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Nissan’s future EV plans
Nissan is looking forward for their zero-emission product category, saying that an electric vehicle smaller than the current Nissan Leaf is in the planning stages for 2017.
Read MoreThe new Skoda Roomster
Skoda are trying their best to attack the compact MPV market on the Australian market, and as such they have relaunched the Roomster sporting a new engine, updated styling and even a smaller price.
Read MoreToyota’s hydrogen fuel-cell future
We've been reporting on all manner of fuel efficient, fuel saving and fuel alternative vehicles on this blog, but we haven't yet talked about hydrogen fuel cells, and how they might be rather valid fuel alternative for the future.
Read MoreAluminium use in cars to almost double in the coming decade
As we've reported on several occasions, fuel consumption reduction is on the minds of all carmakers, and the approach to this constantly shifting horizon differs, from focusing on electric vehicles, developing hybrids, working on new battery technology, smaller engines for smaller cars, but possibly one of the easiest ways of increasing a vehicle's fuel efficiency is just making it lighter.
Read MoreSaab’s future
The tough economic times have hit everywhere around the globe, and the car industry has not been an exception to this, with the Swedish car maker Saab filing for bankruptcy at the end of 2011 after not turning a profit in two decades and a series of unsuccessful partial and then complete buyouts.
Read MoreFord takes the award for 2012 Engine of the Year
The 2012 International Engine of the Year has been crowned, and the Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost three-cylinder is the one that took said crown, in a year that petrol motors were both king and queen.
Read MoreNew Lithium-ion battery technology from A123Systems
In our continued strive to lessen our carbon footprint, which in the auto world comes down to more fuel efficient cars and vehicles that do not use fossil fuels at all, battery technology is probably the most important factor for the future.
Read MoreThe Holden Volt
The Holden Volt isn't a very well-known model neither in the U.S nor Europe but that's because it is a rebadged version of the Chevrolet Volt, and the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera.
Read MoreThe new and upgraded 2012 Honda Insight
The 2012 Honda Insight was launched by Honda Australia, bringing with it several modifications and improvements over the older model, both in its looks as well as its features and efficiency.
Read MoreSeven-speed manual gearbox might be in the cards for BMW
During the 2000s six-speed transmissions started to increase in popularity because people found it very easy to shift from five to six speeds because there was just one extra gear downward. Nowadays it's being shown that automatic transmissions have better fuel economy than manuals, thanks to them featuring a seventh or even an eight speed.
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