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Let’s assume for the moment that the ethanol lobby is telling the truth. According to its claims, by 2030:
Cellulosic ethanol (produced from corn cobs, wood chips, wood waste, straw, grasses, and other waste) will produce 80-100 billion gallons of ethanol in the U.S. using commercial technology.
Average corn yields will increase from today’s +150 bushels per [...]
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For a number of years, the combination of a January time slot, official “International Auto Show” status, and good economic times made Detroit one of the “must see” auto shows. Automakers both domestic and foreign came to Detroit’s aging Cobo Center to hawk their latest wares. That was especially true when the Los Angeles Auto [...]
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One of my favorite automotive web sites is Austin Rover Online, a wonderful historical site full of more information than you could imagine on the cars made by Standard, Triumph, Austin, Rover, MG, and more. What caught my eye this time was a story about the possibility that Alfa Romeo could follow MG into Chinese [...]
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The collapse of the agreement for GM to sell its Saturn division to Roger Penske isn’t a tremendous surprise. That deal was based upon Penske finding a replacement vehicle supplier once GM quit building the current Saturn lineup in 2011. Renault Samsung Motors was slated to provide some of these vehicles (rumors had Penske looking [...]
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I’ve waited to comment on GM’s claims that the Volt will get an EPA city rating of 230 miles per gallon so that I could dissect the claim and make a reasonable comment. Some times finding the correct context takes time, and this was one of those occasions.
The Volt is an extremely important vehicle for [...]
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It wasn’t much of a surprise. After showing a number of concepts under the Kizashi name, Suzuki finally revealed the production version of its new four-door sedan in Detroit. Well, Grosse Pointe, actually, home to the mansions built by the founding fathers of the American automobile industry. Despite the cheekiness of launching the car in [...]
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