It looks like Chery may be very close to finalizing a deal to build the B-Class Hornet for Chrysler. Daimler-Chrysler has repeatedly told analysts that they will have a deal to build the Hornet in place by the end of 2006. They definitely need a car…

Honda has announced plans to recall 383,000 Civics, Accords and Elements built in 2003 and 2004. Due to a fault with the ignition interlock system that normally prevents the key from being removed until the transmission lever is in Park, the affected…

Max Mosely and the FIA are looking at some radically different and more restrictive rules for the future of Formula One racing. For the past couple of years, they've talked about trying to make the cars more eco-friendly and relevant to real world…

Now that Sen. Barack Obama has been officially anointed as the Democratic Party's choice to head the ticket in November, it's perhaps time to take a closer look at some of his policies as they relate to the subject matter of this blog. Over at Green…

Ballard Power Systems recently closed the deal with Daimler and Ford to sell off their automotive fuel cell business, but that doesn't mean they are abandoning the technology. Along with fuel cells for stationary power applications and material…

In the continuing effort to find cheaper, lighter, safer methods of storing hydrogen for use as a vehicle fuel, researchers from DaimlerChrysler, Ohio University and Inergy are investigating the use of plastic foams. The idea is to store the hydrogen…

Miller Industries And Eaton Bring Hybrid-Powered Race Recovery Vehicle To Daytona 500
KALAMAZOO, Mich. … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation teamed with Miller Industries, Inc. to set a sustainability milestone during the recent…

As General Motors prepares to start handing over the keys to fuel cell powered Equinoxes to the “customer” participants in Project Driveway, they announced the first Washington, DC-area drivers. At the Washington DC Auto Show, GM North America Sales…

In the mid 1970s as the first round of emissions regulations really started to bite hard in the US market, most car-makers struggled desperately to try and get the initial round of catalytic converters to work reliably. In those days – before…

In general humans tend to think at a very local scale. They can visualize the things that directly impact their lives, like how much they spend on groceries or rent. But as numbers grow beyond that local human scale they become increasingly abstract…