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alternative energy

HOV-Lane Hybrid Smackdown, Buckeye Edition

Hey Ohioans! If you bought that hybrid SUV with the sole purpose of being able to vroom down the HOV lane with hulking impunity, it's time to break out the Kleenex because state Rep. Todd Kiser is about to seriously hurt your feelings. Kiser, a Republican, has sponsored legislation that will compel Ohio comply with a national law the forbids hybrid SUVs from qualifying for use in the HOV lane. Kind of...
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1:00 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Travis Hudson
1,033 views, 30 comments

Latest by drewheyman: The california HOV lanes are just called 'carpool lanes', which totally ruins the HIV lane joke. that, plus the single traffic light covering 2 or 3 lanes was the most disconcerting thing about driving there. more »

industry news

Malaise Redux: Blame the Tatas

The previous malaise era had its clutch of culprits: OPEC, mismanagement at the Federal Reserve, the Vietnam hangover, the Watergate hangover, the Altamont hangover, the hangover hangover. But blame for Malaise 2.0 is being placed squarely and preemptively on the third developing world. Sure, sure, all was well and good when they were caught up in their quaint revolutionary progroms ambitions and impenetrable caste systems. Back then, our Chinese and Indian brothers on the Big Blue Marble got around using swayback scooters, rickshaws, bikes made of pig-iron, occasionally a main battle tank, and their own damn feet. All the sudden, however, they done caught the auto-MO-tive bug. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Matthew DeBord
792 views, 30 comments

Latest by GTRider60: Didn't Europe have gasoline prices at roughly our US dollar prices ($3.50) about 10 years ago? They pay, as of Feb 7th, approx $2.08 US for a liter of unleaded gas in the UK. Thats $2.08 per just more »

chicago auto show

GM Bringing E85, Biodiesel And Gas Sipping Commercial Vehicles To Chicago

General Motors will be showing off a line of commercial vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show featuring GM's latest usable green technology. While we won't be seeing a fuel-cell pursuit package Impala, there will be enough E85, B5 biodiesel and hybrids for everyone. Vehicles getting the treatment include the HHR Panel, Express 3500 Cargo Van, Silverado/Silverado HD, Police Impala and Police Tahoe. We think they should do a hybrid police Tahoe that can operate in "stealth mode" to sneak up on criminals. Press release below the jump.

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3:15 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,016 views, 17 comments

Latest by Papercutninja: @Gavin082: I;ve done that in an automatic. Are you saying i shouldn't??? more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 Smart Fortwo: First U.S. Drive

The 2008 Smart Fortwo is burdened with preconceived notions like no car before it. It's not safe. You can't drive it on the highway. It's too small for super sized Americans. It's Green. It's gay. The car was launched in Europe in 1998, so Americans have had a decade to develop these assumptions. Until now, few have driven it, and never on American soil. Yesterday, we did.

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Feature

12:00 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Wes Siler
16,164 views, 150 comments

Latest by prndl brttl: For those questioning safety. + Watch video or get the special mod. Though that could really hurt parking. more »

industry news

U.S. News & World Report Names Best Cars for 2010, Only Two American Cars on the List

The folks at U.S. News & World Report have named their top cars for 2008 and the old U.S. of A. did not far so well. In 11 categories there were only two pickups for Detroit automakers: Chevy Silverado 1500 (Best Full Size Pickup) and Tahoe (Best Large SUV). Honda picked up five awards, BMW picked up two and Mazda tied with two cars. There's nothing quite shocking with the picks, as few are going to be surprised to see the Honda Accord Best Midsize Car or the Fit make Best Economy Car. Full list and press release below the jump: More »

4:00 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,814 views, 16 comments

Latest by usa1: A 3 way tie for sporty cars. Right. I'm thinking they needed to find a way to put a couple of Mazdas on the list. The Honda Pilot? Right. Maybe in 2006. more »

news

Jay Leno Explains To Britain Why The Tahoe Hybrid Really Is Green

As an automotive columnist for the Times of London, Jay Leno figured the readers might want to know why he selected the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid as the Green Car of the Year. He begins with "The basic difference between England and America is size" and, well, you can probably fill in the blanks from there. Interestingly, Leno claims that there is a rush on used mega-SUVs in the States, as bass boat owners and those with 14 children fear new ones will soon be outlawed. [Times Online]

11:00 AM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,243 views, 55 comments

Latest by Maymar: @darex: Right, because a Mini isn't indulgent and inefficient (for its class). more »

industry news

General Motors to Send Hybrids to Middle East

The General is very happy to announce that it'll be exporting some of its two-mode Tahoes and Malibu to the Middle East; the Middle East is happy to announce that it doesn't want them and is sending them back (j/k). The Dubai Roads & Transit Authority will be taking possession of the vehicles to use as fleet cars and cabs as part of a test program. The great thing about hybrids is they only slow our dependence on oil in the Middle East, making sure we'll care about them forever. We're actually not being fair to Dubai, which only receives less than 3% of its annual revenues from natural gas and petroleum. The hilarious press release below the jump:
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8:00 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Matt Hardigree
883 views, 6 comments

