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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Noise issue creeps up on electric cars | detnews.com | The Detroit News If you have driven a pure electric or hybrid car you will know the problem. You can be ready to move off from a parked position and people standing around the vehicle do not get out of the way. And it's simply because the traditional cue, engine noise, is absent. Now, as a growing band of advanced plug-in hybrid and battery-powered models -- cars that use their batteries most, if not all the time -- nears production, the problem is gaining more attention. Custom sounds possibleAuto industry safety... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:38 Article Views Rating: 31 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green-off: Hybrid models put to the test | detnews.com | The Detroit News "I want a hybrid." I've heard that from more than one reader, and I have come to realize that most people don't really know a thing about hybrids. Not all hybrids are created equal and not every hybrid will fit into every garage the same. First, let's define "hybrid." These are cars that run on gas and electric drivetrains. Some carmakers don't like the idea of hybrids because they have to create two powertrains for a single vehicle. Consumers, however, don't seem to mind. These cars are not the final... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-26 12:46:34 Article Views Rating: 17 Main > Motorsport > Other > Singapore Grand Prix 2009 Results Lewis Hamilton scored his second victory of the season at the Singapore grand prix as Jenson Button extended his title lead by one point, to 15, despite a poor qualifying position. McLaren’s Hamilton put in a perfect performance to lead home the Toyota of Timo Glock, the German equalling his best-ever finish. Meanwhile Renault’s Fernando Alonso gave his team something to cheer about at the circuit that has caused their recent woes by claiming third place. Full Results on... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:21 Article Views Rating: 80 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Automakers are using more recycled materials | detnews.com | The Detroit News Detroit's automakers are finding new uses for worn-out jeans, discarded plastic bottles and manufacturing rubbish -- they're recycling them for use in new vehicle parts. With the rage over going green hitting the marketplace, auto companies are looking for ways to make their vehicles more sustainable, not just under the hood but behind the wheel. They're incorporating more recycled materials into interiors, upholstery and moldings, and partnering with suppliers to develop new bio-based products to... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:16 Article Views Rating: 74 Main > Car Makers News > Cadillac > Sneak peek: 2011 Cadillac CTSv Coupe | detnews.com | The Detroit News When the summer of 2010 rolls around, Cadillac will have seriously fast two-door sports cars roaming the streets: the CTSv Coupe. Testing is under way, and we've spied this very production-looking prototype cruising the rural roads of Michigan. Compared to the prototypes we saw last year, the new one has a very finished look, right down to the two massive center-mount exhaust outlets; larger, sportier wheels; and V-series badging. We can also see that this new prototype is not sporting cross-drilled... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:04 Article Views Rating: 29 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Pest control pickup takes a bow | detnews.com | The Detroit News Bryan Baker was watching "Verminators," a Discovery Channel television reality show about a pest control company, ISOTECH Pest Management Inc. What caught Baker's attention wasn't just the bugs, rodents and other crawly creatures that were being exterminated, but the fact that ISOTECH's pickups were equipped with truck caps produced by A.R.E., the Massillon, Ohio-based company where Baker works as director of marketing. Baker did some checking and learned that 90 percent of ISOTECH's fleet of more than... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:02:01 Article Views Rating: 22 Main > Car Makers News > Other > A 'cheaper' Corvette that doesn't compromise | detnews.com | The Detroit News There's always been a Corvette void. It's that dead space between models that other carmakers have filled -- making their offerings look less expensive and, thus, more attractive. The rocket ship $100,000 ZR1 sits atop the mountain, while the fiery $75,000 Z06 remains parked nearby, looking slightly agitated. Then there's the $49,000 base model Corvette -- the Cooper Manning of the Corvette family. It's the oldest, but no one brings it up in conversations about performance. Even the $26,000 price... Full article... Article added: 2009-10-19 06:01:55 Article Views Rating: 15 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Toyota's nickel bet | detnews.com | The Detroit News Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of hybrid autos, is sticking with nickel as the preferred battery material for most of the vehicles after three years of secretly testing Prius hatchbacks with lithium-ion packs. Toyota last month ended road tests of 126 Priuses in the U.S., Japan and Europe that began in 2006, Jana Hartline, a company spokeswoman said. Details of the program, in which the cars' nickel metal hydride batteries were replaced with more expensive lithium models, weren't released... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:58 Article Views Rating: 274 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Sneak peek: 2010 Volvo S60 | detnews.com | The Detroit News When Volvo's sleek S60 reaches dealerships, it will -- except for the so-called suicide doors -- very closely resemble the stunning concept shown at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. With a coupe-like roofline, the all new S60 will add sex appeal to the once boxy and somewhat boring Volvo lineup. The S60 will eventually be offered with a high-efficiency gasoline turbocharged direct-injection 1.6-liter engine mated to a twin-clutch transmission -- with an estimated-combined 47 miles per... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-17 13:17:56 Article Views Rating: 282 Main > Car Makers News > Other > White House unveils new fuel efficiency standards, tailpipe limits | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- The Obama administration today unveiled its proposal setting fuel efficiency standards at 34.1 mpg by 2016 and recommending the first-ever federal limits on tailpipe emissions. The government said the policy will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 950 million metric tons, save the average car buyer more than $3,000 in fuel costs and conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil. The proposed national program would require model year 2016 vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emission level of... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:41 Article Views Rating: 84 |
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