As if Michigan doesn't have enough problems, the state's roads are generally acknowledged to be the among the worst, if not the worst in the United States. Even Governor Jennifer Granholm this week admitted that the pavement in Michigan is “the…

With congressional leaders and the incoming Obama administration working on a new economic stimulus package, everyone is angling for a piece of the pie. That includes car and battery manufacturers. With politicians pushing hard for even more…

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The Brussels Motor Show kicks off in Belgium this weekend and Citroen will be on hand to show off its “new” electric car. If the C-Zero looks familiar its because we've seen it before with…

Here in the US, this is Thanksgiving week and it's usually one of the biggest travel weekends of the year as people hit the road to visit family. With gas prices on the rise again, it's expected that travel will cost Americans an extra $520 million…

The web-site SustainLane did a survey of the fifty largest cities in the United States to find out about alternative fuel use in municipal vehicle fleets. They looked vehicles using biofuels, hydrogen, natural gas, electric vehicles and hybrids. They…

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When we arrive in Switzerland next month for the Geneva Motor Show, Kia will have a brand new concept to share with the world in the shape of an MPV concept. In this case, Kia claims the MPV stands for “Million Possibilities…

One of the cars that we were expecting to see at the Beijing Motor Show last month was the Buick Excelle GT sedan. Unfortunately, General Motors opted not to show the car there, perhaps fearing it would get lost in the shuffle. The Excelle GT is…

Aside from beer brewed in Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin is perhaps best known for its dairy products. They don't call the residents cheeseheads for nothing. One of the byproducts of cheese production is a liquid called whey which you may recall…

In a recent column in USA Today, writer Alan Webber lambasted the Detroit automakers for their opposition to increased fuel economy standards. At the top of the article Weber openly challenges readers to pen a 900-word rebuttal defending the policies…

Readers of this site are probably quite familiar with the names of Felix Kramer and Tony Posawatz. Kramer is the founder of the California Cars Institute ( CalCars) and major proponent of plug-in vehicles. Posawatz is the vehicle line director for…