Category: Autoblog

While Mercedes-Benz has been testing several different hybrid configurations of the Sprinter Van in North America, including plug-ins and diesels, none have come to market yet. Mercedes is now taking the first step toward that by adding start-stop…

Over the past decade, Audi has consistently used Le Mans prototype racing as a venue for proving out and improving technology that gets fed into production cars. That includes gasoline direct injection and clean diesel. Following the recent…

Ethanol is all the rage these days especially among politicians from corn states. The relationship between ethanol and cars is hardly new as any old-time NASCAR fan can tell you. Many of the original NASCAR stars like Junior Johnson got their start…

Imagine a world where you don't buy cars any more and none of the cars that we do drive emit anything. Unlike the present, where no one buys Nissans Carlos Tavares believes not buying cars at all will eventually happen as a result of moving to car…

AWS Ocean Energy has devised an underwater bouy generator system that is mechanically simple and should be able to harness the power of waves without some of the potential negatives of undersea turbines. Bouys anchored to the ocean floor with their…

Hyundai will be showing a new smaller 2+2 crossover concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a couple of weeks. They are using the new i-Blue to showcase their latest fuel cell technology which the Korean company is trying to move toward…

Widespread adoption of plug-in cars always raises questions about the reliability of the electrical grid and an incident earlier this week in San Francisco does nothing to quell those concerns. A power outage in the area caused a major data center…

The anti-icon of the green transportation movement is about to lose a sales outlet in the home of the American high-tech industry. With sales of HUMMERs down 22 percent in 2007 and gas prices well on their way to $4/gallon and more it's…

2011 Scion iQ – Click above for high-res image gallery
Over in the UK, the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has announced its 2010 Green Car Awards (to our knowledge this is not affiliated in any way with the Green Car of the Year presented…

Click on the Provoq concept for a high-res gallery from the reveal
On Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner became the first auto executive to deliver a keynote address in the 41-year history of…