Click for a gallery of images of the Saab 9-X Air concept
At the Paris Motor Show in a couple of weeks, Saab will be showing a companion to the 9-X BioHybrid concept that came out at the Geneva show last spring. The 9-X Air takes the same platform,…

There's more energy in that morning mochachino than just the caffeine. You know that bit of foam you get on the top of your espresso before you start adding all the steamed milk, sugar, and assorted flavorings to the point where you can't even taste…

The US Senate held a hearing on new fuel economy standards yesterday and members from both sides of the aisle were unhappy with the Bush Administration proposals. Republican Senator Ted Stevens is sponsoring a bill to require fuel efficiency of 40…

Click the Cross Cabriolet Quattro for a high-res gallery
At the Los Angeles Auto Show today, Audi carves out yet another niche in the market by attempting to answer the question of what happens when a TT roadster and a Q7 head behind the barn for…

Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture
Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case…

Hank Hill would be proud. Heck he would probably sell them at Strickland Propane in Arlen, Texas for people planning to travel to the UK. A new atlas of Great Britain is being published that shows the locations of LPG filling stations and companies…

Here at the Detroit Grand Prix today, Corsa Motorsports announced their intention to debut a hybrid powered sports car in the LMP1 class at the Petit Le Mans in October. Corsa will be using a chassis developed by Zytek with an E10/electric hybrid…

In the rest of the world, General Motors offers a compact crossover badged as the Chevrolet Captiva. The Captiva is based on the Saturn Vue/ Opel Antara architecture but it's got lower trim levels and sold at a significantly lower price. GM has just…

BMW sound engineer Manuel Reichle and the 635d – Click above for high-res image gallery
When considering how to go about improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions, we typically think of smaller engines, alternative fuels and electrification.…

During his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced that the 1,000th transit bus equipped the the GM-Allison Two-Mode system would delivered this month and it was coming to Las Vegas. Las Vegas is doubling their…