Plug-in electric vehicles obviously aren't very common right now but if they do become widespread the stability of the electrical grid could become a major issue. Although analysts expect most EVs to be plugged in at night when electrical demand is…

With the first occupants set to move into Toyota's new Technical Center just south of Ann Arbor, MI just a few weeks from now, the company is hoping to get it certified as a “green” building. Toyota constructed the facility on the site of the former…

Hyundai's mid-size Sonata is due for a refresh in about a year, and a sharp-eyed observer with a camera has captured a shot of the new interior. The design looks considerably more upscale than the present setup, which is great considering how bland…

It looks the the Jeep Wrangler Ultimate won't be the only Pentastar vehicle powered by a Chrysler 392 HEMI crate engine at SEMA this year. Although Chrysler had a preview early last week of most of the vehicles they will be displaying at SEMA, they…

Chrysler had three of their trademark show-biz press conferences at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. Following the final one AutoblogGreen spoke to Chrysler Advanced Technology Communication spokesman Nick Cappa about…

Volkswagen Milano Taxi concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Volkswagen is unveiling a new compact battery-powered taxi concept called the Milano at the Hanover Trade Show in Germany this week. The styling draws heavily on the Space Up!…

Ford of Europe is expanding its Mondeo ecoNetic line with a new 115 hp 2.0-liter model. The latest variant gets a CO 2 rating of just 139 g/km on the EU drive cycle and consumes diesel at the rate of 45.2 mpg (U.S.). Like other ecoNetic vehicles (and…

The upcoming Saab 9-4X BioPower crossover has been caught out testing again. The 9-4X is expected to debut in production form later in 2009 as the current Trailblazer based 9-7X fades into history. From what we've seen so far the 9-4X will go into…

Up-shift indicator lights that tell drivers when to change gears are not a new concept. They date back to at least the mid-1980s when they were first installed in cars in the early days of CAFE. Those early iterations were pretty straightforward and…

Many analysts and commentators have seemingly been cheering for the imminent demise of the Detroit-based automakers. Something that needs to be realized amidst all this talk of low-interest loans and bailout money is how interconnected the auto…