Volkswagen will be using its Frankfurt Motor Show stand to show off newly-revised versions of three BlueMotion models. New Golf, Polo and Passat BlueMotions will have even lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. The Polo was shown as a concept…

Over the past couple of years a number of companies have burst onto the alternative fuel vehicle scene with big claims and little in the way of actual product. Not the least among these has been EEStor, a privately-held Texas company that claimed a…

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So let's talk renderings of what the production Chevrolet Volt might look like since they seem to be popping up a few places now. We know for a fact that it will look different from the concept that debuted in January 2007 at…

Nissan North America is teaming up with the World Wildlife Fund for the second year of the Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program for college students. Each of the sixteen students will get a $5,000 prize and get to attend a summit in Washington…

The new 2008 Opel Vectra is obviously very close to introduction based on how many times it has been turning up at the far end of spy camera lenses lately. The latest images that have appeared show a couple of views of the new car with all the…

Ford CEO Alan Mullaly came out publicly in favor of new fuel taxes in place of fuel economy standards as a way to reduce fuel consumption. At the Management Briefing Seminar in Traverse City MI this week he called CAFE a failure that has done nothing…

Keeping your tires in good condition is an important element of maximizing your fuel efficiency. Maintaining tire pressures at optimum levels and ensuring that the wheels are properly aligned helps to maximize a vehicle's handling capability which is…

The latest expansion of Mitsubishi's electric car program will be made official today in Iceland. The small North Atlantic nation will join the test efforts for the Mitsubishi iMiEV during 2009. Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson will be…

In the past twelve months the number of E85 stations in the United States has jumped by sixty percent with over 1,200 stations now in operation. That number is expected to continue climbing especially once Underwriters Labs starts certifying ethanol…

The new diesel V-6 that Nissan will be installing the 2010 Maxima could end up being built in the US if Japanese press reports are accurate. The engines could be sourced from Nissan's engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee although Nissan is calling the…