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GM postpones redesign of trucks, SUVs {Autoblog}
Jun 19th 2008 3:51PM Where exactly is this cotton-oil-based diesel you speak of? (Any in the Dallas area?)
Father's Day Sweepstakes, Day 4: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Dual Shock Controller {Autoblog}
Jun 19th 2008 2:03PM Nissan GT-R
VIDEO: Kia dealership uses Obama impersonator to sell Sorentos {Autoblog}
Jun 13th 2008 7:44PM I live in the Dallas metroplex, and I'm really not surprised at all that this ad is making it's rounds. When I saw it on the daily show two nights ago though I was proud that someone was finally going to lampoon them on a national level because they're quite honestly the worst commercials ever, lol.
There are way more than a few outrageous dealership commercials in this area, with Central KIA and Rodeo Ford being the most over the top that I can think of... if you want to see some more of what Dallas' finest has produced:
http://www.rodeoforddallas.com/
GM Canada suing CAW for C$1.5 million {Autoblog}
Jun 11th 2008 6:07PM @ChrisL
The "simple" truth is that GM announced it wasn't closing this plant until 2010, when the former written commitment had the plant extended into 2009. CAW is in better shape now then they were, but they are just acting like babies with their mouths wide open.
I've been on the receiving side of a layoff and I can tell you if I had 1.5+ years notice, things would've been _much_ smoother for me.
AMP offers converted all-electric Saturn Sky in limited run {Engadget}
May 23rd 2008 9:53PM Actually it's rated @ 22MPG city / 21MPG highway (still nothing great, but it's a good ~40% better than the standard Tahoe)
GM cranks up battery tests for plug-in Volt {Engadget}
Apr 5th 2008 12:16PM Good points, slight rebuttal / additions to point #3:
Current biofuels (specifically corn based ethanol) certainly fall into the "morally ambiguous" category with the low return on energy while requiring insane amounts of land for even the small deployment of E85/E10 that we have now. If you look at the immediate future though (think 2-3 years, maybe less), you will see there are a TON of biofuel options that are not only cheaper to produce, but take much less space to grow, and provide extremely low to no emissions. I think that E85/Biodiesel have a fighting chance, hand-in-hand with hybrid/electric technology to take us off of oil in the short term.
Anyway, to see some of the really interesting biofuels I'm talking about:
$1 / gallon ethanol:
http://www.coskata.com
Cellulosic/Biomass/Switchgrass:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol
http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/switgrs.html
CES 2008 ultimate swag bag giveaway: like a Xmas stocking in January {Engadget}
Jan 10th 2008 11:34PM 150" Panny plasma, all the way.. major droolage
Phosphor E Ink watch giveaway (part 3) {Engadget}
Dec 21st 2007 7:18PM This would be an awesome christmas gift...
Did you make an Engadget comment avatar yet? {Engadget}
Dec 21st 2007 7:16PM Testing out the new avatar...
Black Friday Giveaways (part 13): Slingbox Pro + HD Connect Cable {Engadget HD}
Nov 25th 2007 12:09PM That would be great
