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British Steam Car claims world record

The Stanley Steamer may have finally been dethroned.

Pebble Beach 2009 concept cars

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is a great place to see a flawlessly restored 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, but the event also features plenty of the latest cars too.

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  • Volkswagen Passat Ling Yu fuel cell

    Don't let the plain Jane clothing fool you, there's impressive powertrain technology hiding in this Passat that emits only water as exhaust.

  • Tesla Roadster

    It might be pricey and limited to the US and Europe, but the Roadster is an exciting glimpse into our, potentially, electric car future. Battery technology sure has come a long way since GM's ill-fated EV1.

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  • Future fuels: What will power tomorrow's cars?

    With air pollution getting worse and oil production declining, car manufacturers are looking to alternative fuels. But what will power tomorrow's cars?

  • Gadget Buzz

    We check out an electric cars, motorised rollerblades and a mobile phone which combats clamminess...

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  • Fisker hopes to impress the Karma police

    Among the different alternative-fuel strategies playing out, Henrik Fisker is betting big on plug-in hybrids. At a recent dinner speech, he said plug-in hybrids will be the dominant type of car for the next 10 to 15 years.

  • Daimler buys into Tesla to electrify Smart

    German automotive giant Daimler has invested in electric car company Tesla Motors and plans to use Tesla's battery packs in an electric version of its Smart ForTwo city car due later this year.

  • Electric cars making a comeback, soonish

    The all-electric car — which had a brief heyday less than a decade ago before the car companies killed it — is about to make a comeback.

  • Mercedes-Benz F-Cell caught in the wild

    While CNET Car Tech in the US was out testing the Aston Martin DB9 Volante in the Santa Cruz mountains recently, we ran across the car's antithesis, a Mercedes-Benz F-Cell research car. We easily caught up with the F-Cell and followed it to a scenic lookout, where we cornered its driver and started grilling him about the car.

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