On May 15, 2007 General Motors conducted what is believed to be the longest continuous drive ever with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on public roads. We started the day off at GM's fuel cell research and development facility in Honeoye Falls New York…

2010 Lexus LS600h – Click above for high-res image gallery
For 2010, Lexus is doing a mid-cycle refresh on its flagship LS lineup, including the hybrid drive LS600h. The system mainly carries over hardware, but some of the controls are enhanced with…

Public transit agencies in the US will now be able to buy series hybrid shuttle buses from Azure Dynamics and get federal subsidies. One of the CitiBus Hybrid HD Senator buses successfully completed a durability test program at a facility in Altoona,…

The saga of Martin Eberhard's abrupt departure from Tesla Motors continues to unfold. A story on the Green Wombat blog at Fortune's site has more details on what happened during Eberhard's last few days with the company he helped get off the ground.…

Audi R8 5.2 FSI Spyder – Click above for high-res gallery
Audi has officially dropped the lid on the new R8 Spyder and and this time around it's opening fire with the big gun V10 engine. As we've already seen in previously leaked photos, the Spyder…

The salt covered tail of the Fusion with its new vent pipe. Click to enlarge
As soon as Ford's Fusion 999 team finished setting their 207 mph land speed benchmark on Wednesday, they loaded the car up on a truck to return to Michigan for the Woodward…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – click above for high-res image gallery
The Chevrolet Volt is a data driven design in many ways. The shape is driven by aerodynamic data. Its conception was in part driven by public perception data. Its powertrain architecture…

Aluminum use in Europe has grown from 100 to 290 lbs per car since 1990 and is expected to add another 55 lbs by 2010. The weight reductions from replacing steel and other materials with the lighter metal have contributed to annual fuel consumption…

2010 Audi A5 – click above for high-res image gallery
With the introduction of the A5 for 2008, Audi launched itself into a vehicle segment it had never competed in – one which has waned significantly over the past two decades. Not so long ago, the…

Ireland has decided to go the plug-in route for its future transportation needs courtesy of the Renault Nissan Alliance. The Irish government, the Franco-Japanese automakers and electric utility ESB have signed an agreement that is expected to see…