The Subaru assembly plant in Indiana has now gone three years without taking out the trash and the corners of the building still haven't filled up. Actually all the waste in the SIA plant is either reused, recycled or used to generate electricity…

Driveway mechanics may not be able to service their own air conditioning systems for much longer. The California Air Resources Board has proposed a ban on consumer sales of R134a refrigerant. Since the replacement of R12 (freon) in the early 1990s,…

Click image above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Spark
The Autoblog/ AutoblogGreen team is just rolling into Geneva this morning for one of the biggest auto shows of the year, and look what we found before we even got out of the airport:…

Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery of the tech briefing
When Porsche's new four-door Panamera goes on sale this fall, it will have two powertrains available: a 4.8-liter V8s with and without turbochargers. The only other…

BMW Megacity – Click above for high-res image
British car mag Autocar has more technical details on the construction of the 2013 BMW Megacity electric vehicle. As we learned last month, the Megacity reverts back to a body-on-frame construction…

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week we were able to catch up again with Denise Grey, the Director of Energy Storage Systems for General Motors for another update on battery developments on the E-Flex program. As always, Denise…

Historically whenever gas prices have gone up, charlatans have come out of the woodwork offering drivers all manner of devices that are claimed to provide dramatic reductions in fuel consumption. From magnets that are clamped to fuel lines, to…

Click for a high res gallery of the new Kiyora concept
Mazda has just released renderings of its latest concept car that will be hitting the stage next month in Paris. Dubbed the Kiyora – which reportedly means “clean and pure” in Japanese – the new…

Here in Michigan, high-velocity physical interaction between motor vehicles and hoofed mammals is an all-too-common occurrence. Around these parts, such collisions usually involve white-tailed deer, which seem to be about as common as pigeons, crows…

We know that many AutoblogGreen readers are huge fans of Toyota's hybrid icon, the Prius. 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the Prius entry into the U.S. market and Toyota wants to celebrate with a party for a very special and dedicated fan. Who…