Latest by TexanIdiot25: @FreeMan: ac·cord -verb (used without object) 1. to be in agreement or harmony; agree. -verb (used with object) 2. to make agree or correspond; adapt. 3. to grant; bestow: to accord due praise. 4. Archaic. to settle; reconcile. -noun 5. proper relationship or proportion; harmony. 6. a harmonious union of more »

industry news

GM, UAW Agreement Details Out In Open: C3XX Is The New GMT-900 In 2012

In addition to the news on the discontinuation of discounted AOL service and a small rear-wheel-drive platform named Alpha, there's also news from GM's wide world of pickup trucks. Those pretty brand-spankin' new GMT-900 pickup trucks and SUV's from Chevy and GMC? They've already got a replacement platform, and the General's calling it "C3XX." And really, that's all we know — in 2012 (2013 for the Arlington, Texas plant), C3XX will be the new GMT-900. That is all.

11:30 AM on Sat Sep 29 2007
By Ray Wert
1,031 views, 4 comments

Latest by cgarison: @Seth L: The Acadia/Enclave/Outlook/Traverse are designed to be the GMT360 replacement. BOF SUVs are now a dying breed. The Durango/Aspen will die at the end of 2008 or mid 2009. The current Explorer will also bid farewall by the end of more »

hybrids across texas

Jalopnik Drives Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

We recently got a chance behind the wheel of a road-test model 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. We can now confirm that yes, it is still an SUV as well as being a hybrid. At the heart of the Chevrolet's two-mode hybrid system, developed with BMW and the erstwhile DaimlerChrysler, is a transmission that brings together the planetary and fixed gears of an autobox with dual electric motors. That same transmission joins forces with a V8 engine to retain the part of SUV folks like, with the added bonus of an uptick in fuel efficiency.
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5:15 PM on Wed Aug 15 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
5,892 views, 30 comments

Latest by Scott: @SwatLax: I think GM's heavy duty hybrid proficiency has to do with their (former) ownership of Allison. They made a hybrid transmission to put in city buses. more »

industry news

GM May Subsidize $10,000 Two-Mode Hybrid Powertrain

Automotive News is reporting the General's new dual-mode hybrid powertrain, which has two electric motors to assist the engine, and is one of what may be up to three new hybrid powertrain systems for the General, costs $10,000. The dual-mode hybrid system is designed to be dropped into the upcoming hybrid versions of the GMT-900 twins, the GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe. Although considering the Toyota Highlander hybrid costs about $8,000 more than the base model Toyota Highlander, this sounds pretty much in line with the rest of the industry. But, to make a more steal-like deal out of the dual-mode expected to cut 25% of the fuel consumption in the big SUV's, we're also hearing GM's looking to subsidize the cost. Sounds like a smart marketing move to us but we'll see if it translates to a sticker price that'll push big beasts out of dealer lots. More »

8:30 AM on Tue Jul 10 2007
By Ray Wert
1,506 views, 8 comments

Latest by PlatformHoon: @al2six: please state GM's definition of a hybrid?.... more »

news

This Is Our Country, This Is Our Chrysler?

According to The New York Times, those "talks" we reported on yesterday? Yeah, they're occurring, but apparently they're not what manager-magazin.de thought they were. According to Detroit bureau chief "Hey!" Micki Maynard's sources, it's actually all about the platforms. Namely, the platform that GM has and that the Chrysler Group wants. That's right, according to the NYT, the General's all about pimping out their GMT-900 platform to the king priest of the religion of platform prostitution, the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid. This makes some sense, because not only does Chrysler not have a Huge-UV, we've also heard the Chrysler Group's planning on killing the biggest one they've got, the Durango Big-UV platform, in their quest to cull the Chrysler-chaff from the...whatever. I guess it'd make sense for Chrysler to sell something a wee bit bigger that they could get a wee bit more money for — and all while not building anything themselves. Sounds like a plan to us. Anyone know what'd be in it for the General? Oh wait, they get to not shut down a plant and face the wrath of the UAW. Hmm...interesting. – Ray Wert More »

12:01 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Ray Wert
313 views, 13 comments

Latest by buytheredcar: the new Sebring looks like a Saturn anyways. more »

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Foosical the Musical: GM has Hybrid Tahoe Pimped for MTV

Ain't product placement a bee-otch(TM)? On the media-soaked occasion of the MTV Music Awards, GM yesterday unveiled a promotional hybrid Tahoe created by celeb shops Chip Foose shop and Unique Performance. The "pimped out" (quotation marks GM's) Tahoe, which has a powder-coated billet grille, two-tone paint, Foose badging, dual stainless steel exhaust tips, chrome side molding, lowered suspension and other tweaks — will transport an as-yet-unnamed celebrity to the MTVMAs. The truck is only one segment in a multithreaded product-placement plan for Chevrolet that involves the General supplying the show with a fleet of mildly customized E85-fueled 2007 Tahoes, Avalanches and Suburbans for transporting talent and sponsoring the pre-show "Top of the Rock" concert and the "Chevy Fly-Cam," which may or may not be a tiny camera mounted on one of Kirk Kerkorian's diamond-encrusted helicopters. Still, with the Ricky Bobby / Wonder Bread juggernaut in full effect, GM's bid for logo-soup dominance could come up short. Let us know; we'll be busy that night, sticking 10-penny nails into our eyes. More »

8:15 AM on Fri Aug 25 2006
By Mike Spinelli
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spy photos

Spy Photos: GMT-900 Chevy Tahoe And GMC Yukon SS?


