Renault has just announced a new compact mid-size sedan called the Fluence for its Turkish, Russian, and Romanian markets. The Fluence is sized to slot in between the usual C- and D-segment offerings, making it a bit larger than the Megane and…

Last month, we first reported on a new electric motorcycle from XtremeGreen Products with the unforgettable name of EM2-A09. At the time we only knew the claimed specs of the lithium ion-powered bike. The claimed range is 95 miles on a charge with a…

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the “Last Stingray”
This ProTeam Corvette Sting Ray was simply amazing, and deserved the $600,000 it drew as the top bid at Barrett-Jackson on Saturday. The winning bidder received not only the…

Freightliner is now taking orders for its new ecoFred motorhome chassis, the first of its kind in the large RV market. The new chassis uses a Cummins 6.7-liter diesel inline-6 with an Eaton automated-manual transmission. In between the auto-clutch…

Yet another electric vehicle start-up has popped up on the ABG radar, this time with a home base in Parker, CO. Electric City Motors has created a four seat, four door hatchback called, surprisingly enough, the Current. We spoke to company owner…

2009 Buick Business Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
For years , Buick has produced the GL8 minivan for the Chinese market. It's based on the late-1990s Pontiac Trans Sport. With that van being severely outdated for the better part of…

General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz spoke to the convention of the National Automobile Dealers Association this past weekend and, as usual, he was good for a few quotes. Of particular interest, he told the gathering that he didn't expect hybrid…

The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) wants to cut cut its total carbon emissions by 15 percent within three years and double the efficiency of its race engines within five years. FOTA commissioned an analysis by Trucost to determine its total…

Over the years, countless companies have come up with devices claiming to reduce fuel consumption. Those claims have ranged from plausible to the ridiculous. For example, wrapping magnets around your fuel line will not double your mileage and the…

Mercedes-Benz has several test fleets of fuel cell powered buses running in European cities. Ballard Power Systems is the supplier of the fuel cells in these vehicles and they have just been awarded a contract to provide service to the buses in the…