Click on the drawing to go see a video of the bicycle tram in action
On RocketBoom the other day, Joanne mentioned a Norwegian city that has bicycle trams to help people climb hills. Norway is a very mountainous country and riding a bicycle can be…

A top Apple Inc. executive is reportedly be being considered for the chief executive officer post at General Motors. Over the last couple of years as the Detroit auto industry descended into financial oblivion, numerous observers from (mostly)…

MINI Beachcomber concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
We still have few more months to wait before the production version of the new MINI Crossover arrives, but the folks in Oxford will be dropping a new concept in Detroit next month to…

The latest product of Lotus Engineering's ongoing development work on alternative drivetrains is a new engine custom designed for use as a range extender in electric drive vehicles. The engineers at Lotus have developed an optimized architecture…

Over the past couple of years, several clones of the Smart ForTwo have come from Chinese car factories. Unfortunately none of these companies have had any affiliation with Smart's parent company, Daimler. Daimler AG COO Rainer Schmueckle revealed in…

2011 Mazda2 – click above for high-res image gallery
Mazda has finally made it official this morning: it will be bringing its B-segment Mazda2 to the North American market late next year. As you are likely aware, the current generation Mazda2 has…

Click on the image to go to the gallery of high-res pics of the Volt
Since we first told the story of the Chevy Volt concept here on AutoblogGreen, you, the readers have submitted a lot of comments about both the car and GM's intentions in the EV…

During the recent Ford Racing Invitational, one of the Mustangs being raced by the journalists on hand featured a newly developed intake manifold on its 4.6-liter V8. The current production manifold works very well with all kinds of engine…

After finally losing the top spot on the Le Mans podium to Peugeot last June, Audi is bound and determined to recapture victory this year. To that end the automaker has signed on three new drivers for this year's squad including one Peugeot veteran.…

After Bob Lutz made the announcement about the deal to work with A123 Systems on the cells for the Chevy Volt battery packs to be supplied by Continental, AutoblogGreen sat down to chat with GM's battery chief Denise Grey. Denise is responsible for…