Fisker has settled on the turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder out of the Chevrolet Cobalt SS for the sole purpose of recharging the ‘lectric’s batteries. That’s a blistering 260 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque for no other purpose than filling up the car’s Duracells. Fine, lithium-ions. Whatever. We’re  never ones to question more horsepower, but you’ve [...]

While the 2010 Ford Mustang will be stealing the FoMoCo spotlight at this year’s LA Auto Show, the company should have a few other interesting rides on tap. Among those are two hybrids also slated to go on sale in 2009, the Ford Fusion and The Mercury Milan. Both cars are an effort to topple [...]

Thar she blows! Kidding. But she does have a hump (just not like a snow hill). Look right on top of the hood. That M3-style power bulge is (presumably) there to house all the extra hybrid components. According to BMWblog the X6 ActiveHybrid will not feature cylinder deactivation. Why’s that? Because BMW engineers feel they [...]

Opinions regarding the value of hybrid-drivetrain vehicles tend to vary here at Autofiends. My esteemed colleague Loverman has defended them by stating “I’d rather have a planet than drive,” while I tend to go out of my way to slow way down in front of every Prius I can find on the highway before dropping [...]

Well, OK — not that naughty. But podcasting on Rosh Hashana? Tsk, tsk. Anyhow, got a good one for you today. Justin and me discuss the finer points of French ludicrousness, the upcoming smack down cage/ladder match between Porsche and Nissan, the long awaited sequel to the Great Depression, what lies beyond hybrids (fuel cells!) [...]

 

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Take a minute to get your noggin around this one. Lotus Engineering has been contracted to turn a Civic Hybrid into a down n’ dirty racer by Oaktech, a British firm. Oaktech plans to campaign the car in the Dunlop Max Sport Cup (rally). The 1.3-liter engine and CVT transmission that come in the car [...]

Our poor buddy Ben at ye olde Jalopnik had to be at the RenCen this morning at 6:00 am for the reveal of the Chevy Volt. And… there it is.  Kinda looks like a Honda Clarity got busy with a Chevrolet Malibu. Still, we’re liking the (relatively) large side windows — greenhouses need to get [...]

Out in my neck of the woods (Da South) gas jumped over a buck fifty per gallon on nothing but hurricane fears and pure evil. While big-boy Le Mans teams probably don’t sweat pennies at the pump, laps per gallon plays a huge factor in the number of time-sucking pit stops a team has to [...]

There’s been a considerable amount of buzz surrounding plug-in electric vehicles on the interwebs lately, and there’s little guess as to why. While gas prices have dipped a bit in recent weeks, everyone knows they’re bound to continue their cumulonimbus climb soon enough. Electricity, on the other hand, is comparatively cheap. It’s readily available, and [...]

Well OK — here’s your Chevy Volt with a bunch of dudes standing in front of it. And by “dudes” we mean Bob Lutz and friends. According to our very in the know source (wink wink), these pics went live on the GM Media site by accident and The Car Connection went ahead and ran [...]