Renault Environment is partnering with a Belgian driver training company to expand the availability of a program targeted at teaching ecodriving. Renault Environment is actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the automaker that focuses on helping other…

Daimler's Freightliner truck division is expanding its natural gas offerings with a new Business Class M2 112 NG chassis. The first five chassis are being delivered to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles where they will be used in the drayage…

Fifth Gear compares the Audi R8 V10 against the Porsche 911 Turbo – Follow the jump to watch the video
The problem with physics is that it is largely immutable. Less mass plus more low-end torque and comparable power generally equates to better…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
In the ongoing saga of what is perhaps the most public vehicle development program of all time, General Motors held another Chevrolet Volt update call today, a chat with Larry Nitz,…

No major manufacturer ever builds a new factory without getting lots of tax breaks from state and local governments. In fact, what happens is they announce plans to build a factory without specifying a location and then sit back and wait while the…

Increasing powertrain efficiency is just one area in which vehicles' environmental impact can be lessened. A significant portion of the total energy used to operate the vehicle over its lifetime comes from sourcing and processing raw materials into…

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
Recently, we had our third opportunity to drive the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Actually, the last go around was with a Mercury Milan Hybrid, but aside from a different nose and fanny, it…

Chevrolet Volt home charging – Click above for high-res image gallery
If electric cars are ever to make a serious dent in the new vehicle market, owners will have to be prepared to charge their vehicles at home on an almost nightly basis. But, as…

When Ford showed the Lincoln MKR concept at last month's Detroit Auto Show, most of the talk was about it's styling, and whether it would get migrated to future Lincoln production models. However, perhaps more interesting is some of the technology in…

The city of Pamplona, Spain is famous for it's running of the bulls. But this week they embarked on something a bit more environmentally friendly. Fifty of the city's 127 buses are now running 100 percent biodiesel, supplied by Acciona from a plant…