We've all seen the stacks of shopping carts at your local grocery or big box store. There are also the bike rental systems in various major cities like Paris. Now the mavens at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have taken those two concepts…

College students probably tend to veer toward the more environmentally aware end of the spectrum than the population in general. As a result, it should come as no real surprise to see said students working on producing biodiesel from the waste fry…

Mazda has just launched a revamped version of their micro-car, the Carol X, in Japan. The four door Carol gets a reworked front end and interior with new seats and trim. The power-train features a 660cc engine mated up with a choice of 5 manual and…

Apparently taking a cue from our friends at Chrysler, the down under team from General Motors are now offering cheap gas as a buying incentive. Back in June, Chrysler began offering a three-year guarantee of gas at $2.99 a gallon on most new Chrysler…

Click on the Volvo for a high-res gallery of some of the classics on Woodward
Tens of thousands of cars crammed Woodward Ave and the surrounding area on Saturday, with a large percentage of them being of an age that would be called “middle” if they…

In just a few minutes, Daimler will be starting a press conference with Dr. Thomas Weber, the head of R&D for Mercedes-Benz. Dr. Weber will be making an announcement about a new strategic partnership for electric vehicles. Most of the speculation at…

Volkswagen e-up! concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
A day before the opening of the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn has announced a plan for electrifying the brand's model lineup. While the absurdly expensive new…

Car sales in China have been growing at an enormous rate for the past decade, contributing to the ever worsening pollution problems in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. The Chinese economy is still a hybrid, with a wild “free” market that still has a…

Click above for gallery of the Audi's future concepts
While other automakers are fleeing Detroit's Cobo Hall, Audi has plans to make up for their absences. We already knew the V10-powered version of the R8 would be making its world debut at the North…

As automakers continue to pile on the features to their high-end offerings, the connection between human and machine gets increasingly complicated. BMW was one of the first automakers to tackle the issue of button/switch overload with iDrive, only to…