Panasonic EV energy is cranking up production of its automotive battery packs. In 2009, the company — a joint-venture between Toyota and Matsushita (Panasonic's parent company) — plans to produce 800,000 battery packs for hybrid vehicles. Last…

There are numerous companies working on hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines, most notably BMW with its Hydrogen7. Mazda however, is uniquely positioned to take advantage of hydrogen as a combustion fuel. They are, after all, the only…

Toto is a Japanese company best known for their high tech toilets. If you haven't seen them, they're pretty amazing doing everything except the actual pushing for you. Toto has been applying their expertise in working with ceramic materials to other…

On AutoblogGreen yesterday Jeremy pondered whether Al Gore wants to completely eliminate fossil fuels from our lives. BMW releases a video that provides some insight into the workings of their new EfficientDynamics package on the 1-Series and Audi's…

The world desperately needs vehicles with alternative powertrains, such as battery electrics. The potential to make a killing in the business is huge, as is the potential to lose everything. The auto industry – as anyone who has ever gotten involved…

California based Zap! wants to move to lithium ion batteries in their Xebra electric vehicles, and one of the keys to making them work is proper management of the charging system. To that end they've signed an exclusive licensing deal with Danish…

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GM Chairman Rick Wagoner announced that the company has awarded two advanced development contracts for battery systems to be used on the GM E-Flex platform. For those who have missed the news for the…

Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz is adding to the engine line-up for the new E-Class by introducing two economical four-cylinder models. The E 200 CDI
BlueEFFICIENCY developing 100 kW/136 hp consumes 5.2 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres, while the new E…

Toyota has apparently seen the light and given up the idea of competing head on with the Detroit 3 for big truck supremacy. Toyota America president Jim Lentz told Automotive News that his company no longer plans to challenge for the top spot in the…

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which sanctions the 24 Hours of Le Mans and provides the basis for the rules used in the American Le Mans Series, has just published its rules changes for 2010. The updates for next year are mainly targeted at…