RMR Hyundai Genesis PM580 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Before loading the Hyundai Genesis PM580 onto the truck for the trip to Colorado, the Rhys Millen Racing crew polished up their new race car its final photo shoot. The tube-frame…
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Honda starts selling natural gas Civic in New York state
Honda has been selling natural gas powered Civics In California since 1998. Now for the first time the cars are available outside of the sunshine state. This will be the only dedicated natural gas powered car offered for sale in the United States.…
First Drive: 2011 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty technical deep dive
2011 GM HD Truck New Technology – Click above for high-res image gallery
At first glance, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickup trucks don't appear to have changed much compared to their 2010 counterparts. But don't let their…
NREL says hybrids have saved 5.5 million barrels of gasoline
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the eight years since the first Toyota Priuses and Honda Insights hit America's roads all the hybrids in use have saved about 230 million gallons of gasoline. That sounds like a very impressive…
Three dozen Mercedes E320 diesels leave Paris for Beijing
A fleet of 36 Mercedes E320 diesel powered cars left Paris today on the start of a 14,000 km (8700 miles) journey to overland Beijing, China. The group consists of 33 E320 CDi models and three E320 BlueTec variants. As this is written the cars are…
Officially Official: Mercedes-Benz buys 75% stake in Brawn GP, rebrands
Brawn Grand Prix officially announced this morning that Daimler AG and Aabar Investments PJSC has bought a 75-percent stake in the team that won the world championship in its first year of existence. The team run by ex-Ferrari technical director Ross…
If cellulosic ethanol makes it, it probably won't be with corn stover
A new study from the American Society of Agronomy throws some cold water on the use of corn stover as a feed stock for cellulosic ethanol. Stover is all the stuff that's left over after corn is harvested: the stalks, leaves, and husks. The problem is…
Mazda thinks London congestion charge could help sales of small diesels
The proposed changes to the London congestion charge that would change it from a fixed charge to one based on emissions could prove a boon to small diesel engined cars, and Mazda like that possibility. Mazda had been projecting that only ten percent…
Porsche RS Spyder center lock wheels now available for the street
Click above for a gallery of Porsche's new center lock wheel
One of the ways that Porsche became the most profitable automaker in the world is by learning how to offer customers a wide range of customization options for their cars… for a premium…
3rd Annual Green Grand Prix coming to Watkins Glen May 3
Once upon a time before Formula One was fueled by mega-dollars, the U.S. Grand Prix was held at the Watkins Glen circuit in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The track was the site of legendary battles between the likes of Mario Andretti,…