Two more cities are converting their municipal diesel vehicle fleets to run B20 biodiesel. Tucson, AZ ran a test of B20 in some of their vehicles this past summer and have recently decided to use the fuel in the bulk of their fleet including various…

In the auto industry, the carmakers themselves are just the tip of the pyramid when it comes to jobs. Far more people are employed by all the companies that provide components and services to the likes of Ford, GM, and Chrysler. When the big auto…

We got a chance to sort of check out the Raser Technologies series hybrid/extended range EV powertrain at the SAE Congress in Detroit this week. I say sort of because what is on display are some bits and pieces that display the layout of the…

After using its KERS hybrid system on and off through the first half of the 2009 Formula One season, the BMW-Sauber team has decided enough is enough. The team will shelve the system through the remainder of the year while it focuses on aerodynamic…

A plastic mock-up of the GM Gen5 fuel cell stack
General Motors built the first fuel cell-powered vehicle back in the 1960s when they created ElectroVan, a concept that was only tested briefly before being shelved. Over the past decade however, the…

As the Shanghai Motor Show opened up last week, local Chinese manufacturers showed off a wide variety of alternative powered vehicles including hybrids, battery powered cars and and fuel cell vehicles. As the vehicle population has exploded in the…

Click on the image for a high-res gallery of the FCX
Over on the Honda global website they have a new ad that features the FCX concept fuel cell powered car. With the tagline Honda thinks, therefore FCX Concept is, the ad has video of the FCX…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced plans to introduce legislation on the first day of the new Congressional session that would provide funds that would be used to pay people for taking old cars off the road. The “cash for clunkers”…

Australia remains the home of big old rear wheel drive cars like the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon. However, that is starting to change as people seek to address climate change and rising fuel prices. One example is fleets that are migrating to…

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco – Click above for high-res image gallery
Chevrolet will use the 2010 New York Auto Show to reveal a few more details about the production Cruze sedan going on sale this fall. Specifically, the Big Apple is where Chevy will…