McLaren hopes to command a 35-dealership network by the end of 2011 to distribute and service its new MP4-12C sports car, and the first showroom opens tomorrow in London?s Hyde Park. Much as McLaren pledged factory support and attentive customer service with its MP4-12C GT3 race car program, the automaker wants a dealership network stocked [...]

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Chevy has announced that the Volt will deliver an estimated 230 mpg. Other plug-in-hybrid manufacturers won't be long in announcing similarly astonishing fuel-economy numbers. But where on earth does that number come from?

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The other day we brought you the first official photos of the 2012 BMW M5, and now, rounding out a run of teaser videos BMW danced in front of us before the M5 officially broke cover, the company has released a brief video of the production-spec über sedan at play on a track. We’re looking [...]

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Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, USA

In a rare twist of events, Automotive News (sub. req.) reports that one of the world's leading newswire services mistakenly let slip (i.e., issued a press release) that boatloads (75,000 to be exact) of Toyota Prius hybrids will ship out from Japan and arrive in U.S. showrooms by the end of 2011.

Now, that release is supposedly nowhere to be found (not true). As it turns out, the newswire agency had accidentally issued the release and upon discovering the fault, issued an instant "kill, kill, kill," according to AN. This untimely release put Toyota's public relations staff in a frenzy, says AN.

Was the release inaccurate? Doubt it. According to AN, the statement included a quote from Toyota boss Bob Carter and photos of Priuses at the Port of Long Beach in California. AN closed with a statement of its own: "Don't be surprised to see this release re-released next Tuesday." Without the immediate retraction, we'd assume.

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[Source: Automotive News - sub. req.]

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Watch teambuilding take on a new dimension at Legoland California.

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Remember that record-breaking Hot Wheels jump? It nearly went very, very wrong?

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Chevrolet's new subcompact - the first such small car to be built in the U.S. in years - could be delayed by a supplier strike at a Michigan plant.

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Filed under: Legislation and Policy

Want to idle that diesel engine in your 2008 or newer medium-duty truck in California for more than five minutes? You'll need a sticker for that.

Way back in 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decided to make it illegal to idle diesel-engined trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 14,000 pounds for more than five minutes. That GVWR is above that of most heavy-duty pickups like the Dodge Ram 3500, Ford F-350 and GMC Sierra 3500, but does cover most chassis-cab trucks.

CARB's regulation says that manufacturers of diesel engines have to either incorporate an anti-idling system or to certify that the engine emits 30 grams or fewer of nitrogen oxide per hour in order to get a sticker. If the oil-burning engine meets that limit, it can, at least in theory, idle forever.

For 2011, the Ram 4500/5500 and Ford F-450/F-550 chassis-cab trucks meet CARB's certified clean idle requirements, meaning that they get one them flashy stickers (pictured). Being able to idle indefinitely isn't really sticker-worthy, right?

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Want to idle your big truck in California? You'll need a sticker originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Etc., USA

With the price of a single gallon of gasoline hovering around $4.00, it's not like gas comes cheap. In fact, seven out of ten Americans say that soaring pump prices are causing financial hardships.

We bet you didn't know that the nationwide average tax on gasoline of 49.5 cents per gallon has shot up 1.4 cents since January 2011. Or that Connecticut's gas tax of 73.1 cents a gallon is the highest of any state in the nation. Or maybe even that Alaska, which charges just 26.4 cents a gallon, can boast that it's home to the lowest gas tax in the country?

Which states tax the most at the pump? Intuit's interactive state-by-state infographic, chock full of taxing details (sorry!), awaits you after the jump.

Looking for more info on gas taxes? Here at AutoblogGreen, we regularly cover the gas tax debate. A few of our in-depth posts can be found here, here and here.

[Source: Intuit/Turbo Tax via Green Car Reports]

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When shaggy old cars go from the pound to the endangered-species list, they can achieve a sort of contrarian collectibility. Vehicles that disappear do so for (mostly) good reasons, but if ?you?ve got about $1000 burning a hole in your pocket, head to Craigslist and show people that you don?t care what you drive. 1976?87 [...]

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