Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo

Filed under: Porsche, Design/Style

Take a flight overseas and you may happen upon a Porsche Design store in an airport somewhere. That’s because, while the automaker’s product-design division has dozens of locations around the world, few of them are in the United States for a brand that is typically European in its focus. But all that’s [...]

BMW opens Art Car collection to the public with virtual gallery [w/video]

Filed under: Classics, BMW, Design/Style

BMW 3.0 CSL by Alexander Calder – Click above to watch the video after the jump

Nobody does Art Cars quite like BMW. Others try, from time to time, sure. But over the past 40 years, the Bavarian automaker has collaborated with world-renowned artists to create no fewer than 17 unique art [...]

Report: NHTSA opens investigation into Kia Sorento and older Subaru Impreza models

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Sedan, Recalls, Crossover, Kia, Subaru

2011 Kia Sorento – Click above for high-res image gallery

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into the 2011 Kia Sorento for possible driveshaft failure that results in a sudden loss of power. According to NHTSA, there have been four complaints about the intermediate driveshaft [...]

As new Congress opens, Republicans disband global warming committee

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA

Wednesday marked the end of an era in the U.S. – the demise of the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. Created under Nancy Pelosi in 2006, the global warming committee – devoted entirely to scientific discussions of climate change and energy-related issues – has been disbanded under [...]

Report: NHTSA opens safety probes into older Honda CR-V, Kia Optima models

Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Recalls, Safety, Honda, Kia

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is looking into issues with 2006 Honda CR-V models and 2007 Kia Optimas. According to The Detroit News, both vehicles have garnered a fairly small number of complaints – just three each – for separate problems. In the case of the CR-V [...]

Report: Fed opens probe into rental car recall procedures

Filed under: Recalls, Safety

According to a report from The Detroit News, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into how quickly rental car companies repair vehicles affected by recalls. The process is simple for individual consumers – receive a recall notice, schedule an appointment with a dealership, bada-bing, bada-boom, fixed – but [...]

SunHydro opens public-use hydrogen refueling station in Connecticut

Filed under: Hydrogen

Late last week, startup firm SunHydro opened what it claims is the nation’s first public-use hydrogen refueling station. We suspect that SunHydro’s play on words allows it claim that this station, unlike the roughly 70 other H2 stations nationwide, is somehow different and thus justifies its claim of “nation’s first,” but we just [...]

Magna E-Car Systems opens hybrid and EV development center in Auburn Hills, MI

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
Magna International, the world’s third-largest automotive parts producer, announced its intentions to establish a new global unit, E-Car Systems, at this year’s EcoXperience ride & drive track at the Detroit Auto Show. Now, Magna has opened the doors of its new hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) system development center and battery testing [...]

Largest bus dealership in U.S. opens second alt-fuel conversion facility in Indiana

Filed under: Etc., Manufacturing/Plants, Natural Gas, Green Daily
California-based Creative Bus Sales, the largest commercial bus dealership in the U.S., has officially opened the doors of its 30,000-square-foot alternative fuel conversion facility in Elkhart, IN. The facility will perform the necessary tasks to convert gasoline-powered buses, trucks and vans to run on either propane or compressed [...]

Coulomb Technologies opens first Manhattan electric vehicle charging station

Filed under: EV/Plug-in
Coulomb Technologies opened its first public electric vehicle charging station in Manhattan this week as part of the ChargePoint America program. Under a Department of Energy-funded program, Coulomb and other charging station manufacturers are installing thousands of outlets in cities around the United States. The new Manhattan station has been installed in an [...]

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