The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has just set a distance record, and Toyota hopes the zero-emission Mirai will help make hydrogen cars as popular as Prius did for hybrid cars. The 2016 Toyota Mirai, which is a bit larger than the Prius, just set a record 312 miles on a single fill, the longest driving range of any zero emission vehicle on the market, and it gets an EPA-estimated … [Read more...]
Hybrids and Electric Cars Headline Los Angeles Auto Show
Green hybrid and electric cars are the big news at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the press on Wednesday, November 17th and to the public two days later. You've been hearing a lot about the extended-range plug-in hybrid-electric Chevrolet Volt, and all-electric Nissan Leaf. They are the headliners, for sure. But several other introductions will be making news, too. Honda is … [Read more...]
Happy 125th Birthday to the Automobile, Born Aug. 26, 1885
The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his 'riding car', the world's first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The world would never be the same, and 125 years later, engineers and designers are still tinkering with the size, power and performance of the cars we drive and ride. Daimler put a motor on a two-wheel vehicle, so … [Read more...]
Mad Men’s Jon Hamm is New Voice of Mercedes-Benz Commercials
The new voice of Mercedes-Benz is Jon Hamm, the Golden Globe winning star of the hit series Mad Men. Hamm made his debut -- or at least his voice -- on the Academy Award Oscars show, in a commercial featuring the new Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid luxury sedan. The 2010 Mercedes-Benz 2010 S400 Hybrid luxury sedan is the world's first production vehicle powered by sophisticated new lithium-ion … [Read more...]
Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.
The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December. It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North America. The Mercedes F-Cell boasts the equivalent fuel mileage of 86.6 miles per gallon, city-highway combined. It has a 240 mile … [Read more...]