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Will Advanced Batteries Ever Be a Real Business?


Posted Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 6:26pm

In advanced mobility circles, batteries are the killer app. Specifically, lithium-ion batteries, which promise to deliver the range and power necessary to make widespread electric-vehicle use a reality. Right now, gas-electric hybrid cars, such as the Prius, have nickel-metal hydride batteries in them. These batteries just aren’t going to cut it for the future, however.

  • Matthew DeBord has written about the auto industry for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and Car Design News.

Say Hello to the New GM


Posted Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 2:03pm

Once the ink is dry on some final legal documents, the General Motors (GMGMQ) that dominated the American and world industrial landscape for 100 years will be done, replaced post-bankruptcy by a "New GM" that the taxpayer largely owns.

  • Matthew DeBord has written about the auto industry for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and Car Design News.

Megan Fox’s Terrifying “Transformers” Audition


Posted Thursday, July 9, 2009 - 11:17am

The auto-blogosphere is predictably abuzz with the rumor that Transformers and Transformers 2 director Michael Bay insisted that starlet Megan Fox wash his Ferrari as part of her audition.

  • Matthew DeBord has written about the auto industry for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, and Car Design News.

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