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SEMA 2009: eVARO plug-in hybrid three-wheeler debuts, returns

If the eVaro from Future Vehicles Technologies pictured above looks familiar, then perhaps you've been following the development of the Alé. A reddish orange Alé, developed by FVT when it still stood for FuelVapor Technologies, was on display at SEMA in 2006. The more things change... digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Plug_in_Hybrid_Trike_Gets_275_MPG_Does_0_60_in_5_Seconds'; Making its "debut" at SEMA this year, the eVaro was decked out as a golden squid. Then, as now, the car is one of the contenders for the ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: Meet the world's most desirable Lexus RX450h by Branew AutoblogGreen Staff

Let me be blunt: I don't like luxury crossovers. At all. It's a niche with no appeal to me whatsoever. Not a car, not a truck – just a fat sedan jacked up on stilts to woo trophy wives with ...

SEMA 2009: Progressive Automotive X-Prize Contenders Frank Filipponio

For us polar ice cap haters, we generally think of the competitors in this kind of thing as a bunch of ultra-light, tofu-fueled playthings for liberals who care more about the planet than they do ...

SEMA 2009: Wicked Chevelle isn't as fuelish as it seems Frank Filipponio

The clean exterior of this 1970 Chevelle hides a wicked little secret. If you take a look at the photo above, you'll see what we mean. The bundle of plumbing you see spilling out of the engine ...

SEMA 2009: Local Motors Rally Fighter touches down in Vegas Frank Filipponio

It looks like the open source model can work for building new cars after all. We finally managed to track down the Local Motors Rally Fighter here at SEMA, and it is even more awesome in person ...

SEMA 2009: Ford EcoBoost '34 Hot Rod rocks a V6 in style 5 days ago on Autoblog Green

Putting modern engines into new cars isn't anything new, but this '34 3-window coupe in the Ford display isn't like anything we've ever seen before. Detroit Street Rods has wedged the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 underneath the hood, making it the first rear-drive application for the twin-turbocharged ...

Vroom for everyone: Local Motors unveiling crowdsourced Rally Fighter at SEMA 11 days ago on Autoblog Green

The wild things have left the movie theaters and are headed to SEMA. Case in point, the Rally Fighter. Coming from Local Motors, which dipped into the collective wisdom of the Internet (not sure if wisdom is the right word there, but whatever) to crowdsource the design and specifications of ...

SEMA Preview: Ford stuffs 400-hp EcoBoost motor in '34 Hot Rod 12 days ago on Autoblog Green

Oh, how times are changin'. Gone are the days of stuffing a Ford Racing crate motor into any and every Blue Oval show car at SEMA. It's all about the boost now... or at least EcoBoost. As part of their "Driving Green" initiative at this year's SEMA Show, Ford will be displaying a 1934 3-Window ...

SEMA comes out against Cash For Clunkers. Again. 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Reiterating their position from last December, SEMA has issued a statement against the ever-more-likely "Cash for Clunkers" proposal. This proposal, which would give Americans a financial incentive to get rid of older vehicles in favor of new models, could give incentives of $3,000 to $5,000 to ...

SEMA comes out against cash for clunkers 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced plans to introduce legislation on the first day of the new Congressional session that would provide funds that would be used to pay people for taking old cars off the road. The "cash for clunkers" approach is intended to get older cars crushed, with ...

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone trucks 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

We are so used to huge trucks with outlandish paint jobs at SEMA, that we barely noticed these monstrosities in one corner of the upper level of the South Hall. But then we spotted the "Making Green Cool Zone" banner hanging over them and decided to take a closer look. Along with the dozen or so ...

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone bikes and products 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

SEMA surprised us a bit this year with its "Making Green Cool Zone." On display were a dozen or so cars and trucks, along with a few bikes that all had some green angle. In some cases the vehicles were modified production vehicles that had been given an aftermarket treatment to increase economy, ...

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There were a lot of crazy, over-the-top and outrageous vehicles at SEMA again this year. Some of those vehicles were boosted, blinged, airbrushed and lifted to within an inch of their lives. Crazy lift kits, fat tires, superchargers and turbos, horsepower levels of 400, 650, 750 and even well ...

SEMA 2008: biodiesel Hummer snowmobile update 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

That unholy marriage of a Hummer and a snowmobile turns out to be an Antarctic vehicle by Zero South. This biodiesel-powered truck thing has tracks instead of wheels, and is set to be piloted by the likes of Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in a South Pole expedition ...

SEMA 2008: Next Batmobile to be a smart? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Batman_Trades_in_Tumbler_for_smart_fortwo_aka_the_Toddler'; Hey, times are tough, even if you're Bruce Wayne. The downturn of the economy makes fighting crime an even more expensive nocturnal hobby than it was before. Plus, burning all of that jet fuel for ...

SEMA 2008: Mercedes shows off RENNTech Pikes Peak hybrid GLK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This year's festivities in Las Vegas mark the first year that Mercedes-Benz has participated at the SEMA Show, and it has done so in grand style with four separate GLK concepts. The one we're most interested in is the RENNTech Pikes Peak concept, which uses a novel new mild hybrid system that ...

