Category: Autoblog

Canadian Environment Minister Rona Ambrose announced new requirements for biofuel use over the next few years. By 2010, five percent of the content of gasoline has to consist of renewable fuels such as ethanol and all diesel and heating oil has to be…

Peugeot RC HYmotion4 concept
The RC HYmotion4 concept unveiled by Peugeot at the Paris Motor Show is just one of several hybrid drive concepts being shown by that brand and Citroen. All of these feature an interesting new through the road hybrid…

Last week the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case where the the state of Massachusetts and other states and groups are suing to have the EPA regulate greenhouse gases. It's always difficult to judge what the court is going to do, based on…

Global Energy Options and H to-go have developed a retro-fit device called the Hydro Fuel System Hydro-charger that is designed to help improve fuel economy. Texas based H to-go markets the system as MAPSOE (for Most Abundant Power Source On Earth).…

The University of California – Davis has been at the forefront of a lot of alternative fuel research in recent years, including hydrogen generation, producing fuels from biomass by various biological methods and hybrids. The California Energy…

2011 Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery
Starting in May, fans of the big four-door gran turismo from Porsche will be able to opt for a more affordable and fuel efficient variant. The V6-powered Panamera and all-wheel-drive…

Now that Audi has begun production and sales of the new A4 sedan and wagon, it's time to start rounding out the lineup. At next week's Paris Motor Show the next generation S4 will debut and marks the introduction of a new powerplant for the S-series…

Volkswagen Scirocco GT24-CNG – Click above for high-res image gallery
For the third year in a row, Volkswagen brought a trio of natural gas-fueled Sciroccos to the 24 Hours of Nurburgring this past weekend. For the second year, the Scirocco GT24-CNG…

Click for a high res gallery of the mileage marathon vehicles
It's been a few years since Audi sold diesel-powered cars in the U.S., but that's about to change. After three years of showing what diesel is capable of at Le Mans and in the ALMS, Audi…

Click for a high res gallery of the MINI E
Over at the MINI micro-site (is that redundant?) MINISpace the editors have posted an interview with Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht, Senior Vice President Brand Management MINI, and Ulrich Kranz, Head of Project i…