Click above to view enhanced version of Tesla Model S teaser
Over at Jason Calacanis' blog, a new teaser shot of the Tesla Model S has surfaced that shows a bit more detail of the car's greenhouse profile. According to Jason, the photo was emailed to…

The United States Department of Energy has granted IBM 24 million hours of computing time on the supercomputers at the Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. The reason? Research on lithium air batteries. Lithium air batteries hold a lot of…

Anyone that has ever climbed into a car on a sunny day is familiar with the greenhouse effect. The interior of the car is typically much hotter than the ambient temperatures outside, sometimes as much 20-30 degrees F more. As a result, drivers…

Porsche has clearly gotten itself in way too deep in its attempt to take over control of Volkswagen, and now it's scrambling to find a way to relieve some of its crushing debt load. In addition to the possible €5 billion investment (nearly $7 billion…

click above for more high-res pics of the 2009 Ford Fiesta
With two and a half weeks to go before the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has finally released details on the production version of its new global small car. After the Verve concept debuted at the…

For once the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has issued a patent on an actual invention rather than some vague business method or an all-encompassing idea like downloading files. A123 Systems has been issued patent 7,338,734 for a “Conductive…

When Volkswagen's home office in Wolfsburg announced the new Golf Estate a few days ago, nothing was said about plans for the U.S. market. The Golf wagon, of course, is badged as the Jetta Sportwagen in North America. According to VW of America…

Cadillac Converj – Click above for a high-res image gallery
At the Detroit Auto Show in January, General Motors surprised the crowd with a concept coupe called the Cadillac Converj. Built on the same Voltec platform as the Chevrolet Volt, the Converj…

We're from the government and we're here to help. Those words strike fear into the hearts of conservatives anywhere. Right now those words probably should be terrorizing those hoping for a loan deal for the Detroit automakers as well. Before and…

Starting August 20th, Marine Current Turbines will install the worlds largest tidal current turbine in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. The 1.2MW turbine will be the first commercial scale underwater turbine powered by tidal currents. The system…