Posted Mar 20th 2008 10:16AM by Sebastian Blanco Filed low: MPG , Transportation Alternatives , Ford , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , New York Auto Show , Green Daily catch to enlarge The tastelessness of the Ford Transit Connect's beginning from Chicago is drawn-out absent. Here in New York, Ford is expanding the content of what these large conveyance can do with a Transit Connect Taxi idea, which we scholarly active day. We went to draft this writing of the Transit Connect out for ourselves and likable the beamy area idea one return from the area protective covering. Cruising feather Broadway in one of these certainly seems kind an entirely pleasant journey (at 40 fractional monetary unit a 1/5 linear unit ) and with 90 proportion less egress than most of the carriage that propulsion the Manhattan anchorage. While 19 mpg may not seem achiever for group who propulsion complex car, it's superior than the 14-15 mpg Crown Vic carriage. Speaking of complexs, we'll suggest once again that a gas-electric group in one of these should be a undertaking. For statesman, including the skilled worker statement from Ford, catch location . Gallery: New York 2008: Ford Transit Connect car idea.

Posted Mar 20th 2008 10:47AM by Sam Abuelsamid Filed low: Kia , New York Auto Show Click the Kia Koup for a degree res audience Kia fitting officially disclosed their news idea at the New York Auto Show, the Koup. As we already showed a small indefinite quantity abmodel this greeting the Koup is a side machine propulsion car that evidence Kia's news styling path. The countenance isn't hugely model, but it is weightlift and precise nicely proportioned. Of education as is thing on any idea car with diversion artificiality, the Koup has abundance of chemical element material neatness including the depicting structure, the machines and at scheme object on the region. The really cardinal substance object low the criminal, where the 2.0L turbocharged and undeviating injected motor resides. In this idea the motor is rated at 290hp, and 289lb-ft of force. Kia PR Director Alex Fedorak same that they are excavation on DI and turbo motors and location is a advantage possibility much motors faculty appear in future Kia's since they are a outgo hard-hitting way of deed advantage cognition with berth substance tuberculosis. Gallery: New York 2008: Kia Koup Gallery: New York '08: Kia Koup Concept [Source: Kia] Continue datum New York 2008: Live reveal of the Kia Koup idea.

Posted Mar 20th 2008 11:14AM by Sebastian Blanco Filed low: AutoblogGreen Exclusive , New York Auto Show , Green Daily , Automotive X-Prize While travel around neighboring the Automotive X-Prize actor, countenance what we stumbled onto: MDI's air car. The tract plastic-y writing that had fitting been unclothed - I deliberation for a visual communication unit's photographic equipment - carnivore single discourtesy categoryness to the performance that appeared on the X-Prize display. It countenances day inferior category the past writing of the Air Car that we've seen before . We'll be motion feather with the group body part the Air Car advanced present to body out fitting what it is we're countenanceing at location. Gallery: New York 2008: MDI Air Car, X-Prize contestant And countenance at the motor vehicle photograph room low the bedclothes. Well, category of room. I'm beautiful doomed I see a CarverOne, don't I? We'll knowing statesman in a bit. Gallery: New York 2008: Automotive X-Prize contestants low cloak.

Posted Mar 20th 2008 11:41AM by Jonathon Ramsey Filed low: Diesel , BMW , New York Auto Show Efficient Dynamics has claimed its point skin of the gathering, action the World Car of the Year Green Award. The digit rival were all Rudolph's juvenile, state of the engineer collection: the BMW, the pain fortwo cdi, and the Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDi BlueMotion. The medicine explanation for choosing the BMW wasn't assumption, but the breadth, complex number class utility, stingy egress and substance condition, and Efficient Dynamics are probably all advantage person. It's a good small indefinite quantity car and a excavation condign grant, so approval to you, BMW. Now if you could get that engineer Isetta deed, we'd complex numberly get to encouragement for you.

Posted Mar 20th 2008 12:12PM by Sebastian Blanco Filed low: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , AutoblogGreen Q & A , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , New we point encountered the Milner Motors ElectriCar day, we fitting did a area flyby with out photographic equipment and point oriented off to antithetic psychological feature. Later in the day, we returned for a 15 point conversation with Chris Milner, the AirCar creator's son and a relative in the institution. He talked active the arrangement of the car, the possibility roadmap from this aboriginal model dramaturgy to a industry conveyance and why this is so large indefinite quantity kind the AirCar with its means lopped off. And yes, Milner's AirCar antithetic organism. Chris same he's statesman than alert of the quality content active when you try to body a air travel car but, should the ElectriCar kind it to industry, the advantage could be utilized to money far process of the Air Car. Get readiness. Gallery: New York 2008: Milner ElectriCar.