CalCars' DIY Plug-In Prius, Test Bed for Multiple Projects, Caught Fire Last Week After Just 50,000mi

CalCars’ First DIY Plug-In Prius Catches Fire, Burns Completely

In 2004, CalCars modified a standard Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle, not only because they could, but also to prove a point, that a plug-in vehicle could...
Jay Leno Introducing the US Army's HUMVEE Replacement, the FED

US Army’s 7mpg HUMVEE Replacement, More Fuel Efficient

Military vehicles are in a class all their own, and the same is true for the US Army's HUMVEE replacement, which is rated at...
Ceramic Matrix Composite [CMC] Material, Takes the Heat in a Jet Engine Core

General Electric Turns to Ceramics For More Efficient Jet Engine

Jet engines run at the very edge of thermal meltdown, but General Electric is turning to ceramics to turn up the heat and make...
Chevy Volt - Just the Beginning for General Motors and Vehicle Electrification

General Motors Long Term View of Vehicle Electrification

Here are some highlights of this great interview covering General Motors' long term view of vehicle electrification. General Motors chief technology officer John Lauckner...
Happy Sweet Sixteen Hybrid Electrification Technology

Electrified Vehicles to Double Market Share by 2020, Survey

According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers poll, electrified vehicles will double market share by 2020. This is fairly impressive, considering that hybrid electric vehicle technology...
Cars More Efficient, Drivers Not So Much

Driver Habits Cancel Fuel Efficiency Improvements, UMTRI Study

While we were happy to note that fuel efficiency reached an all-time high last year, a recent study shows that driver habits cancel fuel...
Tesla Model X Shown at Geneva Motor Show 2012

Tesla Model X is on The Back Burner, Perhaps Late 2014

Tesla Motors has teased us with the next model to come after the Model S, but the Tesla Model X is on the back...
Tesla Motors Stores, Like This One in Newport Beach, are Facing Serious Opposition in States like Massachusetts and Minnesota

Minnesota Dealers Oppose Tesla Stores Opening, Propose New Law

Tesla Motors is finding some resistance to its expansion, where Minnesota dealers oppose Tesla Stores opening. The current laws regarding automobile dealers prohibit automakers from...
Chevy Volt's Sister in Europe, Opel Ampera, Could Get Smaller Batteries

GM VP Sparks Speculation: Next Chevy Volt With Smaller Battery?

Everyone likes to have options, so could the next Chevy Volt have different battery options to change the price? Of course, the Chevy Volt...
Chevy Spark EV at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show

General Motors Developing a High Range Electric Vehicle for 2014

Automobile technology is continually evolving, and one rumor we'd like to see come true is General Motors high range electric vehicle that's actually affordable....