Monthly Archives: November 2014


When I first saw the new GT350 Mustang emerging from a pile of clay in the studio 18 months ago, I knew this was going to be something special

When I first saw the new GT350 Mustang emerging from a pile of clay in the studio 18 months ago, I knew this was going to be something special

I was fortunate to have had an opportunity to play a part in telling this story before I left Ford in August and it's great to see it out in the wild without camo. I can't wait for the rest of the story to be revealed?


$57,500 will make you the owner of the first fuel cell vehicle to actually go on sale in the United States next year

$57,500 will make you the owner of the first fuel cell vehicle to actually go on sale in the United States next year

The +TOYOTA  Mirai will be the first first fuel cell vehicle available for consumers to buy rather than just lease like the +Honda FCX Clarity or +Hyundai USA Tucson FCV. With the incentives available to zero-emissions vehicles, the net price drops into mid to upper $40K range. 

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/19/autobloggreen-drives-the-worlds-first-production-fuel-cell-car/?


* +Audi USA is apparently going to reveal a concept version of the A7 with a fuel cell plug-in hybrid…

* +Audi USA is apparently going to reveal a concept version of the A7 with a fuel cell plug-in hybrid powertrain at the LA Auto Show today*

Cool idea, but definitely, not the first time it's been done. +***** actually had a prototype of an extended range EV with a fuel cell running in late 2006, a couple of months before Chevrolet revealed the original Volt concept. I had a chance to drive the HySeries Edge concept in February 2007. ?

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of photos from the Ford SMT LabBetween the Washington, D.C. and Chicago Auto Shows, AutoblogGreen got invited to


When I first saw the new GT350 Mustang emerging from a pile of clay in the studio…

In album 2015 GT350

When I first saw the new GT350 Mustang emerging from a pile of clay in the studio 18 months ago, I knew this was going to be something special

I was fortunate to have had an opportunity to play a part in telling this story before I left Ford in August and it's great to see it out in the wild without camo. I can't wait for the rest of the story to be revealed?

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$57,500 will make you the owner of the first fuel cell vehicle to actually go on… 1

$57,500 will make you the owner of the first fuel cell vehicle to actually go on sale in the United States next year

The +TOYOTA  Mirai will be the first first fuel cell vehicle available for consumers to buy rather than just lease like the +Honda FCX Clarity or +Hyundai USA Tucson FCV. With the incentives available to zero-emissions vehicles, the net price drops into mid to upper $40K range. 

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/19/autobloggreen-drives-the-worlds-first-production-fuel-cell-car/?

The Toyota Mirai Brings the Future to Your Driveway | Toyota

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* +Audi USA is apparently going to reveal a concept version of the A7 with a fuel…

* +Audi USA is apparently going to reveal a concept version of the A7 with a fuel cell plug-in hybrid powertrain at the LA Auto Show today*

Cool idea, but definitely, not the first time it's been done. +***** actually had a prototype of an extended range EV with a fuel cell running in late 2006, a couple of months before Chevrolet revealed the original Volt concept. I had a chance to drive the HySeries Edge concept in February 2007. ?

AutoblogGreen Drives the HySeries Ford Edge and fuel cell Explorer
Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of photos from the Ford SMT LabBetween the Washington, D.C. and Chicago Auto Shows, AutoblogGreen got invited to

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2015 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 5.3-liter, Trucks Have Come a Long Way

2015 Chevy Silverado LTZ 18

Watching the evolution of the American pickup truck over the past 25 years has been a fascinating experience. Some time I recently spent with a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado demonstrated clearly just how far these most utilitarian of vehicles have come.

When I got started in the auto industry as an engineering student in the late 1980s, technology and trucks were two words that simply didn’t go together. Also not part of the truck equation were driving dynamics, braking performance, refinement or any kind of sophistication.

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