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Flower Power: Ford considers using dandelions to grow its green efforts

When most people see dandelions, they go for the weed killer. Ford goes for the fertilizer. The dandelion is a sustainable material being looked at for its use in cars--specifically, the rubberlike substance that the Russian breed of the plant secretes.

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid: Production underway

The world’s first production plug-in diesel hybrid – the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid – has gone in to production ahead of customer deliveries. Volvo are producing just 1,000 2013 V60 plug-ins, but are aiming to up production to between 4-6,000 a year from the 2014 model year and, despite the problems of integrating the V60′s complicated electric stuff in to a production car, the V60 plug-in is rolling down the same production line as the regular V60, V70, S80 and XC90. That complicated stuff includes two different powertrains and a battery pack – enough for up to 32 miles as an EV only – and a total of 300 additional parts compared to a regular ICE V60.

BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo is the world’s fastest diesel car

BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo (pictured) is the world’s fastest diesel car Alpina take BMW’s already very good cars and take them to another level. Just like the new BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo. The Alpina D3 is Alpina’s take on the BMW 3 Series and Touring, and is a distinct step up from the BMW 335d, with more performance, more luxury and yet some very good performance and BIK stats.