In the runup to last year's summer Olympics, a lot of attention was paid to the horrible air quality in Chinese cities like Beijing. Now Toyota has decided to contribute to the effort to clean things up. The automaker made a number of grants under…

Jeff Jarvis may be a really smart guy on a lot of subjects, but the auto industry apparently isn't one of them. In an excerpt from his new book. What Would Google Do?, Jarvis suggests that Detroit follow the Google model, releasing cars in beta and…

Vice President Joe Biden will be delivering a speech on the economic recovery efforts that have been implemented thus far at the NextEnergy Center in Detroit on Wednesday. The Detroit News is reporting that Biden will be using the occasion to…

We recently brought you news about the newest student design competition from the Society of Automotive Engineers' Formula Hybrid along with the story of McGill University's electric and hybrid snowmobiles. Last week McGill and seven other schools…

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce got $50,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a project to retrofit diesel trucks with new emissions equipment. Twenty five trucks will be equipped with new oxidation catalysts and particulate filters.…

Click to enlarge the Impala
The base 3.5L V-6 in the Chevrolet Impala has been capable of running on gasoline or E85 for a couple of years now. For the 2008 model year, GM is adding flex-fuel capability to the larger 3.9L V-6 as well. In California…

The 2009 12 Hours of Sebring was one for the history books and that's where it is now. If the race is still sitting on your Tivo, stop reading now. Otherwise click the continue link to find out who won the Green Challenge and the overall…

This Friday you'll finally get your chance a General Motors executive where they hid the mythical 200mpg carburetor and the water engine. The latest edition of the series of online chats being held on GMnext occurs this Friday at 9am EST. The guest…

Chevrolet Cruze hatchback – Click above for high-res image gallery
The long rumored Chevrolet Cruze hatchback was unveiled today by Holden, General Motors' Australian division. The five-door Cruze was designed and built at Holden's Port Melbourne…

General Motors today announced their second equity investment in a developer of cellulosic ethanol technology in recent months. The automaker is buying into Mascoma Corp. Mascoma has developed a single-step cellulose to ethanol process that…