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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 ...
• 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 ...
• September worst auto sales month since 1993
Americans bought 964,873 vehicles in September, the lowest sales figure since February 1993, according to Autodata Corp. and the Edmunds.com automotive Web site. Sales fell 27 percent compared with September 2007, with every major brand but General ...