Geneva Preview: Mercedes-Benz F800 Style a sneak peek at next CLS-Class

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Hydrogen , Mercedes Benz , Geneva Motor Show Mercedes-Benz F800 Style - Click above for high-res image gallery The Mercedes-Benz F800 Style concept car that’ll debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month is highly-touted by Mercedes-benz’s press release scribes for its green-car tech, but what’s probably of greater interest to most of you is its styling, which is everyone’s first peek at what the next-generation CLS-Class sedan is going to look like. To that end, get ready for a nose section whose grille apes that of the SLS AMG , plus enough flame-surfaced bodywork to make one envision Chris Bangle , sporting a set of Groucho glasses to mask his true identity, clandestinely moonlighting at Benz

Opposite World: Is traffic good for the environment?

Filed under: Etc. , Transportation Alternatives , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily Traffic congestion is good for the environment. Wait, come again

Officially, official: Frankfurt 2009: Audi E-Tron, 4 motors, 1 battery, 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque!

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Audi , Frankfurt Motor Show Audi e-tron concept - click above for high res image gallery Those of us around here with a passion for torque were very disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show . Now the automaker has come back with a new R8 based concept that puts the diesel to shame. After months of denials that it was building this very concept, the new e-tron packs four electric motors and a lithium ion battery pack for a propulsion system with a fairly tame sounding 313 hp, but an insane 3,319.03 lb-ft of torque

Continental gets innovation prize for its new production lithium battery

Continental Automotive has won an Intelligence for Traffic and Logistics prize from the Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e.V. (CNA) in Nüremberg,Germany for its new lithium ion battery.

Rush hour times decrease to "just" 36.1 hours per traveler; "only" 2.8 billion gallons of gas wasted

Silver lining. Opportunity. Sign of the times

It’s Friday: Spanish artist creates staged traffic jam

Maider López’s traffic art - Click above for image gallery Art may be the last thing in the world the average person thinks about when sitting idle in a major traffic jam, but Spanish artist Maider López apparently sees things the normal person doesn’t.

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