SEMA 2008: Nissan Altima Hot Rod Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

SEMA's tuner crowd and the green culture seem at first to clash. Starting last year, though, and continuing even stronger in 2008 are green performance cars infiltrating the gas-guzzling ways of the typical SEMA show car. A prime example of this green mind meld is the Nissan Altima Hot Rod ...

SEMA 2008: Toyota Yaris Tailback runs on CNG 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has brought a really, really green concept with it to the SEMA Show that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. That first bit of green comes courtesy of a compressed natural gas conversion that allows the driver to switch from gasoline to CNG for the otherwise stock four cylinder engine ...

SEMA 2008: Volkswagen CC Eco performance concept 27/33 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Out in sin city at the SEMA show, Volkswagen - like everyone else - is showing off modified versions of its everyday products. Most of what's on display is either about bling, power or both. Volkswagen however, has one car on display that adds efficiency to the mix. The Performance CC is based ...

SEMA 2008: VW Jetta TDI Street concept, live from Vegas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Our team of crack journalists at SEMA have located the Jetta TDI Street concept, so we can now bring you some live shots of the car along with all of the assorted details. As we expected when we first heard that VeeDub was working up the concept, there are no powertrain changes to speak of. ...

SEMA 2008: Ronn Motors shows off its Scorpion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ronn Motors has delivered on at least one of its ambitious promises by delivering a real concept car to the SEMA Show that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. For its next trick, the fledgling automaker will try and convince those of us who are skeptical that its on-demand hydrogen ...

SEMA 2008: If a Hummer and a snowmobile had a baby... 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The unholy child of a Hummer and a snowmobile has been found! Located somewhere at the SEMA show that starts today in Las Vegas, the front end shot of this biodiesel-powered truck thing was snapped by our friends at Autospies. With treads instead of front wheels, what look like flat screen TVs ...

80 mpg Mustang back, will drive to SEMA and record mileage 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Remember Doug Pelmear, the inventor and mechanic from Toledo, Ohio who claims that his late-80's Fox Body Mustang makes 400-horsepower and still manages to return 80 miles per gallon? Doug's back in Toledo's news and he's making the same claims as before. In fact, Pelmear's Mustang can run on ...

SEMA 2008 Preview: PML Flightlink to show Ford F-150 PHEV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

PML Flightlink, makers of the 640-horsepower electric MINI from 2006, is headed to SEMA this year with a new concept vehicle to display. Based on a full-size Ford pickup truck, it would be hard to come up with a platform further from the MINI that the company originally used. Still, the concept ...

Ronn Motors plans to introduce Scorpion at SEMA 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more high-res renderings of the Ronn Motors Scorpion Ronn Motors, the company we introduced you to a while back, plans to properly introduce the world to its Scorpion supercar at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We have very real doubts as to whether the vehicle will function as ...

VIDEO: Volkswagen talks diesel at the SEMA 2007 show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen had a big presence at the 2007 SEMA show in Las Vegas last week. They brought their Dieselution interactive display out to Sin City and showed off their upcoming Jetta CleanTDI in sedan and SportWagen form. They also announced the 2008 Jetta TDI cup racing series and and their Touareg ...

Does the 2009 Corolla get lower mileage than 2008 model? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota introduced the 2009 Corolla at SEMA Wednesday. According to the LA Times, the car is 140 pounds heaver, two inches wider and "will show little to no improvement in fuel economy, and maybe even a small drop for some versions of the car." Edmunds however says it "has made some substantial ...

SEMA 2007: Canola oil Caddy EXT 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

GM opened the full-scale electric car dialog with the EV-1 (and its demise), Toyota opened the full-scale hybrid dialog with the Prius. Now that Green is Good as Gold, aftermarket folks are opening the mass market dialog when it comes to making the cars you want to buy right now a little less hard ...

Chevrolet to feature E85 power at SEMA 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the 2006 SEMA show in Las Vegas GM made a big splash with the turbine-powered EcoJet concept that they built for some guy named Leno. SEMA is coming up again next week and this time they are reiterating the ethanol message with two of the cars they are showing. First up they have another ...

Tweaking the vehicle computer for better mileage 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm very much of the opinion that sophisticated computer engine controls and more precise hardware such as high-pressure fuel injectors are the key to short-term fuel-economy improvements in current gas engines. Other drastic measures such as small-displacement, turbocharged engines will require ...

SEMA's Vehicle Design Awards finally add a "hybrid" category, winner is Chevrolet Silverado Classic 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

At last week's SEMA show, a show not known for its embrace of green car technologies, hybrids finally made an impact on the annual SEMA Vehicle Design Awards. The awards finally added a hybrid category, and the inaugural winner was the Chevrolet Silverado Classic Hybrid. True to SEMA's aftermarket ...

SEMA will show some green this year 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is best known for speed-burning, hot-rod customs and plenty of outrageous gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs. Fuel economy was never an issue in the 21 years I have covered this show. This has changed, be it ever so slightly, for the 40th anniversary of the show, which ...

SEMA offers early look at new 4.2-liter Cummins diesel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Cummins has announced it will supply 4.2-liter V6 and 5.6-liter clean diesel engines to DaimlerChrysler for light-duty vehicles. We can get an early look at the potential of such deal at SEMA next week when Jeep shows off a custom Wrangler Unlimited from the Mopar Skunkwerkes group. This teaser ...


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