When the Canadian government announced plans for new tax credits for more fuel efficient vehicles, Honda Canada was not pleased. Their most efficient conventional model, the Fit, fell just shy of the arbitrary qualification threshold. Honda engineers…

With a population now at over 1.1 billion people and a fast growing economy, India has the potential to be a huge growth market for car-makers from traditional markets where growth has been stagnant in recent years. Indian company Tata Motors has…

The EuroStar train service that operates between London and Paris through the English Channel tunnel already bills itself as ten times less polluting than air travel on the same route. Now they are aiming to be completely carbon neutral. They are…

General Motors' Holden division down in Australia has been building the company's 3.6-liter high feature V6 at its Melbourne plant since the engine first launched in 2003. Until now, however, the Australian plant has only built the original port fuel…

Aston Martin LMP1 – Click above for high-res image gallery
When it comes to alternative fuel and drive systems in motorsports, Le Mans-style sports car racing has been at the forefront for several years. Peugeot and Audi have led the way with…

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As part of the revival of the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle last year, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge was added as the highlight of Saturday's activities. The sports car race is back this year…

With California being the hottest market for hybrid vehicles, it makes sense that a California-based driver training company would begin using a fleet of exclusively hybrid vehicles including Toyota Prius's and Ford Escapes. Drivers Ed Direct hopes…

The Royal Mail, Britain's post office has ordered a pair of electric vans from Smith Electric Vehicles for testing purposes. They will be receiving one Edison, which is based on the Ford Transit van, and a 7.5 tonne Newton, which is a larger cab-over…

Click the image above to view ABG's all-access tour of SMT lab at Ford
AutoBlogGreen was invited to Dearborn last Friday to visit the Sustainable Mobility Test Lab at Ford. The SMT lab is where Ford engineers create the advanced alternative fuel test…

There have been eighteen Ford Focus Hybrids operating as New York City taxis for about two years now. Each of the vehicles in the fleet has now exceeded 175,000 miles in service. That's the equivalent of eleven years of typical driving for average…