Category: Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Scion xB from our own review
Apparently, bigger is not necessarily better for Toyota's youth division Scion. The two original Scion models that launched with the brand were replaced by new models last year –…

Yesterday, General Motors finally submitted its S-1 document to the Securities and Exchange Commission as the first official step towards becoming a publicly traded company again. As we found when Tesla went down this path earlier this year, an IPO…

Aside from metals such as iron, steel and aluminum, perhaps the most common material in cars is plastic. Most of the plastic made today is derived from petroleum. Besides the raw materials used, a lot pf greenhouse gases are produced in the…

This story has little to do with green cars, or alternative transportation, but what good is a platform if you can't toot your own horn once in a while. That venerable institution of old fashioned print media, PC Magazine has just published their…

In the latest post on the GM Fastlane blog, Corvette chief engineer Tom Wallace describes what he calls the greatest victory yet for the Corvette Racing team. Just over a week ago at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the Corvette C6R of Johnny…

While a study came out a couple of years ago that compared the environmental impact of the Hummer H2 and the Toyota Prius has been repeatedly debunked, it did raise an important issue while it twisted and manipulated facts: it takes energy to produce…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been looking at where the bottlenecks are inside lithium ion batteries that limit charging and discharging rates learned some interesting things. Lithium iron phosphate chemistry is…

Volkswagen has received an award for its latest powertrain combination of a TFSI engine with a DSG gearbox. The German car club Kraftfahrer-Schutz e. V. has given a “Golden Drop of Oil” prize to VW for the 120hp 1.4L TFSI paired up with the new…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Chevy Equinox
Now that General Motors will be getting a cash infusion to stay in business at least through January, the automaker plans to unveil some new products at next month's Detroit Auto Show.…

Eaton Corporation has launched production of their new hybrid drive powertrain for medium trucks. Several hundred of the units will be built this year for installation starting in 2008 by truck makers like International, Peterbilt, Kenworth and…