Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Volkswagen, USA
Hyundai introduced its all-new 2011 Sonata at the Los Angeles Auto Show, marking the North American debut of the latest version of [...]
American Honda unveiled its new design study concept for urban transport, the Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT), at the LA Auto Show. The ultra-compact car is conceived around a small footprint for maximum convenience in tight urban settings. The packaging concept integrates a center driving position configuration and a rear powertrain [...]
Volkswagen staged the world premiere of the Up! Lite concept at the LA Auto Show. The new concept, based on Volkswagen’s New Small Family (the Up! models), incorporates a variation on the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 [...]
Sources close to BMW have told us the automaker is working on a new M1 supercar, perhaps with the styling cues of the Vision EfficientDynamics concept car from Frankfurt, but probably not its diesel-electric powertrain.
Now what are we to make of this, evidently an [...]
Taiwan-based Delta Group, the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, as well as a major supplier of power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking [...]
Filed under: Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Electric, Diesel
Generac Power Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of standby and portable power generation equipment and Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) have formed a strategic partnership. Beginning in 2010, FPT will supply Generac with a wide range of industrial diesel engines for use in gensets with outputs ranging from 60 to [...]
Most of the design work for the Lexus LF-Ch concept that debuted in September at Frankfurt happened at Toyota's Calty studio. Lexus divulged few technical details at the time, other than mentioning it had a "full hybrid" powertrain, but it's obvious a production version of the LF-Ch would fill a much needed [...]
Ferrari is looking at turbocharging for its future powertrains but until the company's engine designers can eliminate turbo lag, we won't be seeing any in production. In fact, Ferrari has ruled out nothing in terms of technology as it works to keep high-performance a priority while accommodating strict' [...] 
In a major update on the progress of its fuel-cell-vehicle program, General Motors on Tuesday said the program left research and development about a year ago and became part of Powertrain Operations, 'where it is treated like any pre-production program.' [...] At the tank.tech 2009 congress in Bad Gögging, Germany, Delphi’s Dr. Andrzej Kalina, engineering manager, evaporative emission control products, is presenting a technical paper co-authored by Jan Jasinski, group engineering leader, evaporative emission control products and titled, “Evaporative [...]
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
On the outside, the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV) and the Fisker Karma don't have a lot in common (the CERV is so clandestine we can't even find a picture of it). Underneath, though, both use a powertrain [...]
Chrysler will be borrowing Fiat's powertrain technology to help make its future vehicles more fuel-efficient, including Mutliair valve technology and dual-clutch transmissions. [Detroit Free Press]
On November 8, 1989 Infiniti first opened up for business. Since its inception, Infiniti's goal has been to establish a new concept of ..
• What is it? A stylish four-door with a Swedish twist
• The basics: Coupe-like styling and efficient powertrains
• On sale: In the second half of next year, with a public showing and more details at the Geneva Motor Show
• Price: $32,000-plus (est.)
Volvo is busy preparing its entry to [...] 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Tesla Motors, Green Daily, Fisker
Early last month, we reported on surprising rumors that less-than-green Bentley is developing a hybrid powertrain for 2011. Not wanting to be left out of all the eco-fun, Bentley's high-end rival, Rolls-Royce, now says that it's also working on a hybrid powertrain -- one for the new Rolls-Royce [...] 
