the company's latest bits and pieces, a complete concept car called ...

ABG Quick Drive: Ford Focus EV mule [w/VIDEO] 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

As Ford was getting ready to make its big announcement this week in Detroit that it would build and sell a battery electric car beginning in 2011, I got a call asking if I'd like to come down and drive one of the development "mules." Being loathe to reject such opportunities, we immediately ...

Detroit 2009: Top ten green cars of the show 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

After three days of running around Cobo Hall snapping photos, asking questions and banging out posts, it's time for a review of what we thought were the top green cars of the show. The financial meltdown of the last few months meant that a number of automakers took a pass on this year's show. For ...

Detroit 2009: Tesla CEO drops a few more hints on the Model S 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

During his keynote speech to the Society of Automotive Analysts Outlook conference in Detroit this morning, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also dropped a few hints about the Model S. Most of the work on the Model S is on hold until Tesla gets its house in better financial shape, but some continues. During the ...

Detroit 2009: All Fords to eventually get auto start stop 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Automatic start-stop systems are becoming increasingly common in Europe where many non-hybrid cars are equipped with the relatively inexpensive systems that shut down the engine to prevent idling. However, here in the US, only hybrids have that capability. At an event with some Ford executives ...

Detroit 2009: Concept C, the smallest Lincoln ever 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Prior to the holidays, Ford invited members of the media to Dearborn to see many of the products that would be debuting at the Detroit Auto Show this week including the new Taurus, GT500 and Lincoln MKT. However, they kept a few things back to surprise us at the Show. Among those were the Focus ...

Detroit 2009: Audi introduces 39 mpg Sportback concept [w/VIDEO] 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Audi took the wraps off a new concept in Detroit that presages the upcoming A7 coupe/sedan that will be joining the lineup in the next year or so. The Sportback concept is a low slung four door in the manner of cars like the Mercedes CLS and is sized similarly to the existing A6 sedan. Besides ...

Detroit 2009: next-gen 2010 Toyota Prius will get 50 mpg 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The 2010 Prius debuted today in Detroit and, well, it's a new Prius. But it's also a little bit more in a lot of little ways. First, if all you care about is mileage, the number you need to know is a combined rating of 50 mpg, based on Toyota's own internal testing. That bump in MPGs (up from ...

Detroit 2009: A3 TDI coming to US Audi dealers late this year 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

With the Q7 TDI showing up at US Audi dealerships in the next few weeks, Audi has revealed the next step in its North American diesel onslaught. The A3 TDI has been rumored to come to America since last fall's Audi Mileage Marathon, and now we know this is indeed happening. The A3 is based on ...

Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj [w/VIDEO] 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Cadillac just took the wraps off a new concept based on the Chevy Volt's "Voltec" drivetrain (that's a new moniker, by the way). The angular coupe is called the Converj and it is drop-dead gorgeous. With styling that is instantly recognizable as Cadillac, Bob Lutz told us at the press conference ...

Detroit 2009: Ford ready to electrify the masses with EV car in 2012 [w/VIDEO] 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford is betting that efficiency will be paramount in the long term. The new Fusion Hybrid? That's the tip of the iceberg. Today in Cobo Arena, the Ford execu-quartet of product chief Derrick Kuzak, CEO Alan Mulally, President of the Americas Mark Fields, and Bill Ford presented the green roadmap ...

Detroit 2009: Crosshairs on a Europa make a Dodge Circuit EV 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

As suspected from some recent spy photos Chrysler's ENVI group has continued to work on the car that first appeared last fall as the DodgeEV. The car that was nothing more than a Lotus Europa with an electric powertrain and Dodge badges now at least looks kind of like it belongs in a Dodge ...

Detroit 2009: Mercedes Benz unveils the concept BlueZero 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

At an off-site reception held tonight ahead of tomorrow's opening of the Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz showed off its new Concept BlueZero. The car is both an example of clean technology and a preview of the styling for the next generation Mercedes B-Class. Like the current A and B class ...

Detroit 2009: Chrysler adds Jeep Patriot EV to its ER-EV lineup 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Chrysler has added a fourth member to its family of prospective electric and extended range electric vehicles. The Jeep Patriot EV may be actually be the most viable member based on its relatively compact size. Like the larger Wrangler and Chrysler Town and Country, the Patriot uses electric ...

Detroit 2009: Toyota's iQ based FT-EV concept to hit production in 2012 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

In addition to the new third generation Prius and its sibling the Lexus HS250h, Toyota will be showing a battery electric concept here in Detroit called the FT-EV. As previously suspected, the car is based on Toyota's new iQ mini-car. Prior to the opening of the show, Toyota sent out a press ...

