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Remember, A Car Is Only As Smart As The Driver: Video

In Europe, motorized bollards are often use to restrict traffic flow or limit access at certain times of the day. When a bus or emergency vehicle approaches, the barrier is lowered; when the vehicle drive over the bollard, it’s automatically raised, with the occasional catastrophic result for...

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2014 BMW i8 spy shots

2014 BMW i8 Spy Video

BMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. And today we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype as it completes some... February 16, 2012 by 


 
Tesla Model X

2014 Tesla Model X Sees $40M In Advance Sales

Tesla's Model S electric sedan hasn't even hit the streets yet, but its crossover brother is already causing a buzz in the auto market. Following the Model X unveiling a week... February 16, 2012 by 


 
2011 Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5

Launch Of Second-Gen Tesla Roadster Pushed Back To 2015

The Tesla Roadster was forced to bow out of the market last year due to Lotus choosing to end production of its own Elise and Exige sports cars, with which the Tesla shared a... February 13, 2012 by 


 
2012 Acura ILX 2.4

2013 Acura ILX Preview: 2012 Chicago Auto Show

At January's 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Acura showed off a thinly-veiled sedan concept dubbed the ILX Concept. Now, just a month later, it's revealing the production version of... February 7, 2012 by 


 
2012 Fisker Karma

Fisker DOE Loans Blocked, Work Stopped On Project Nina Plant

Fisker was forced to stop work on its plant in Delaware and lay off 26 employees after the Department of Energy blocked access to federal loans due to what it claims are... February 7, 2012 by 


 
2012 BMW ActiveE  -  Driven in Monterey, February 2012

2012 BMW ActiveE: First Drive

If you’ve driven a Nissan Leaf, you’ll agree that while the near-instantaneous torque provided by its electric motor system from standstill can be intoxicating in... February 4, 2012 by 


 
Volkswagen XL1 Concept

261-MPG Volkswagen XL1 Entering Production In 2013: Report

As outrageous as the idea of a production car capable of returning a fuel economy as high as 261 mpg may sound, more reports have emerged confirming that such an ultra-frugal... February 3, 2012 by 


 
2011 MINI Cooper SD

MINI Eyeing Diesel Sales In U.S.: Report

Diesel engines are finally starting to gain traction in the U.S., following years of rhetoric from automakers that American buyers just didn’t want them in their cars... January 27, 2012 by 


 
BMW i3 Concept

BMW Project i's Next Model To Be i5 MPV?

In March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called ‘Project i,’ whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a... January 26, 2012 by 


 
Gordon Murray Design and Toray technical partnership

Gordon Murray Design Forms Partnership With Japan’s Toray

Two leaders in the growing field of lightweight automotive engineering recently partnered for the development of a new electric sports car prototype. Called the Teewave AR.1... January 26, 2012 by 


 
BMW ActiveE electric car, January 2012, New Jersey

BMW ActiveE Initial Driving Impressions

Fresh from his drive of Rolls-Royce’s 102EX electric Phantom prototype, High Gear Media’s green car expert and editor of Green Car Reports John Voelcker has now... January 19, 2012 by 


 
2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

Tesla Confirms Model S Development On Track

When news broke last week that two Tesla executives had left the company, the fledgling automaker’s stock fell dramatically. After all, if senior staff were exiting... January 17, 2012 by 


 
2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class facelift spy shots

2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Diesel Coming To U.S. This Fall

UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its GLK Class crossover, which... January 16, 2012 by 


 
Mercedes-Benz B-Class E-Cell Plus Concept

Mercedes Planning Range-Extended Electric B Class For U.S.

At this April’s 2012 New York Auto Show Mercedes-Benz is expected to unveil the first of its new compact range destined for sale in the U.S., a four-door coupe based on... January 16, 2012 by 


 
2013 Honda Accord Coupe Concept

2013 Honda Accord Previewed By New Coupe Concept

There’s a new Honda Accord going on sale this fall, the ninth-generation of the popular nameplate, and we now have a preview of what it will look like thanks to the... January 10, 2012 by 


 
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