Lufthansa Plans Biofuel-Powered Passenger Flights

German airline Lufthansa will begin using a biofuel blend on passenger flights in April.
Lufthansa says it will conduct a six-month trial on scheduled flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt as part of a long-term study of the effects of a 50-50 biofuel blend on maintenance and engine life. During the past 18 months, several airlines, [...]

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MMP Max Biaggi Teleconference Transcript: On Electronics, The Aprilia RSV4, And MotoGP vs WSBK

On Tuesday, Miller Motorsports Park organized its final teleconference of the year with the stars of the World Superbike championship. This time, it was the turn of Max Biaggi to talk, and he fielded questions from the press on a range of subjects, from the role of electronics in World Superbikes, on the development of the Aprilia RSV4, on his thoughts on retiring, and on the prospect of a return to MotoGP. Here's what Biaggi had to say:

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Moderator: Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us today. My name is John Gardner, and I am the Media Manager for Miller Motorsports Park. This will be our final teleconference of the year with riders from the Superbike World Championship. Today, we're happy to have the 2010 Superbike World Champion, Max Biaggi, with us. Max, as you know, won 10 races this year, riding the No. 3 Aprilia RSV4 1000F for Aprilia Alitalia Racing. He swept the weekends here at Miller Motorsports Park as well as at Misano, Monza and Portimao. He also had single victories at his favorite track, Brno, as well as at Magny-Cours.

So Max, welcome, again.

Max Biaggi: Yeah, well, hi. Thank you. Thank you. How are you?

Moderator: Good. And congratulations on your championship.

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Donington Added To 2011 World Superbikes Calendar

After the debacle at Donington, where an overly ambitious plan to raise 130 million Pounds Sterling to modify the track to host Formula One was launched shortly before the credit crunch sent the global economy on a downward spiral, it was feared that international motorcycle racing would never return to the Leicestershire track. The company that was running the track was basically penniless, parts of the track had been already dug up, and East Midlands airport, which sits at one end of the track, was eying the track for extra space to expand into.

But with the track lease now back in the hands of the Wheatcroft family, who own the circuit, things have turned around at Donington. The Midlands' circuit has been brought quickly back up to standard, hosting several local car and motorcycle events, and is now ready to make a return to the international stage. That will take place on March 27th, 2011, when the World Superbike series returns to Donington for the European round of the 13 weekend series. The Wheatcroft family and Infront Motor Sports signed an agreement which will see WSBK race at Donington for the 2011 season, giving the UK two rounds of World Superbikes, along with the Silverstone round on July 31st.

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Nissan Leaf Takes Out 2011 European COTY Awards

The winner of the 2011 European Car of the Year awards has been announced, with the 2011 Nissan Leaf taking top honors, the same car our sister site, GreenCarReports, picked as the best green car to buy. This means that original candidates like the new Jaguar XJ, Mercedes-Benz CLS and BMW 5-Series were all overlooked in favor of the Leaf...

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Volvo Teams with Ultimate Car Control to Provide Driver Training

Established driver training company Ultimate Car Control has teamed up with Volvo Car UK to offer a unique training program for company car drivers. The company, headed by Robb Gravett, has spent five and a half years developing its Excellence in Professional Driving (EPD) program, trying to create a system that fleets can use to meet their legal obligations and protect employees that use their cars in their company's interests.

As a company, we are very excited to be associated with Volvo, a...

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ULC Previews Cadillac's Rival to the Mini

With customers increasingly seeking higher mileage cars, there are big profits to be made from luxury minis such as the Citroen DS3 and Mini Cooper. What traditional American brands, like Cadillac, really need, given the current economic conditions, is a city car with bold features and a lot of luxury equipment.

In a recent interview given to Autocar magazine, British designer Niki Smart said the Urban Luxury Concept (ULC for short) previews Caddy's answer to the Mini. Smart was the one who p...

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Charlotte needs closer eye on NASCAR hall

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/11/28/831734/charlotte-needs-closer-eye-on.html

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Spy Shots: 2012 Jaguar XF Facelift

Two months ago we brought you the first spy shots of the facelift work being done to the still relatively new Jaguar XFR, and now we have images of the standard 2012 XF as it readies for its freshened look. Like the XFR, the work is primarily cosmetic, and focuses on the lights and bumpers at each end of the car. Due to the heavy psychedelic wrap...

