Detroit Company Debuts 100-mpg Pickup TruckBattery-Powered Vehicle Use in Family Fleet

Via Motors (with Bob Lutz on the Board) in Detroit plans to outfit GM trucks, and eventually SUVs and vans, with a hybrid powertrain capable of getting 100 miles to the gallon. The Via Vtrux debuted at the Detroit auto show and will go on sale in 2013. Via will buy "glider" trucks from Chevrolet and fit them with an extended-range electric powertrain.

 

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Significance of the Data Vincentric report show Nissan brand takes first place for lowest cost to own of compact sedans, which include the Versa and Sentra Toyota’s compact sedan is represented by Corolla which, on average, has 2nd lowest cost of ownership in segment There appears to be trend, as demonstrated at Detroit Auto Show, […]

 

NHTSA Closes Volt Battery Fire Probe

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed its investigation into potential problems with the hybrid Chevrolet Volt's battery pack by saying it does not believe that Chevy Volts or other electric vehicles pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles. The issue has become political, especially among Republicans, as critics question the NHTSA's failure to report the first Volt fire for five months.

 

Millennials Want More Than Green Technology

A new Deloitte study found six of ten Millennials, also known as Gen-Y and comprised of almost 80 million Americans, would like to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle rather than a conventionally-powered car, truck or crossover. Millennials are more environmentally conscious than any other age group now in the automotive market. But 59% of those surveyed said in-dash technology is also critical.

 

Increase in Deaths, Injuries of Pedestrians Wearing Headphones

Deaths and injuries are on the rise as pedestrians listening to headphones fail to hear warning horns from cars or trains. Serious injuries to pedestrians listening to headphones have more than tripled in six years with 70% resulting in fatalities. More than two-thirds of victims were males under the age of 30.