Friday, 22 July 2011
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VW Reportedly Made an Offer for Opel After Hyundai Manifested Interest
Volkswagen thinks it can do better at managing its fellow German carmaker than GM, while the Americans say they are not interested in selling Opel to either the Chinese, who are in desperate need of their technology, or Das Auto, who wants to rule the world. To shed a little light on the subject, we'll have to delve deeper into the gray world of business magazines, that usually talk at length about stuff that has nothing to do with hp, Nm, LEDs and LSDs, more specifically EPS, cash flow and divi... -
Official: The latest Italian police car comes from... Lotus? [w/videos]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Lotus, Police/Emergency
If the Italian Polizia di Stato (state police) need to get somewhere in a hurry, they've got a Lamborghini Gallardo at their disposal. But what about the national Carabinieri? Not about to left behind, the para-military police turned not to one of their own domestic sportscar-makers, but to the UK. (Or to a foreign-owned automaker based there with mostly Italian management.)
The Carabinieri have taken possession of not one Lotus Evora S, but two. One will be stationed in Milan and the other in Rome, but both are fitted with all the latest equipment, including a portable refrigerator for the rapid transportation of organs and blood for medical emergencies.
The hand-over at the Carabinieri headquarters in Rome followed advanced driver training at Lotus headquarters in Hethel, England, and the two cars are on loan to the service for two years. Follow the jump for the press release and trio of videos, and check out the images in the high-res gallery for a closer look.Continue reading The latest Italian police car comes from... Lotus? [w/videos]
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Ross Rankine Wins at Indianapolis Speedrome
Nine Racing Ross Rankine Brownsburg, Indiana (July 21, 2011) Ross Rankine from Willard, Ohio, has raced all season long at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome in the 2011 Elite 8 Series presented by IUPUI in his National Pride...Source: http://www.motorsportsjournal.com/archives/2011/07/ross_rankine_wins_at_indi.php
Thursday, 21 July 2011
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2011 Nissan Leaf buyers are...
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, USA
2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery
With 4,000-plus Nissan Leafs roaming the streets in the U.S., demographic data is starting to slowly trickle in. On Monday, Brendan Jones, Nissan's director of electric vehicle marketing and sales strategy, revealed these facts:- Only one in four of Leaf customers considered another vehicle before buying Nissan's electric hatch.
- 60 percent of Leaf sales are in California, with Los Angeles and San Francisco leading the way.
- Leaf owners drive less than 60 miles a day.
- For most Leaf owners, the electric hatch is their primary vehicle.
- The Toyota Prius is the number one vehicle owned by Leaf buyers, with 19 percent reporting having a Prius in the garage.
- Leaf buyers are college educated, have an average credit score of 750 and a combined household income of $140,000.
- 95 percent of buyers select the up-level Leaf SL.
- 48 percent of Leaf reservations have turned into actual orders
[Source: Nissan-Leaf | Images: Copyright 2011 Damon Lavrinc / AOL]2011 Nissan Leaf buyers are... originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ford Proves the Blind Can Drive a Stick
Ford of Europe let 30 blind and visually impaired drivers get behind the wheel at Ford’s test track in Cologne, Germany to give blind people a better understanding of automobiles and examine how the visually impaired interact with cars. The test drives put drivers in control of all vehicle inputs as they responded to directions from [...]Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/ford-proves-that-blind-drivers-can-learn-a-stick-shift/
