Big Oil Behind Blocking Use of Ethanol? Say It Isn’t So!
According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), higher percentages of biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are to be blended...
Nine-Second Mazda Miata Electric Vehicle Conversion Setting Records on the Track
There are a couple of ways to get an electric vehicle. You can buy one, such as the Tesla Model S, or you can...
Toyota Licenses Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to BMW
Hydrogen fuel cells , which convert pure hydrogen and oxygen into water and electricity, is nothing new. As a matter of fact, the technology...
Wood-Based Biofore Concept Car Reduces Petroleum Usage
Modern vehicles contain, on average, over 300 pounds of plastic. Of course, most modern plastics are made from petroleum, which opens up a whole...
Lightweight Cars Will Drive Fuel Economy Future, say Carmakers
Fuel economy in the automotive industry has been largely dependent on aerodynamics and powertrain enhancements, but lightweight cars are going to take us into...
American Propane Production Means Cleaner is Cheaper
Everyone likes to hear cleaner and cheaper fuel in the same sentence, and the rise in American propane production is making it more common....
Two Porsche 911 GT3 Fires Prompt Recall
In Europe, two Porsche 911 GT3 engine bay fires have prompted the company to advise their customers to "stop using their vehicles." Investigation is...
Aptera: Another Innovative Electric Car Company Goes Bankrupt
Although I never believed in three-wheeled vehicles, there were times in my life when I thought we'd need just this kind of cars to...
New York on Most Ambitious Carbon Reduction Plan
New York state lawmakers passed one of the world's most ambitious laws aimed at countering climate change, under which fossil fuel power plants and...
Toyota Claims Manual Labor is More Efficient than Automation
Industrial robots, such as those used by automakers, make it possible to automate many repetitive tasks that would require many hours of manual labor,...
