At the last Frankfurt auto show in 2011, the big story was not the cars, but the euro zone crisis and specifically how the continent’s car companies could survive. This year, the crisis is waning but caution remains.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Fisker Fire Sale $1.4B investment, might sell for just $25M
The company might not have produced a car in over a year, but the struggling firm is still yet to declare bankruptcy too, as it sits in some kind of automotive hibernation until an investor or buyer can be found. Hands up all those of you who’d forgotten that Fisker Automotive still exists?
American DOE and EPA release fuel economy label tool for used vehicles
As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, reduce carbon pollution, and address climate change, the U.S. Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new label that features EPA fuel economy estimates and CO2 estimates for used vehicles sold in the United States since 1984.
Mercedes S500 Intelligent Drive prototype drives autonomously
Mercedes-Benz S-Class INTELLIGENT DRIVE drives autonomously in the tracks of Bertha Benz
Stuttgart. When it sent its S 500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE research vehicle along a historic route in August 2013, Mercedes-Benz became the first motor manufacturer to demonstrate the feasibility of autonomous driving on both interurban and urban routes.
Sunday Morning Headline News wk of 8 September
BMW i8’s aerodynamic
Aerodynamics has been and still is an important aspect of engineering, and it had been properly studied since the race to get man airborne began.
