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Renault has driven a stock Zoe 1,618km in 24 hours, which is a new world record for the range of a production electric car in a day. The record was set over 363 laps on the Aubevoye speed ring in Normandy, France on June 1. The previous recor...

Engine Technology International magazine has awarded the range extended powertrain in the Opel Ampera and Chevy Volt its International Engine of the Year Award.  “Until the Volt and Ampera the short range of battery electric ve...

Automobile Club de l'Ouest and FIA have officially confirmed the regulations for the LMP1 class for 2014. The major change is that the organizations are opening up the rules in regards to engines making it easier to compete with a hybrid car. ...

A spy video from the Ferrari Fiorano test track shows a California lapping with what certainly sounds like some type of forced induction. The video speculates that it is a turbo, but it could easily also be a supercharger. There blow-off valve sou...

BMW says that the i8 will cost over €100,000 when it launches late next year. However, it says the i3 will be much more affordable, and the two cars will likely go on sale at about the same time.  BMW will launch separate i-seri...

BMW had updated its Rocketman Concept for the London Olympics. BMW first showed the Rocketman at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It offers three doors and 3+1 seating and a chassis made from carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The updated version takes s...

The General Motors Design center is celebrating its 85 anniversary. It opened on June 23, 1927, when GM's Executive Committee agreed to open a design center to “study the question of art and color combinations in General Motors products....

Ford is adding 1,800 new jobs at its Louisville Assembly Plant to build the new Escape representing a $600 million investment.  It will add 1,300 more workers to its third shift this fall to build even more Escapes. Ford will have 4,200 e...

Mazda is debuting an autonomous emergency braking system that Mazda calls Smart City Brake Support on the CX-5 at the Autoworld Brussels. The system uses a near-infared sensor in the windshield to monitor vehicles and can engage the brakes and...

The first qualifying session has just ended at Le Mans. However, at the very end on the last lap, the #1 Audi Audi R18 E-tron Quattro set the fastest time of 3:25.243, which is about a tenth of a second slower than the time the car set in practice...