Report: Electric Audi A1 won’t be produced
June 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Hatchback, Audi
Audi A1 e-Tron – Click above for high-res image gallery
According to a report out of Italy, Audi boss Rupert Stadler has said that the Audi A1 e-tron concept will not see production. Apparently the house of Audi believes that the conventional A1 will be sufficiently frugal and kind enough [...]
LaHood visits Toyota in Japan, won’t discuss likelihood of more fines
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Akio Toyoda, still working the shovel to extricate Toyota from the hole it’s dug, invited U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for a factory visit. When he returned, LaHood said that the Toyota CEO didn’t realize how much damage the company’s reputation was taking until Toyoda actually came to America and [...]
Shocking Omission? First 2011 Chevrolet Volts reportedly won’t be E85 capable
February 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Green Daily
2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
According to the knowers-of-all-things-Volt over at GM-Volt.com (which incidentally just got a very nice site redesign), the initial batch of first-model-year Chevrolet Volts won’t be flex-fuel capable as initially planned. Says vehicle executive Tony Posawatz, “We are [...]
Akio Toyoda outlines quality reform, won’t attend U.S. hearings
Filed under: Japan, Recalls, Toyota
In a press conference on Wednesday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Company’s president Akio Toyoda (grandson of the company’s founder) revealed new details of his plan to reform the automaker’s quality standards. Toyota has been beset by a trio of high-profile recalls, two of which involve unintended acceleration caused by either floormats [...]
