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The hybrid conundrum: without government regulations and incentives, will the consumer demand exist to support production volumes?

For hybrids to become a mainstream powertrain choice, (1) gasoline prices must rise and stay at or near historic highs, (2) generous state and/or...
Automotive Design & Production, 02/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
Mini E Nissan's EV and battery plans

The first product from BMW's "project i" mobility program, the Mini E swaps gasoline power for electric, a fuel tank--including the rear seats and...
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The greater good: as evidence global warming is altering the environmental landscape wanes, calls for action increase while liberty and freedom hang in the balance

Carol Browner, former head of the EPA under President Clinton and soon to be the energy/environment czar for the Obama administration, is a member...
Automotive Design & Production, 02/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
Icon A5 Light Sport Aircraft

By now you have heard of Dr. Paul Moller and his sky car, a vehicle we covered in detail back in 2001. Moller dreams of putting thousands of his...
Automotive Design & Production, 01/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
Powertrains: key considerations: in addition to developing new technologies, the auto industry also must educate consumers and regulators as to what's possible, what isn't, and how to tell the difference

The changing technical and regulatory landscape will force many changes on both automakers and consumers. How those changes are implemented and...
Automotive Design & Production, 01/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
BMW 335d: the "d" stands for "diesel" but could just as well stand for "desirable"

Most of the updates BMW made to the 2009 3 Series fall under the "mild" category as the car is just three years old. These include items like...
Automotive Design & Production, 01/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication

There's no business in show business: the business model for the auto show is broken. Can it be fixed?

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit takes place each January, a time of the year that is best described by words that...
Automotive Design & Production, 01/01/09 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
The changing definition of "niche vehicles": once the playground of exotic car makers, the definition of a niche vehicle has expanded to include image vehicles for mainstream OEMs, and specialist models produced on high-volume platforms

The definition of what constitutes a "niche vehicle" has changed markedly over the years. As mass production pushed smaller manufacturers out of...
Automotive Design & Production, 12/01/08 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
A designer for all seasons: though he had trouble coping with the cold the first time around, Larry Erickson has made Detroit his home and teaching future designers his vocation

Cloverdale is a small California town 90 miles north of San Francisco where Larry Erickson's dad ran the local service station and garage. He...
Automotive Design & Production, 12/01/08 by Christopher A. Sawyer · More from publication
Days of tuning past: I may not have done a lot, but I did something. And that's the point

Many years ago--too many if I am to keep fantasies about my fast-fading youth alive--I inherited a 1974 Pinto when my dad died. It was saddled with...
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The hybrid conundrum: without government regulations and incentives, will the consumer demand exist to support production volumes?

Mini E Nissan's EV and battery plans

The greater good: as evidence global warming is altering the environmental landscape wanes, calls for action increase while liberty and freedom hang in the balance

Icon A5 Light Sport Aircraft

Powertrains: key considerations: in addition to developing new technologies, the auto industry also must educate consumers and regulators as to what's possible, what isn't, and how to tell the difference

BMW 335d: the "d" stands for "diesel" but could just as well stand for "desirable"

There's no business in show business: the business model for the auto show is broken. Can it be fixed?

The changing definition of "niche vehicles": once the playground of exotic car makers, the definition of a niche vehicle has expanded to include image vehicles for mainstream OEMs, and specialist models produced on high-volume platforms

A designer for all seasons: though he had trouble coping with the cold the first time around, Larry Erickson has made Detroit his home and teaching future designers his vocation

Days of tuning past: I may not have done a lot, but I did something. And that's the point

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