Chrysler Group's Electric Future

Streetfire.net's own ksingh brings us 3 uploads about the future of Chrysler Group's, well, future.

Electric Drive is the way of the future for Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep, with 2 hybrid vehicles - a Jeep Wrangler and a Chrysler Town & Country - in the lineup that use an electric motor, backed up by a small combustion engine and a generator. A definite step-up (in green terms) from just a gas guzzling motor.

But there's also a completely electric 2-door Dodge that produces the equivalent of 270 horsepower and around 450 lb-ft of torque, plus will do a 0-60 of under 5 seconds! It'll also go about 150miles on a single charge, which means there's really no excuse not to try electric power!

StreetFire Exclusive: Hydrogen Road Tour '08

With all of the buzz around the use of Alternative Fuel in the auto world, it's not surprising that the world's leading manufacturers set out on cross country road rally to test and raise awareness for hydrogen technology. The Hydrogen Road Tour went through 31 cities in 18 states and all in only 13 days!

StreetFire was invited to the last stop as the cars pulled into Los Angeles. John Tillman, Program Manager with Volkswagen's US Advanced Powertrain Research spent some time with our very own Chris Jones hydrogen technology and VW's all new Hydrogen powered Touran concept.

Watch the Hydrogen Road Tour '08.

Can't get enough of green cars? Well make sure to check out Porche's Panamera Hybrid on Fast Lane Daily.

Spotted: Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell

I was driving down Sunset Blvd as I do every day on my way to the gym, and low and behold what catches my eye? It was a Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell test vehicle! Yeah one might say that I should probably be a little more excited about all the exotic cars rolling through the streets of Los Angeles but with gas prices at $4.47 for 87 octane, this Equinox got me excited in ways that the exotics simply can not.

GM actually launched a test fleet of these Fuel Cell vehicles as part of their "Project Driveway" initiative. The General handed over a handful of these vehicles to REAL drivers in select markets such as Washington D.C., New York City, and Southern California. Even I signed up for it but to my disappointment I wasn't selected.

With ZERO emissions and a range of 150 miles between fill-ups, this car is perfect for commuters in urban markets.

The Fuel Cell Equinox even beat out still competition such as the very popular Toyota Prius and Honda FCX Clarity to win Green Car Jounal's Green Car Vision Award.

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VIDEO: Fortwo Crash Test

Brought to you by Autoblog.

Okay so we know a lot of our users have hesitations about the compact Fortwo but check out these videos from the guys at Autoblog. The miniature car from across the pond did well enough to earn 4 stars in the front crash test and 5 in the side impact crash test from the NHTSA. Still don't know if I would feel comfortable traveling down the 405 in it but to each their own.

View the Fortwo Side Crash Test video.

View the Fortwo Front Crash Test video.

New York 2008: Autoblog drives the Escape Plug-In

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It's a busy week in New York as some of the newest and greatest cars are being unveiled. Somehow during all of this chaos the guys at Autoblog were able to take the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Concept for a drive. See what they had to say.

Check out the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid Concept video.

Top Gear in GT5, Hybrid Supercar?

Here's your daily dose of everything automotive with Ji Young Min from Fast Lane Daily.

If you love Top Gear as much as I do then you wouldn't mind taking your shot at being the "Stig" around the Top Gear track. Now you have your shot at creating your own lap times in the new Gran Turismo 5 dated for release next year.

The man that designed cars for BMW and Aston Martin has decided decided to go where the grass is a bit greener. Henrik Fisker has designed a very good looking Hybrid supercar. With estimates at around 100 MPG, this makes your Prius look like a gas guzzling SUV.


Watch today's Fast Lane Daily Video.