Porsche recently dropped off a new 911 GT3 at Jay Leno's garage where racer Justin Bell picked it up for a bit of a road trip. Before the trip, Leno and Bell discuss their preference for normally aspirated manual transmission Porsches over the more…

Aside from the United States, Australia has been considered one of the last bastions of the big rear wheel drive V8 sedan as a mainstream product. Like the U.S. for many years, successive models have gotten heavier, more powerful and thirstier. That…

If you have an RV you know how they generally love to consume fuel at a prodigious pace. Well now there's an option for powering your electrical devices when it's parked without having to run the engine. The Sunforce 60W solar charger can charge a…

Ford iosis Max Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Ford showed off its new iosis Max concept to preview its next generation C-segment platform. The nose of the concept gives us an idea of what the new…

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Aptera 2e
As expectant Aptera buyers are obviously aware, the company failed to meet its self-imposed end of 2008 deadline to start delivering vehicles. In fact it wasn't even close. The company does expect…

Click for high-res image gallery of the Toyoat CNG hybrid Camry
Toyota isn't holding a press conference at the LA Auto Show this year, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have anything to show. The Prius purveyors have built a CNG-fueled Camry hybrid.…

The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Co.) radio program Quirks and Quarks recently did a segment on making fuels from biomass. They discussed the traditional ethanol from corn process, but then focused on alternatives that can use other types of biomass,…

Kia Pop Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
When the Paris Motor Show opens up next month, Kia will roll out a new battery-powered commuter concept.
Thus far, Kia has only released a few details about its door-stop-shaped Pop Concept,…

If it makes sense for any company to be using propane powered vehicles, it would be a propane distributor. Strickland Propane would be the obvious choice, but Manteca, CA-based Kamps Propane is currently the biggest operator of Ford trucks converted…

Many politicians and others have promoted nuclear power as a means of addressing climate change since reactors emit no greenhouse gases or noxious pollutants. Setting aside for the moment the issue of what do with radioactive waste (by no means a…