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Aptera Gets a Second Chance, Plans on Delivering Vehicles in 2013

Aptera Gets a Second Chance, Plans on Delivering Vehicles in 2013

The Aptera 2e, a funky three-wheeling electric car, has had a funky history. Originally founded in 2006, Aptera closed its doors in 2010 after not being able to gather enough funding to stay alive. Prior to its closing however, Aptera employees destroyed the 2e bodies making us believe that we would never hear or see…

Army Showcases Diesel Hybrid Concept

Army Showcases Diesel Hybrid Concept

Consumers aren’t the only ones concerned with saving money on gas. The U.S. Army unveiled its Fuel Efficient Demonstrator (FED) Bravo concept at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress sporting a diesel-hybrid setup in hopes of reducing the cost and risk with delivering fuel to its military vehicles.

OnStar Growing in Popularity Among Non-GM Vehicles

OnStar Growing in Popularity Among Non-GM Vehicles

OnStar is General Motors safety and security service that offers navigation, emergency personnel contact and more, and is now becoming popular in other manufacturers vehicles thanks to the For My Vehicle (FMV) aftermarket mirror.  The FMV mirror can be installed in any car, and offers all of the services you find in a factory equipped OnStar vehicle. Toyota vehicles account…

37 Percent of Americans Interested in Autonomous Driving Technology: Study

37 Percent of Americans Interested in Autonomous Driving Technology: Study

With Google’s driverless cars making headlines, the public sentiment towards autonomous driving technology appears to be on the rise with a new J.D. Power study revealing that 37% of American vehicle owners are interested in such systems. Part of the findings in the larger 2012 US Emerging Technologies Study, it’s less of an endorsement of…

2013 Ford Focus ST Overboost System: Extra 15 lb-ft for 15 Seconds

2013 Ford Focus ST Overboost System: Extra 15 lb-ft for 15 Seconds

When we wrote about the new Ford Focus price tag and engine options, we talked about it’s impressive 252 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque from its 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine. Now we’ve learned more about the ‘overboost’ feature that allows for those incredibly high numbers.

Top 10 Progressive Sports Cars of the Future

Top 10 Progressive Sports Cars of the Future

Sports cars have often set the bar in new automotive technology and trends. Things like dual-clutch transmissions and forced induction engines were practically engineered for the sole purpose of taking a sports car to the absolute edge of excitement and danger.

Turn Signal Neglect Causes 2 Million Crashes Annually: Study

Turn Signal Neglect Causes 2 Million Crashes Annually: Study

With all the attention surrounding distracted driving these days, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) wanted to remind the world that one of the most basic driving rules is being neglected, causing twice as many crashes as distracted driving.

Disney Reveals Revamped Epcot Center Test Track Amusement Ride

Disney Reveals Revamped Epcot Center Test Track Amusement Ride

Having renewed its long-term business relationship with GM, Walt Disney Land has renovated, or “re-imagined”, an older test track feature at Epcot for a more up-to-date experience. With an atmosphere that combines Tron themes and the appearances of a development lab, the new ride incorporates a new design center concept that allows visitors to design and…

NHTSA Working with Automakers to Accelerate Vehicle to Vehicle Communication

NHTSA Working with Automakers to Accelerate Vehicle to Vehicle Communication

To further use technology to make our roadways safer, it was reported back in February that NHTSA wished to mandate vehicle-to-vehicle communication that could help reduce about 80 percent of today’s automotive-related crashes. While speaking at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, David Strickland said NHTSA is currently working with automakers and other government…

Hydrogen Cars and Who is Making Them

Hydrogen Cars and Who is Making Them

Electric cars may have arrived, but the search for the perfect alternative fuel is still in progress. There are still a few major issues that keep battery powered vehicles from replacing the internal combustion engine.