2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop goes stealth at CES

Filed under: Sedan, CES, Technology, Chrysler, Dodge, Design/Style

Dodge has given the 2012 Charger the black treatment with a new style package debuting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The 2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop is as monochrome as a vehicle can legally be.
With tinted windows, massive blacked-out five-spoke wheels and a smoked tail light array, the [...]

Mopar bringing Chrysler 200 Super S, Dodge Charger Redline to Detroit Auto Show

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Sedan, Performance, Chrysler, Dodge, Design/Style

The 2013 Dodge Dart is a big deal for Chrysler, so it makes sense that the majority of the company’s attention at the Detroit Auto Show will be focused around the new C-segment sedan. But since the automaker doesn’t want to blow its whole show presence [...]

Dodge Challenger SRT Yellow Jacket and Charger SRT8 Super Bee debuting in LA

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Dodge, Design/Style

Chrysler is taking a page from the insect world with its latest set of high-performance machinery. Just as the bright yellow and black motif of a bumble bee is meant to warn potential predators that they might get stung if they come too close, the new [...]

Tesla continues to go its own way on charger design

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors

Potential buyers of the upcoming Tesla Model S shouldn’t expect to find a J1772 connector under the charging flap. The SAE International standard may be on board most electric vehicles, including the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt, but Tesla has never liked the design.
Calling the standard connector “ugly,” Tesla has [...]

2011 Dodge Charger Rallye V6 [w/video]

Filed under: Sedan, Dodge, New Car Reviews
Some Things Never Go Out Of Style

The year was 1966. The muscle car era, which arguably began two years earlier with the introduction of the Pontiac GTO, was in full swing. In order to have a chance at attracting the young, affluent buyers so craved by American automakers of [...]

Japanese developer patents 5-minute plug-in vehicle charger

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Japan
In the race to patent the super-rapid-five-minute-or-less plug-in vehicle charging system

(yes, that’s a made up name), it looks like Mr. Kanno has won, according to Integrity Exports.

We’ve yet to verify this mystery man’s proper first name, but it appears that a Mr. Kanno of the Japanese company Energy Use Technology [...]

Nissan clarifies Leaf’s 6.6 kW onboard charger upgrade: just “studying” for now

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Nissan

2011 Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery

Last week, Green Car Reports claimed that Nissan was working on an uprated charging system that could juice up its battery-powered Leaf in less time. Quoting Nissan’s director of product planning, Mark Perry, GCR posted that the automaker would offer such a [...]

Leading the Charger: ‘64 Dodge Hemi concept up for auction

1964 Dodge Hemi Charger concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

Nameplates like Charger and Hemi might be commonly associated with the Dodge brand, but like any household name, it had to start somewhere. And that somewhere was with the concept you see here.
Made to showcase the then-new 7.0-liter Hemi V8, the 1964 Dodge Hemi [...]

2011 Dodge Charger: First official images, details released

Filed under: Sedan, Chrysler, Dodge, Design/Style

2011 Dodge Charger – Click either image for high-res image gallery

The hotly anticipated 2011 Dodge Charger has beat a path onto the Internet in a million little ways, but this is the first complete, undisguised look that we have of the redesigned muscle sedan after a seemingly endless stream [...]

Plug-in 2010: Schneider Electric wants to be your full-service charger provider

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Plug In Conference

It shouldn’t be a surprise that, at a conference called Plug-In 2010, we can find a bunch of plug-in vehicle charger companies. Schneider Electric is here in San Jose, CA and wants to be known not for wireless charging or having a stylish home unit but for [...]