The first crash test results for 2012 model-year cars were released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) earlier this month, and the news isn’t great. Under the stricter guidelines in place for 2011 and forward, only three cars have earned five-star composite ratings so far. Those three cars are the 2012 Cadillac CTS, [...]
Despite the fact that Sergio Marchionne is still anti-hybrid, the CEO of Fiat-Chrysler has caved in to the mounting pressure of impending 2025 CAFE standards, which he says can’t be met without them. In story reported by Automotive News, Marchionne said that Chrysler will be forced to produce hybrid vehicles for the North American market, [...]
There’s only one natural gas car available in the United States and made by a mainstream auto company, and that’s the Honda Civic GX, but despite this, General Motors formed an agreement to work with Westport, a manufacturer of natural gas engines, on the joint development of small compressed natural gas (CNG) engines that could [...]
It may be April 1st, but we promise we’re not fooling with you, with this extra video post. Chrysler unveiled their 300-S concept car earlier this week – based on the iconic Chrysler 300 line – and we couldn’t wait for Media Monday to share it with you. Enjoy!
The folks at PlugInCars.com spoke with Fred Diaz, president and CEO of Chrysler’s stand-alone truck division, Ram, recently, and they were told that truckers simply aren’t interested in hybrids, and that once it has met the obligation to its government-funded program, the company will not be producing any more hybrid trucks. Here is the rest [...]