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Could Coffee Kick Start Your Car?

NEXT time you’re reaching for the coffee in a bid to kick start your day, in the future the popular beverage could also power your drive to work. In a new development, scientists have made biofuel from ground coffee produced in 20 different geographic regions - including caffeinated and decaffeinated forms. New research from the University of Bath suggests waste coffee grounds could be a "sustainable fuel source" for powering vehicles.

College for Creative Studies - GM Autonomy 2020 project

Final year Transportation Design students at Detroit's College for Creative Studies have presented the results of a GM-sponsored project, to design a GM vehicle for the year 2020. The proposals were to be based on the skateboard-shaped chassis of the Autonomy fuel cell concept shown at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show. This was one of several manufacturer-sponsored projects that were presented in the lead-up to the annual CCS Student Exhibition, which opens this Friday May 14.

Chrysler sold in £3.76 billion deal

By Ben Whitworth Motor Industry 17 May 2007 09:38 Chrysler has been sold. In one of the biggest private equity deals seen in the automotive industry, Cerberus Capital Management has purchased 80.1% of Chrysler in a £3.76billion deal, leaving DaimlerChrysler with the remaining 19.9% stake in the loss-making company. The move marks the close of arguably the most high-profile transatlantic merger and shuts the door on Canadian car assembly giant Magna and billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, who last month offered £2.27billion for Chrysler.