Ford, Toyota To Lead US Plug-in Sales Through 2020

Published November 1, 2012By Philippe Crowe Assembly lines in Japan and the United States produced during 2011 more than 20,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) – which include battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) – an all-time record these modes of transportation. But optimism about the electrified market has gradually been replaced...

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Legacy Power Wagon Conversion is three tons of vintage American iron

Related Gallery Legacy Power Wagon Conversion: SEMA 2012 Image Credit: Copyright 2012 Drew Phillips / AOLCategory: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Truck, Dodge, Military, Specialty, Off-RoadTags: dodge, dodge power wagon, legacy classic trucks, legacy power wagon, power wagon, sema, sema 2...

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Bisimoto Hyundai Elantra GT Concept makes monster power for a family hatch

Related Gallery Bisimoto Hyundai Elantra GT Concept: SEMA 2012 Image Credit: Copyright 2012 Drew Phillips / AOLCategory: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, SEMA Show, Performance, Hatchback, HyundaiTags: 2013 hyundai elantra, bisimoto, concept car, sema, sema 2...

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Production-ready Lingenfelter LTA Camaro debuts in Vegas

Related Gallery Lingenfelter LTA: SEMA 2012 Show full PR text DECATUR, Ind. - Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) has turned their LTA concept car into reality by debuting the first production Lingenfelter LTA at the 2012 SEMA Show.Lingenfelter announces they will build a limited quantity of Lingenfelter LTA vehicles for eager customers to purchase starting...

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Buick dealers hot for Encore

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CNG Would End US Reliance on Foreign Oil, Says Sergio Marchionne

Published October 31, 2012By Bertel Schmitt While Chrysler has a few plug-in vehicle experiments ongoing, it is not particularly known to be strong in the electrified sector, and now its CEO has come out in favor of CNG as an effective end for America’s reliance on foreign oil. Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said that it is “most shocking” that the U.S. auto industry...

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Lightning GT

Electric / 400 PS / range: 150 - 225 miles (240 - 360 km) / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 5,0 s / Vmax: 125 mph (200 km/h)(click images for a larger view) <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://onlycarsandcars.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/lightning-gt.html&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=100&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light"...

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2013 SRT Viper with Mopar accessories shines at SEMA

Related Gallery 2013 SRT Viper with Mopar accessories: SEMA 2012 Show full PR text Mopar Announces Top Performance Parts and Accessories for All-new 2013 SRT Viper- Production of all-new 2013 SRT Viper begins next month- Mopar performance parts and accessories available at Mopar.comOctober 31, 2012 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Owners of the heart-pounding all-new...

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Why Hurricane Sandy fallout will hit luxury carmakers particularly hard

News Source: Bloomberg, Automotive News - sub. req.Image Credit: Andrew Burton / GettyCategory: Car Buying, Etc., Earnings/FinancialsTags: acura, bmw, hurricane, hurricane sandy, mercedes-benz, natural disaster, new york, philadelphia, sandy, volvo, washington...

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Tesla Produces 1000th Completed Model S Body

Published October 31, 2012By Jeff Cobb Tesla’s Model S was launched June 22, and a bit more than three-and-a-half months later, CEO Elon Musk announced over the weekend via Twitter that body number 1000 had been built. “V[ery] proud of Tesla team for completing 1000th Model S body. More cars made this month than entire rest of year,” tweeted Musk on Sunday. So the company...

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Prices And Specs Announced For Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Published October 31, 2012By Philippe Crowe As production for the 2013 model year begins, Toyota has released prices for its flagship sedan, the Avalon, including the newly available version with Hybrid Synergy Drive. Both the V6 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid arrive in dealerships at the beginning of December and will come with a new exterior design, improved dynamic performance,...

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Kelderman Ford F-250 Super Duty laughs at lesser trucks

Related Gallery Kelderman Ford F-250 Super Duty: SEMA 2012 Image Credit: Copyright 2012 Drew Phillips / AOLCategory: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Truck, Ford, Off-RoadTags: f-250, f-series super duty, ford, kelderman air suspension systems, sema, sema 2012, super duty, tim nicolau desi...

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