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F1 boss Ecclestone attacked outside London office

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/11/26/827010/f1-boss-ecclestone-attacked-outside.html

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Video: Audi Releases Teaser For New A6, Confirms 2010 Production Date

A new teaser video for the next-generation Audi A6 has hit the web via Audi TV, and though it reveals little about the car itself, it's another indication that Audi is still pressing to start production of the car by the end of the year. Earlier this month, in a special presentation outlining the vehicles Audi plans to manufacture at its upgraded...

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Mercedes-Benz Planning New Ecological Mid-Engine Supercar?

BMW is working on a brand new plug-in hybrid sports car based on its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car for launch in 2013, around the same time Mercedes-Benz plans to launch an all-electric version of its SLS gullwing sports car. However, this is just the start of the battle for ecological supremacy among Germany’s luxury automakers. Audi...

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Audi Q5 Hybrid quattro Video Released

Video footage of the Audi Q5 hybrid quattro in action has been released on Audi TV. The company's state of the art SUV is seen cruising on motorways, as well as on back roads. With the Audi Q5 hybrid quattro, the company is aiming to offer the performance level of a V6 with mileage of a four-cylinder TDI.

The V6 engine comes equipped with progressive hybrid technology with an electric motor that produces an additional 45 HP and 211 Nm of torque. The carmaker is hoping videos like this will ...

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MotoGP Back On British Eurosport For 2011

Good news for MotoGP fans in the UK, and everyone else capable of receiving Eurosport (such as via the Eurosport player). Everybody's favorite (English-language) MotoGP commentary team will be back in action for 2011. For British Eurosport has once again struck a deal to cover MotoGP, featuring the dulcet tones of Toby Moody and Julian Ryder, along with expert technical analysis by Neil Spalding.

British Eurosport will cover all 18 rounds of the 2011 MotoGP season, with the 125 and Moto2 races being shown live, and the MotoGP races delayed by one hour, a concession to the BBC, who have also have a contract to air the MotoGP races, one considerably larger than the Eurosport deal. So British viewers will be able to watch the action twice: once in full, on the BBC, and an hour later, revisit the whole thing with commentary from Moody and Rider.

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Nissan Leaf is 2011 European Car of the Year

Nissan's big bet on electric cars is starting to pay off, as the Leaf has become the first all-electric vehicle to be honored with the "Car of the Year" award. The Leaf achieved 257 points and was joined on the podium by the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, which managed to obtain 248 points, and the Opel Meriva, which scored 244 points.

The Leaf is the first affordable, all-electric, zero-emission vehicle to be mass marketed, despite the consumers' lack of confidence in this emerging technolo...

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Latest 2011 Moto2 Line-Up: West, Talmacsi, Fores All Confirmed

The Moto2 rider line-up for 2011 is slowly starting to take something resembling its final shape, with more and more riders signing contracts to ride next year. Kenan Sofuoglu's signing for the Technomag CIP squad provided one catalyst, provoking a spate of moves to secure the known quantities for next season at the Valencia test. The prime mover in that chase was the team that Sofuoglu turned down, with Gresini securing former Tech 3 rider Yuki Takahashi to take the place of the departing Moto2 champion Toni Elias, with Sofuoglu's former Ten Kate Honda World Supersport teammate Michele Pirro taking the second seat in the biggest team in Moto2.

The Tech 3 team had earlier announced the signing of Bradley Smith and Frenchman Mike di Meglio to take the place of the departing Yuki Takahashi and the disappointing Raffaele de Rosa - the Italian being tipped for a return to the 125cc class, along with Hector Faubel (signed for Bancaja Aspar), Joan Olive and Sergio Gadea. Meanwhile, the other hottest seat in Moto2 - the one left vacant by Di Meglio - has been filled by one of the two riders making the jump from the Spanish CEV Moto2 championship, Xavi Fores signing with the Mapfre Aspar team for 2011, joining his CEV Moto2 rival Kev Coghlan on the world stage.

