How many E85 pumps do you have nearby? Odds are, not very many. Meanwhile, production of ethanol continues to climb and more corn is being consumed for fuel production. That's driving up prices of grain for livestock feed. All in all almost no one is…

Tata Nano – Click above for high-res image gallery
Apparently inspired by the popularity of the Tato Nano in India, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn wants a piece of the low budget pie. The Nano, of course, grabbed the world's attention when it…

Boeing and Virgin Atlantic yesterday announced a deal for the airline to purchase 15 of the new 787-9 aircraft and form a new environmental partnership. The first 787 is expected to start final assembly in the next few weeks and will take to the…

Now that the snow has melted and buds have popped on trees and flowers, millions of people are suffering from itchy eyes and runny noses as the atmosphere fills with pollen. The usual remedy to these immune system overreactions is to start popping…

No bogus photochopped sketches this time: Real-life spy photos of a lightly-camouflaged BMW X6 prototype have surfaced. For the first time, there are interior shots, and the back seat image clearly shows the sloping rear roofline. The X6 is expected…

Ballard Power Systems has announced a pair of programs to put some more fuel cell powered buses on the road in Washington DC and in upstate New York. Federal Transit Administrator James Simpson announced that the FTA will be funding a $49 million…

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Tesla Motors held the first of a series of customer town hall meetings at its Menlo Park store on Tuesday to try and assuage anger over recently announced price increases. A couple of…

General Motors is installing a huge solar array on top of their 300,00 sq. ft. service parts warehouse in Fontana, CA that will be capable of generating 1.3 million kWh of electricity annually. The array will generate about half of the electricity…

BMW has just announced an upgraded version of its 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine. The new version retains the same displacement, yet output for the European spec version is increased from 286 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque to 306 hp…

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
The pain just keeps on coming for Toyota. First came the complaints of cars running away without the driver pressing the accelerator. Now the Japanese government has ordered an investigation…