Category: Autoblog

While the Mythbusters are often accused of being less than scientific in the process of doing their experiments and demonstrations, no such accusations can be thrown at Red Green. Science has absolutely no place in Red's demonstrations. Nonetheless,…

One of the highlights of the redesigned Ford Fusion that will debut in less than two weeks is the new hybrid model. The new Fusions, along with the Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ, will start production in December shortly after the LA Auto Show at…

Our colleague Noah will surely be saddened by this news and might want to avert his eyes now. An alert AutoblogGreen reader tipped off ABG the other night to some videos on YouTube of a Tesla Roadster street racing with a Ferrari F430, '63 Corvette,…

The current 2008 Pontiac Vibe
One General Motors model that hasn't received much attention lately is the Pontiac Vibe, but that will be changing in the next few months. The current Vibe has been around for six years and shares a platform and assembly…

New ACE Institute in Japan claims to have devised some new technology for diesels that they are claiming reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by up to eighty percent when the engines are fueled on canola-based biodiesel. They are using a mix of exhaust…

2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser – Click above for high-res image gallery
Chrysler's long-lived PT Cruiser will finally roll off into the sunset next month after a decade in production. According to the Detroit Free Press, when the 2010 model year winds down…

Coda EV Sedan – Click above for high-res image gallery
As it prepares to launch its first car later this year, Coda Automotive has plugged in another high profile former Detroit auto executive to its management team. Michael A. Jackson was last seen…

Despite growing concerns that the widespread production and use of corn ethanol is actually counter-productive to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Canadian government is moving ahead with a mandate to require ethanol blending into all gasoline…

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For the past two decades, Lotus has been working on active noise cancellation technology to make cars quieter. While that may have been a good thing on internal combustion cars, the spread of hybrid and electric cars has made…

When we met with MINI USA VP Jim McDowell back in July he told us that a fourth model would be added to the lineup soon, and it looks like we'll get our first real look at it in Paris next month. BMW will be rolling out the new MINI Crossover…