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2011 Chevy Volt gets 93 mpge (and 37 mpg and 60 mpg) rating from EPA

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, MPG, Chevrolet, Legislation and Policy

After yesterday's 99 miles per gallon (equivalent) EPA rating for the Nissan Leaf, General Motors must've been eager to get the numbers for the Chevy Volt from the government - if for no other reason than because these efficiency stickers are the last thing holding up deliveries of the first production vehicles. Today, GM shared the official numbers with the world, and they range from 37 miles per gallon to 93 mpge (equivalent) combined to 60 mpg "composite." Sixty mpg composite is a "combined, combined" number, and will be completely different for everyone. You might want to think of it as a lifetime figure, since if figures in both electricity and gasoline consumed. Oh, and it's also best in class for compact cars. The Volt's official electric-only range will be 35 miles, but GM, like Nissan, has been giving a range recently of 25-50 miles recently. The Volt now has an official total range of 379 miles, with 344 miles of that being extended range (i.e., gas) driving. As Tony DiSalle, Chevrolet product marketing director, said, "If you try to boil it down to a single number, it gets quite difficult."

Doug Parks, Chevrolet Volt Global Vehicle Line Executive, said he is "quite pleased" with the numbers and understands that it is a complicated story to tell. GM and the EPA worked together to come up with this label to figure in all of the different modes that impact the vehicle's efficiency. We've heard that the 2011 Volt will have a temporary EPA label, but Parks told AutoblogGreen that what you see above will likely be what we see next year:

Our intent was not to do something that was a one-year deal. Our hope is that this is very similar to the path that everyone will go down in the future. We tried to make the label look as similar as it can to next year.

So, what about that "230 mpg" GM touted last year. Well, that was a different way to calculate things. "230 by itself was never intended to be a composite number," Parks said.

[Source: GM]

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Neste Oil fires up world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore

Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, Etc.

Neste Oil fired up what's being hailed as the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. The facility, which will ramp up production of NExBTL renewable diesel fuel on a phase-by-phase basis, was completed, are you ready for this, "on schedule and on budget." The Singapore site, which costs nearly $550 million to build, has enough capacity to pump out 800,000 tons of the synthetic diesel annually.

Neste's NExBTL fuel is said to be compatible with with all existing diesel engines without requiring any modifications. The renewable fuel offers excellent performance in cold climates and, if need be, can be blended in with traditional diesel. Neste claims that the production and use of NExBTL, "enables a 40-80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to be achieved compared to fossil diesel," adding that burning the fuel creates "lower tailpipe emissions," thus "enhancing overall air quality." Neste is constructing a similar plant, slated for completion in 2011, in the Netherlands and already operates two renewable diesel facilities in Porvoo, Finland. Hat tip to Mike!

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Adrien Brody Rides a Ducati Monster 900 Cromo

Most of you know Adrien Brody from his role in Roman Polanski's The Pianist, some of you from the ‘kissing Halle Berry' scene before accepting his Oscar in 2002, but only few of you know that the American actor is an avid motorcyclist.

Brody bought his first real bike while he was in his early teens, namely a Ninja ZX900. He has ridden for years since then, everywhere from Queens to India. In 1992, Brody was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident in which he flew over a car and crashed...

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Video: BMW Engineer Juergen Greil Talks About The Vision EfficientDynamics

In the latest episode of the BMW Unscripted series we have one of the automaker’s top engineers, Juergen Greil, giving insight into the development process and the general feeling towards the Vision EfficientDynamics green supercar concept, a vehicle that’s due for sale in 2013. Hearing Greil speak, we get a real sense of the passion...

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Fast by Ferracci Back to AMA in 2011 with Ducati 848 EVO

The 2011 season will see Celtic Racing again competing in the AMA Pro Racing Daytona SportBike class, as P.J.�Jacobsen will be racing the Ducati 848EVO machinery with support from legendary Ducati tuning house Fast By Ferracci.The young New Yorker earned nine top ten finishes in AMA Pro's most competitive class in 2010.

"2010 was a good year for us and I'm glad to be back with Celtic Racing once again," said the 17 year-old. "We made a lot of progress and the team worked really...

