Stanford University Materials Science Asst. Prof Yi Cui had developed what is claimed to provide a breakthrough in electrical energy storage. Instead of having an anode comprised of a solid mass of silicon and carbon, Cui and his research team have…

Citroen C4 WRC HYmotion4 hybrid rally car
Citroën today became the first manufacturer competing in the World Rally Championship to announce a hybrid drive WRC competitor. The C4 WRC HyMotion4 adds an electric kinetic energy recovery system to the C4…

Greece is looking to make a major push into biofuels in the next few years. The intent is to support Greek Sugar farmers by making more use of the sugar beet crop in the country and divert about 50 percent of it from sugar production to biofuels.…

BMW as brand has been conspicuous recently for ignoring corporate average fuel economy regulations. They have paid hefty fines for not meeting requirements in most recent model years. Since BMW owns the MINI brand, they have decided to emphasize the…

Earlier this year, Nissan applied for low interest loans under the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing incentive Program. In order to qualify for those loans, Nissan would have to use it to build something in the U.S. It…

2010 Toyota Tacoma – Click above for high-res image gallery
Production of the Toyota Tacoma resumed in July after tooling was moved from its former home at NUMMI in Fremont, California to San Antonio, Texas. The Texas factory is also home to the…

Here in North America we still have to wait about another 15 months to get our paws on Ford's new Fiesta, but it goes on sale in the UK in October. Britain's Channel 4 recently ran its first road test of the new mini car and was quite pleased with…

The new CEO and President of Tesla Motors Ze'ev Drori has been pretty quiet since he came on board recently, at least publicly. He did participate with Elon Musk in the recent conference call with customers and he has undoubtedly made his presence…

Legislators in Washington state want to put the hurt on people who buy vehicles that consume more fuel by charging a new annual tax that's weighted in inverse proportion to the vehicle's EPA fuel economy ratings. The more fuel a vehicle uses, the…

A group of students from MIT have won the MIT and Dow Materials Engineering contest with their electrical charging device. The BioVolt team built their device from about $2 worth of materials and it can use all kinds of biomass such as leaves and…