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Car sales in China continued to surge during the month of October according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Via Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com

Hamster is the new Dacia Renault model, first Romanian electric car. The design line continues the Nissan Sandero Stepway model and Dacia Duster. The new car is 4x4 and have an engine EcoMatic Hybrid system. Dacia Hamster is a Hybrid diesel-electric, plug-in type, the new concept is combustion engine which is placed under the front hood and the rear electric system that moves the rear wheels, which means that the Dacia Hamster wheel drive type is a E-4WD(Electricway-4WD). Note that this propulsion system is the creation of the Dacia HamsterAlternative Propulsion Systems Laboratory and RegenerativeEnergy from the Technical University of Pitesti.The Dacia Hamster project represents the study on electricity supply from solar cells placed on the roof. Dacia Hamster is also equipped the machine with a Start/Stop engine.

Car Enthusiast - Lotus heats up its bread and butter sports car to make it a rare bit of kit. Via Yah oo! rss_cars : Car News | Motoring News - Yahoo! Cars UK

It surprised no one that September's United States light vehicle sales were better than 2009's post-rebate swoon. According to Ward's, volume was up 28.5% and year-to-date (YTD) sales are now 10.3% ahead of 2009. Via Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Audi , BMW , Mercedes Benz , MINI , Porsche , SMART , Volkswagen , Legislation and Policy , Europe/EU , Daimler One massive sticking point with electric cars is the lack of standards when it comes to plugging in the vehicle. In the 90s, the General Motors EV1 didn't use the same kind of plug as the Toyota RAV4 EV , and that meant electric vehicle charging stations had to keep multiple adapters on hand if they wanted to service to multiple machinery. If there's any hope that EVs will take off in popularity over the next few decades, some standardization is in order. To that end, German manufacturers Audi , BMW , Daimler ( Mercedes-Benz and Smart ), Porsche and Volkswagen have banded together banded together in support of a modular connector system for electric vehicle charging. The consortium's connector system has been submitted for standardization under the designation IEC 62196-2 Type 2 for single- and three-phase charging with alternating c

According to the study, an estimated one billion gallons of extra fuel were used up to compensate for the added weight of drivers and passengers from 1960 to 2002. If you look at it another way, 0.7 percent of all the fuel burned in vehicles from 1960 to 2002 was due to passengers who have packed on a few extra pounds. Or, how about this one: 39 million gallons of fuel are burned for each pound gained by the average American. While these numbers will probably make an eco-conscious driver think twice next time they're in line at a fast food joint, it seems unlikely that the majority Americans will slim down for the simple sake of saving fuel. Via Autoblog Green

Car seat manufacturer Britax owners The Carlyle Group has hired Rothschild to advise it on a potential sale. Via Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com

Car Enthusiast - A 59-year-old trucker has broken the land speed record in his Volvo HGV, achieving 155mph. A Volvo truck has broken the land speed record by reaching 155mph. Swedish HGV driver Boije Ovebrink set the record on a one-kilometre run at Hultsfred airport in Sweden, just after his 59th birthday. Via Yahoo! rss_cars : Car News | Motoring News - Yahoo! Cars UK

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily "I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten-foot pole!" That's the statement we often hear when it comes to working on potentially dangerous electric vehicles (EVs). This anti-EV sentiment can be heard from shadetree mechanics and old-timers who aren't specifically trained to work on the high voltage, amped-up inner workings of EVs - or first responders who know the dangers to the inexperienced - but we often hear similar ramblings from trained automotive technicians. Nissan aims to put the myths of danger associated with working on EVs like the Leaf to rest by training technicians at its newly opened technical center in Livermore, CA.

BMW's independent streak, Opel's loan bid and extra shifts plus the effects of a certain chancellor's 'Austerity Budget' on the autobiz drew the crowds to j-a this past week. Via Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily Nissan Leaf dash display - Click above for high-res image gallery Here's a discussion we've had many times before. Let's say that you assess your driving habits and are convinced that an electric car with a range of 100 miles is perfectly suited to you. So you head on down to a dealership, buy that electric car and go about your business. A month or two of time passes and you begin to realize that the hundred miles of claimed range is more like 70 miles. Well, it turns out that 70 miles doesn't quite cut it for you. Disgusted, you demand a refund for your purchase and vow to never buy an electric car again.

Car Enthusiast - A Bugatti Veyron model small enough to fit on a fireplace is on sale for an astonishing £2 million. Via Yahoo! rss_cars : Car News | Motoring News - Yahoo! Cars UK

Nein. That little word, or more likely a longer-winded variant, was not what GM Europe supremo Nick Reilly needed to hear from Germany's coalition federal government over the little matter of backstopping a EUR1.3bn loan with taxpayers' money. Via Daily automotive news and comment - from just-auto.com