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The paradigm shift could come when plug-in electric cars (hybrid as well as all-electric) become a significant factor in the automotive market, as described in my Auto Tech story today. Some experts estimate that 19 million plug-in hybrids will be on U ...
• Ford expects another tough year in 2009
Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally doesn’t expect the automotive sector to improve in the year ahead, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The year ahead will not be any better than 2008 for the industry, Mulally said at the Paris auto show ...
• 'Petit Le Mans' adds green competition to race
The Green Challenge was born after the government agencies, auto racing sanctioning organizations — including the ALMS and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which oversees timing and scoring — and automotive equipment manufacturers ...
• Trucking industry is suffering
Michigan and its automotive industry is a prime example. "I haul dies for like GM and Chrysler and that...I'm lucky to get a load today but tomorrow I might not get one," said Van Loan. The amount of freight is decreasing as industry contracts and ...
• iRobot Goes Terminator
TARDEC awarded iRobot $3.75 million to build two "Warrior 700" robots. (The acronym-phobic may refer to it as the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.) As previously promised, the Warrior joins a long line of military ...