Volkswagen Group's Spanish branch Seat is adding their parent's 125 hp 1.4L TSI engine to some of their models. The León and Altea models will get the direct injected 1.4L four cylinder that has been used in various Volkswagen and Audi models. The…

Honda next-generation solar hydrogen station – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this year, Honda unveiled its newest prototype home hydrogen station for fuel cell vehicles. Susan Carpenter of The Los Angeles Times recently drove over to…

2010 Volkswagen Golf – click above for high-res image gallery
The new MK VI Golf has only just gone on sale here in North America but VW engineers are already hard at work on the next iteration. When the seventh generation of VW's compact rolls out…

Following the announcement from General Motors the other day of a much closer working relationship with A123 Systems for development of the lithium ion battery cells for the Chevy Volt, AutoblogGreen sat down to talk with David Vieau and Ric Fulop of…

MINI E – click above for high-res image gallery
Over the last several years, many of the fans of battery-powered vehicles here on ABG have asked quite vociferously why it's taking companies like General Motors so long to bring cars like the Volt to…

Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Click above for high-res image gallery
The other day we discussed the estimated electric range of the new PHEV Prius based on standardized test cycles and how real-world numbers are likely to fall well short of the official…

2010 Suzuki Kizashi GTS – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Suzuki Kizashi is a very nice mid-size sedan with some sporty pretensions. However, its snail-pace sales numbers make it hard to justify expanding the powertrain lineup. Further…

We're still a bit more than a year away from getting Ford's new Fiesta here in North America but the company has launched a micro-site for its new small car. There are downloadable images of the Fiesta and some details of the equipment that will be…

In a new article in Time magazine film director Chris Paine actually gives GM some credit for their current efforts to develop more efficient, less polluting vehicles. That's mighty praise from the man behind the movie “Who Killed the Electric Car”.…

The 2008-09 edition of the Lexus Eco Challenge is over and high school teams from Illinois and Florida have captured the top $50,000 prizes. The competition is open to teams of middle and high school students nationwide and is intended to encourage…