Mystery GEM based EV spotted being prepared for Detroit show 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's now less than 24 hours until the first press conferences begin at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and we'll be there in full force with Sebastian and myself joining a contingent of the Autoblog team at Cobo Hall. However, just like kids waiting to open their ...

Detroit preview: Cadillac SRX is direct injected but not flex-fuel 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Next week at the Detroit Auto Show Cadillac will be taking the wraps off an all-new version of the SRX crossover. The SRX is getting smaller and moving to a new platform that is mix of the Epsilon II car platform and the Theta CUV. For 2010, the SRX will have two engines available, a 300 hp ...

At Witz' End: Other Views on Detroit 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

"I hope GM goes bankrupt," said the young California man in the Japanese restaurant. Really? Why? "Because I hate the UAW," he responded, ignorantly equating America's largest automaker to its most powerful union. I guess, like so many Americans, he was unaware, or didn't care, that hundreds of ...

Fisker set to debut new Karma S "Sunset" concept in Detroit 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Something new from Fisker? Color us intrigued, especially after taking a gander at the lone teaser shot that's been released. We already know that the production version of the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan will be debuting at the Detroit Auto Show, and now word comes that the budding automaker ...

2010 Chevrolet Equinox; direct injected with 30 mpg! 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

If General Motors is still with us for the 2010 model year, the Chevrolet Equinox will be getting a thorough makeover particularly in the engine compartment. The new Equinox gets an all-new look in keeping with other recent Chevrolets including the obligatory dual-port grille. Dimensionally, ...

Cadillac Volt rumors resurface; headed to Detroit? 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors could be working on a new Cadillac-branded Volt concept that would debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Last year in Detroit, the automaker set the precedent for a range-extended Caddy when it rolled out the Provoq concept, which featured a E-Flex drivetrain layout similar ...

Battery start-up Sakti3 Inc bets on Detroit, might have new battery breakthrough 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Although some folks in Washington act as though they could care less about the future of the home of the country's domestic automakers, at least one lithium battery start-up company has laid down a hefty bet on Detroit. Sakti3 Inc. was founded last year by University of Michigan professor, Ann ...

Detroit church turns Sunday into SUVday with prayer for auto industry 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In some parts of the world, it's normal to take along saints or other holy images for a Procession to ask for rain, a good crop or other benefit. A similar idea caught the minds of people at Detroit's Greater Grace Church, where the pastor made a symbolic move on SUVday Sunday to pray for the ...

Detroit Preview: Honda releases official pic of production Insight 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The new Honda Insight will be making its world debut in production form at the Detroit Auto Show next month without a press conference. The first official photo of the production model came out this morning and it should come as a surprise to no one that it looks almost identical to the concept ...

Detroit Preview: Fisker Karma coming in production form 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

With so many automakers canceling plans to appear at the Detroit Auto Show next month, it opens up opportunities for smaller companies to get more attention. One of those hoping for attention is Fisker, which will show the "production" version of the Karma. We first saw the Karma styling buck ...

BYD moves up at NAIAS 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Things are looking up for Chinese automakers at the Detroit Auto Show this January, literally. Once relegated to the dark trenches of Cobo Hall's basement, the recent departure of so many Auto Show stalwarts has opened up enough room in the main auditorium that automakers like BYD now get to ...

Chevy Volt production will add 550 new jobs in Detroit, says GM 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors made its case to a Detroit City Council committee on Wednesday in a bid to get some property tax brakes for its Hamtramck assembly plant. The Poletown plant is where General Motor is planning to build the Chevrolet Volt beginning in late 2010 and GM told the council that the new ...

Michigan grad designs and builds Homeless Utility Vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the Homeless Utility Vehicle Before moving out West, I lived near Detroit -- the car capitol of the United States for sure, but also home to many people without homes. Stephen M. Mills surely noticed this issue as well as he attended the University of Michigan in Ann ...

Ricardo announces Battery Systems Development Center in Detroit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There is much more to building complete battery packs for electric cars and hybrids than most people think about. Sure, cells are available - they are powering the laptop that this story is being written on. Just ask Tesla about taking a few thousand of those batteries and turning them into a unit ...

Autoblog Green Podcast #17 - Coskata Energy's Bill Roe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're in Detroit now, but Sebastian and Sam took some time to chat about a few things before leaving for the show. Rick Wagoner's CES keynote was historic, as was the appearance of the Cadillac Provoq at that show. Coming up at Detroit we'll bring you details on all of the alternative and ...

Is Silicon Valley the Detroit of electric cars? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

San Jose Mercury News asked an interesting question in a recent article: "Silicon Valley is already the capital of the world's high-tech industry. Is it also becoming the Detroit of the electric car industry?" The San Jose Mercury News article includes an interview with Shai Agassi of Project ...

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