That's what our Paukert-ed up friends at the blog down the road which winds are telling us this AM. They're claiming what you've got in crop-top-drop-shot above, and through the link below is none other than the GMT-900 edition of the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon in some kind of "performance package", maybe even the SorrySucker SuperSexyBack SuperSport packages. But Winding Road asks the same questions we do — is this just a trim 'n tape job, or some real performance enhancements? Considering our experiences with some of Chevy's more recent SS models — and comments from more than a few engineers — we're guessing maybe not so much. But we really do like the camo job on the GMC — taping a Chevy bowtie to the front grille. 'Cause nothing reminds us more of badge-engineering than actually dropping the old badge back on top. Winding Road's got pics of both GMT-900 SUV's — hit them up for the deets. More »

Spy Photos

8:35 AM on Wed Aug 23 2006
By Ray Wert
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Chevy's Make Your Own Tahoe Ad Backfires, or Does It?

One of the most active stories of the day has been that of visitors to GM's "Make Your Own Tahoe Commercial" site creating irreverant works, like those some Jalopnik readers did back when we first posted the link. Would-be parodists have fired at the Tahoe from several directions: environmentalists tweak its size and gas mileage showing, while unaffiliated wiseasses use the demonstrative-asshole or penis-envy angles. The obvious conclusion is that GM's online viral ad campaign has backfired on the company, subverting its messaging and possibly even damaging the Tahoe's brand. But what if it hasn't? What if it's become one of the most successful online campagns ever launched? More »

9:15 PM on Mon Apr 3 2006
By Mike Spinelli
229 views, Comment

alternative energy

Going Yellow in Chicago: MPH on the Great Ethanol Hunt

MPH's David Thomas is on a hunt to find Ethanol in the city of Chicago. He's rocking GM's Live Green Go Yellow poster car, the Chevrolet Tahoe, which can swallow 26 gallons of corn-fossil cocktail faster than you can say "Wacker Drive" with a straight face. That means he'll have to stay on top of where the corn pumps are, lest he find himself having to go for the hard stuff. And that'll defeat the whole purpose, no? Exactly. More »

12:59 PM on Thu Mar 30 2006
By Mike Spinelli
166 views, 2 comments

Latest by Mike: The Live Green Go Yellow site ( http://www.livegreen ) is getting better, but it's still terrible. I found the site from a tv commercial bragging on the number of GM models that support ethanol. At the time (last week) it more »

news

Like The Dog, GM Is Hearing The Bell

The 2007 Chevy Tahoe SUV, redesigned with a new front-end, better fuel economy (by one mile per gallon) and a more powerful engine, has been selling like gangbusters for the General. This gives us an alternate explanation for why GM's been asking their suppliers to speed ahead with production of components for the Chevy Suburban and the GMC Yukon, the Generals new full-sized SUVs. More »

9:10 AM on Thu Mar 16 2006
By Ray Wert
117 views, 1 comment

ads/promotions

Make Your Own Tahoe Commercial!

Okay, so we tossed this off on a tight schedule; we didn't have time to pull an Altman and call George, Julia, Brad, Courtney, Harrison, Larry "Bud", Tim, Susan et. al. to bop 'round and make appearances in our own personal Chevy Tahoe commercial, so we apologize in advance for its half-assitude. We're sure some of y'all can do much, much better than us. One thing though; if it's an Apprentice tie-in, how come we couldn't get The Donald on the line? Stupid Donald. More »

3:44 PM on Wed Mar 15 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
520 views, 4 comments

Latest by Mr_Mischif: BLAST!! well, the link tag didn't work, so the address is: http://www.chevyapprentice.com/view.php?country=us&uniquei... more »

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Blogging "The Apprentice," Chevrolet Tahoe Promo Episode

On this week's episode of NBC's "The Apprentice" the cast of prospective Trumps and Trumpettes, split into corporate teams Synergy and Gold Rush, were bid to create an event for GM's dealer-owners. The events centered on the introduction of the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe to dealers (back in October, when the show was filmed), while piggybacking on an online promotion of the Tahoe. Did Chevrolet get its money's worth? We have no idea, but we did get all blogosphere on NBC's and GM's asses. Click through for the play-by. More »

8:12 AM on Tue Mar 14 2006
By Mike Spinelli
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