Ford 1.6ℓ EcoBoost - Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

Turbocharged Engines Have Low MPG Performance – Consumer Reports

Marketing and reality may often be two very different things, thus the ubiquitous “Your mileage may vary.” when it comes to automobile performance, handling,...
Edmunds.com One Lap of Orange County - EV Test Route

Edmunds.com Talks About Their Real-World EV Testing

We've been trained to look at the Environmental Protection Agency sticker on any vehicle we're considering buying. Important information there helps us make...
CODA Sedan - Not the Right Stuff, Nearing the End Now

CODA Motors’ Debt Struggles

CODA Motors, much like other electric vehicle startups, started with a vision. Unfortunately, vision doesn't always translate into a success, and CODA Motors' debt...
Visio.M Project Prototype Could Hale Future Safe Compact Cars

Small Vehicles – Safety or Fuel Efficiency?

For the most part, the safety of a particular vehicle is directly tied to its mass, or put another way, how much metal is...

Why Car Sales Are Declining Worldwide

The world may have hit automobile saturation, which is evidenced by a sharp decline in car sales across the United States and Europe. Since the...
June 2012 Tesla Model S First Deliveries

Tesla Motors Meets Production Goals

I've been following Tesla Motors for a long time now, just about ten years since its inception in 2003. There haven't really been too...
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Concept Could Inspire Production Vehicles as Soon as 2017

Daimler Partners Ford and Nissan to Develop Hydrogen Vehicles

Hydrogen vehicles are more than just a dream that won't die, but are getting closer to production than ever before. Hydrogen just could be...
BMW Hydrogen Prototype (GM HFC) at Tokyo 2007

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...
BASF Plastic Resin Saves Ford Fusion Hybrid's Carbon Footprint

New Resin from BASF Used in Ford Vehicles, Saves Tons of CO2

Who knew that a little piece of plastic could do so much? The Ford Fusion Hybrid, like all other vehicles, makes use of plastics...
European Union

Europe EV Market to Jump 500% by 2020, Pike Research Says

The electric vehicle market, of course, has started small, last year just 0.7% of the market in Europe. For example, just over 5,600...