Category: Autoblog

The real potential for ethanol lies not in the corn fields of the Nebraska and Iowa but in cellulose. The amount of sugar that can be converted to alcohol that is locked up in cellulosic biomass far exceeds what is available from corn kernels. The…

The first generation Ford Ka was built off of the same platform as the larger Fiesta in Europe but the new upcoming model will share a platform with the recently announced Fiat 500. While Fiat has decided to follow the path of the MINI as a premium…

A few months ago Toyota unveiled their fleet of prototype plug-in Priuses in Japan and some members of the media got to sample it them before the recent Tokyo Motor Show. The New York Times was one of the outlets that got to drive the PHEV Prius and…

Everyone who lives in parts of the country that actually experience winter is familiar with the joys of paying the heating bill in those cold weather months. If it's no fun paying the utility bills for your house, imagine what it's like trying to…

When our own Sebastian Blanco talked to Roberto Jerez last year about the hybrid vehicle Velozzi is developing, he explained that they were focusing on creating new technology. Velozzi was looking for companies to partner with to manufacture vehicles…

According to The Detroit News, the big joint development program formed several years ago between General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler and BMW to develop a two-mode hybrid system for light duty vehicles is over. With all four automakers now having…

Click the Sharan BlueMotion for a high-res gallery
After introducing BlueMotion variants of the Passat, Polo and Golf within the past year, Volkswagen is extending the low-CO 2 badging to its largest model yet, the Sharan minivan. The BlueMotion…

Ford is expanding its EcoBoost engine strategy to Europe this summer with the introduction of 2.0-liter and 1.6-liter inline-four cylinder engines. The EcoBoost range of turbocharged and direct injected gasoline engines debuted last summer here in…

Jim Kenzie of the Toronto Star tries out the U3-X – click above for high res-image gallery
When we visited Honda's headquarters last month after the Tokyo Motor Show, we asked company officials what they would be showing at upcoming auto shows. As…

Land Rover Defender – Click above for high-res image gallery
Tata Motors CEO Carl-Peter Forster has announced Land Rover production would begin in India in 2011 and Jaguar is looking for a partner to produce cars within China. Although Forster didn't…