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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 →

Back in time: a gallery of BMW's electric car prototypes through the years Xavier Navarro

Historic BMW Electric Vehicles - Click for high-res image gallery Although the closest thing you can get to an electric car at BMW these days is one with Start & Stop technology, a hybrid (in ...

A bit of history: Fiat 147, the first mass-produced ethanol car Xavier Navarro

Today, ethanol is not the most favored solution to oil dependency, but it was not always so frowned upon. Here's a car that deserves a place in the history of ethanol's growth. A Brazilian friend of ...

Edison's Electric Model T came alive in Young Indiana Jones Lascelles Linton

A new Indiana Jones movie is coming to theaters this May. New episodes of the short-lived Young Indiana Jones TV series were released on DVD recently. I caught an episode on the History Channel ...

U.S. gas rationing 65 years ago ... and you are there Art Vatsky

Imagine a classic radio announcer's voice in a static-filled newscast. He says: "Ladies and Gentleman: I am standing at a Washington, DC gas station. You can see the cars lining up. Due primarily to a ...

Remembering Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was a full-time Alt Fuel technology consultant/researcher back in the 1990s. Among my fellow wizards, the PNGV was a big deal. We attended conferences every year or so and watched the Big 3, with federal funding, develop hybrid cars that could meet an 80 MPG target number. They were getting close. ...

Videos, Petersen Auto Museum tour 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This video is a tour of the Peterson Auto Museum's Alternative Fuels exhibit from G4's Attack of the Show. Turbine car, steam car, hybrids, plug-ins and much more. Below the fold is another video tour of the museum. That includes video of an electric car from 1897, nuclear powered car and other ...

Ralph Nader - The Early Years 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

UPI/Bettman Archive Photo To most of ABG readers, Ralph Nader was the third party candidate that ran for president in 2000 and helped seal the election for Republican candidate George W. Bush. But long ago, in 1959 as a matter of fact, Ralph Nader was a small voice in opposition to the ...

Automotive History: How did we get here, and where will we go? (Part 1) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Four out of five automotive experts agree: We must do something to stop impacting our environment due to our driving habits. (Alright, fine, I made that statistic up.) What they disagree about is how to do it. I thought that sharing some history about how we got to the point we are at might interest ...


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