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The One-Billion Milestone for Cars

The total number of cars around the world exceeded the billion-unit mark in 2010, according to a study by Wards Auto. This figure has essentially doubled since 1986 when the 500-million-unit mark was crossed.

August 26, 2011 - AutoBlog

Nissan Leaf, You Had Me at Hello

In the opening monologue of The Colbert Report, late-night comic Stephen Colbert mocks what appears to be another installment of "The Value of Zero" campaign for the all-electric, zero-emissions Nissan Leaf.

July 29, 2011 - AutoBlog

Souped-Up BART Trains Courtesy of BMW

The nation's fifth-largest rail system Bay Area Rapid Transit will collaborate with BMW DesignworksUSA to update its aging fleet.

July 25, 2011 - AutoBlog

Longer Semis May Save the Environment

A new study in the U.K. says that extending the trailers on eighteen-wheelers could reduce the emissions from those vehicles by as much as 13 percent.

April 11, 2011 - AutoBlog

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