Monthly Archives: June 2010

Fiat could turn Chrysler into a natural gas leader

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Fiat is the leader in Europe. Am I talking about small cars? No, I’m talking about cars running on compressed natural gas (CNG). No other manufacturer sells more CNG cars than Fiat does in Europe, and Italy is the largest … Continue reading →

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Luxgen, the other chinese, electric thanks to AC Propulsion

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

There are more than 10 car manufacturers producing each more than 100,000 cars per year in China. There’s even more with less volume, and here comes another new chinese manufacturer: Luxgen. Well, actually this company is not really chinese, as … Continue reading →

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Electric cars don’t pay

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Crime doesn’t pay as we all know. So we’re all looking at something else to make a living, but if you think about starting an electric car company, forget it. Elon Musk did just that in 2003. He started Tesla … Continue reading →

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Intelligent brakes show what they’re worth

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

A new technology that is an important step in terms of safety has appeared recently. I’ll call that intelligent brakes. The germans are behind it, BMW’s calling Active Cruise Control, and describes it as a protective systems that warn the … Continue reading →

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Hiriko, the self-folding car gets real

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Imagine a car that you don’t use like a car. A car that would be more like a bike, the way some cities do with a bike sharing scheme. You get out of a train station, and there are bikes … Continue reading →

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Suzuki Swift plug-in hybrid, only a test yet

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Laurent J. Masson

Our pictures were taken at the Geneva motorshow, but this car was first shown at Tokyo’s show last year. That is a Suzuki Swift (not sold in the US), a very small car, a bit smaller than a Toyota Yaris, … Continue reading →

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