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Hendrick makes big changes

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Ginetta Working On New G55 Supercar

With a half-century of car-building experience for both the road and track, the UK's Ginetta Cars continues to strength its position by announcing plans for a brand new model, the G55 sports car, which is scheduled to debut early next year. Details on the car remain closely held, but the car's first development steps are already underway. Designed...

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Celebrity Classics up for grabs from Bonhams at Brooklands

Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Rolls-Royce, UK, Celebrities

Pan's Labyrinth 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III by Inskip - Click above for high-res image gallery

Few auction houses have dealt with as many celebrity automobiles as Bonhams, and the upcoming event at Brooklands is poised to carry on the tradition.

Among the lots up for grabs during the auction at Mercedes-Benz World will be this unique Rolls-Royce Phantom III. The first of 24 Phantom IIIs sold to the United States, this particular 1936 example - a five-seat limousine with custom Inskip coachwork and 7.3-liter V12 - was used in the bizarre fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth in the chase scene against a Bentley.

Also crossing the auction block at the event on December 6th will be a 1934 Lagonda M45 Tourer once owned by Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd fame) and a Mercedes-Benz 600 formerly owned by Elvis Presley. Other highlights include a '64 Maserati, a '55 Mercedes Gullwing, a 2000 Ferrari 550 GTZ and a '64 AC Cobra. Follow the jump for the full press release and check out the trio of Rolls-Royce photos in the gallery below.

Gallery: Pan's Labrynth 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III by Inskip

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Johnson rebuffs his critics

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General Motors opens company's first flexi-engine plant in India

Filed under: Diesel, Manufacturing/Plants, GM, India

GM employees complete build of first engine at powertrain plant in Talegaon

General Motors has inaugurated its first-ever flexi-engine plant. The facility, located in Talegaon, India, is a unique powertrain production plant that enables the manufacturing of gasoline and diesel engines simultaneously. GM invested $230 million to construct the flexi-engine facility, which has an initial annual production capacity of 160,000 engines and is designed to accommodate future expansion. The plant will produce diesel and gasoline mills for Indian-market versions of the Chevrolet Spark, Beat, Captiva, Optra, Cruze, Aveo, Aveo U-VA and Tavera.

Karl Slym, president and managing director of GM India, spoke of the adaptability of the engine plant in Talegaon, stating:

The plant has capacity to churn out engines with a maximum capacity of 1.5 liters for cars. More importantly, the new plant will ensure there is a flexibility as far as manufacturing of engines is concerned. The permutations and combinations for engine production can be varied between the existing petrol and diesel engine lines.

In the ever-changing automotive industry, flexibility is the name of the game.

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Chrysler confirms $843M investment in Kokomo, IN plants

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Chrysler

Sergio Marchionne stopped by Chrysler's transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana and delivered some good news. The Chrysler Group plans to invest $843 million into the plants to modernize them and prepare for the production of a new front-wheel drive automatic transmission. This pushes the automakers total investment dollars near the $3 billion mark, dating back to June of 2009, with $1.1 billion of that earmarked specifically for the Kokomo facilities. More importantly, this announcement should have 2,250 employees breathing a little easier because it allows their jobs to be retained.

We know Chrysler is getting ready to launch its eight-speed transmission, but this new transmission in development has yet to be revealed.

"For years, Kokomo has been at the center of our powertrain strategy and the potential of an additional investment reaffirms that position," said Sergio Marchionne, CEO, Chrysler Group LLC. "When introduced, this new front-wheel drive transmission, along with the previously announced eight-speed transmission we will also produce in Kokomo, will transform our future products and position them as leaders in marketplace. With the promise of investing more than $1 billion into our Kokomo facilities within the last six months, we are demonstrating our commitment to this community and our dedicated workforce. We appreciate the support of the UAW and the City of Kokomo, and look forward to continuing a partnership that will see the Chrysler Group once again become a successful and competitive enterprise."

New transmissions, more stable jobs and a new Charger? 2011 is certainly shaping up to be brighter than last year for the Pentastar.

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Chrysler confirms $843M investment in Kokomo, IN plants originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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