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Can Electric Cars Save Detroit, Jobs and the Economy?
Electric cars hold a lot of promise, but if they are to gain market share and stimulate green jobs a number of challenges have to be met.
Auto X Prize Field Narrows in $10 Million Race to Build a Green Super Car
The remaining teams compete in the Progressive Auto X Prize with electric cars, plug-in hybrids, biodiesels and more.
Toyota Denies "Ghost in the Machine," While Reports of Post-Recall Fix Sudden Acceleration Pour In
Toyota insists there is no "ghost in the machine," while drivers suspect electrical problems after recall-fixed vehicles fail.
Despite Economic Collapse, the Greenest Country on Earth Innovates
From hydrogen fuel cell cars to flex fuel cars that run on methane landfill gas, Iceland is innovating with green cars, despite the economic collapse.
The First Test Drive of the Latest Affordable Electric Car: Will It Be a Game Changer?
The Wheego Whip Life is the latest affordable electric car, but will buyers take notice?
You May Soon Be Able to Charge Your Electric Car for Free, While You Shop
Big box retailers may soon offer free charging for electric cars, to keep customers in the store. Companies are hesitant to talk details, however.
Finding the Best Fuel-Efficient SUV Crossover
The most fuel efficient SUVs include the SUV crossovers, a growing and popular fleet of fuel efficient performance vehicles. Here's a look at some of the best SUV crossover, all fuel-efficient compared to traditional SUVs.
Snowmageddon? More Like Global Warming Doing What Comes Naturally
Snowmageddon has some questioning climate science, while leveler heads point out that it does not derail global warming.
Weed to Wheels: '60s Pot Anthem Star Blazes New Trail with Solar Cars and Super Bikes
Tom Shipley of the 60s hit folk duo Brewer and Shipley is a videographer for solar car and super bike competitions. Who knew?
The "Spreading Mess" of Toyota's Sudden Acceleration Recalls Now Includes Investigation of Electronic Interference
The Feds are now looking at the possibility of electronic interference in the Toyota recalls for sudden acceleration.
Runaway Toyotas: What You Should Know
Learn what to do if your car experiences sudden acceleration, like the Toyotas recalled this week.
More Drivers Come Forward with Sudden Acceleration Nightmares
The Toyota recalls for sudden acceleration have shut down the production of many of the company's cars, and have sent shock waves through the auto industry as investigators look for the source of the problem.
Toyota's Sudden Acceleration Nightmare May Not Be Limited to That Automaker
The sudden acceleration nightmare blamed for at least 19 fatalities has resulted in a Toyota recall of millions of vehicles. Analysts are looking at reports of the same problem in other cars.
6 of the Greenest Cars You Can Buy (Plus 6 of the Meanest)
A look at the greenest, and least green, 2010 cars, according to the ACEEE.
Early Glimpses of BMW's Urban Car of the Future
On display at the Detroit Auto Show is the BMW ActiveE, an electric car concept that hints at the company's megacity project.
Test Driving the Electric Car That May Save a Rust Belt Town
Test driving the Think City electric car at the Detroit Auto Show, soon to be made in Elkhart, Indiana.
America's Incredible Shrinking Car Population
Fewer Americans are buying or driving cars, which means trouble for the auto industry but good news for the environment, as other forms of transportation become more popular.
Finally, Some Good News for the U.S. Auto Industry?
Chrysler still struggles, but GM and Ford show improvement.
How to Get the Best Year-End Car Deal
How to get the best deal on a new car at end-of-year sales events.
Saab Story: The Future of the Saab Brand
The future of the Saab brand is murky, given that it's best chance is to become a boutique brand and that it's suffered indignities under GM ownership.
Four Fast Electric Cars That Are Also Affordable
Four fast electric cars: the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Ford Focus and Mini E.
Hope and Progress in Copenhagen: What You Need to Know
Although some see stalemate and point to protests and raucous street theater, others are optimistic that a global warming deal will emerge from the Copenhagen Conference.
Five Fun Sports Cars with Surprisingly High MPG
Road-testing the Mazda Miata and a look at efficient small sports cars that ride well and get good MPG.
See the Gas-Sipping New Cars Everyone Will Be Talking About
At the Los Angeles Auto Show 2009 green cars are on display, including the Lexus LF-Ch hybrid, clean diesels, BMW Vision EfficientDynamics hybrid, Honda P-NUT and many more.
On Fox: Stolen Climate E-mail and the Integrity of Science
Pundits pounce on "ClimateGate" just days before the Copenhagen summit on global warming.
Thanks to Computer Hacker, Global Warming Skeptics Make Last-Ditch Effort to Derail Copenhagen
A computer hacker leaked internal documents from climate scientists that global warming skeptics are using to try to derail the COP15 talks in Copenhagen.
As the Founders Allegedly Walk, Trouble Looms for this Space-Age Electric Car Maker
The Aptera 2e electric car has been delayed, and the founders have left the troubled company.
Test Driving the Nissan Leaf Electric Car in Los Angeles
Test driving the Nissan Leaf electric car in Los Angeles.
Wall Street Is Bullish on Electric Cars
Wall Street analysts are bullish on electric cars, from Tesla, Fisker Karma, the Chevy Volt and more.
Toyota "Owners' Rebellion" Alleges Dangerous Runaway Cars
After reports of dangerous runaway Toyotas causing accidents, questions are being raised about possible causes.
New World Record for Electric Car That Went 313 Miles on a Charge?
A Tesla electric car makes 313 miles on a single battery charge in the Global Green Challenge in Australia, by Australian tycoon Simon Hackett.
Why Obama's $3.4 Billion Smart Grid Investment Matters
Obama's smart grid investment makes sense. Here's why, for solar power, wind power, electric cars and smart meters.
Is the Tokyo Motor Show a Green Car Lover's Dream?
Hybrids and electric cars are a big deal at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009, with models from Nissan, Toyota, Honda and more.
Test Drive the "Bright Idea" from the Heartland
Bright Idea from Anderson, Indiana is making a plug-in hybrid electric utility van prototype that it hopes will get some federal clean car funding in order to get produced.
Think Electric Cars Are Too Weird for You? Read This.
Tesla, Fisker Karma, the Coda and many more electric and plug-in hybrid cars are coming. Electric vehicles offer many benefits, although there will be an adjustment period before everyone gets used to charging and other differences.
Will Low Rolling Resistance Tires Save Enough Gas to Justify Their Cost?
Are low rolling resistance tires (aka green tires) worth the money in terms of gas savings? A test to find out.
Will You Have to Get a Ring Tone for Your Car?
Some say electric and hybrid cars are too quiet, so there is work on making ring tone-like sounds to alert pedestrians.
Fighting for First: The International Race to Build Electric Car Charging Networks
Iceland, France, the U.S. and other countries are battling to be the first to roll out charging networks for large numbers of electric cars.
G-OIL Bio-based Motor Oil Now Available
GET (Green Earth Technologies) is now selling G-OIL for cars, a petroleum-free bio oil made from rendered cow fat.
Refining Poop Power: Wastewater in, Cellulosic Ethanol Out
Qteros, ACT and others are developing poop power technology, to turn wastewater sewage into cellulosic ethanol, a valuable fuel. Ideas for using cattails and other natural-based systems hold promise for a big win-win.
Fisker's $529 Million Loan Sets Off Media Storm
Fisker Automotive, maker of the Karma and soon other plug-in hybrid electric cars, is under fire from the right after getting a $529 million federal loan.
Hollywood Runs on Alcohol: Daryl Hannah and Ed Begley, Jr. Campaign for Ethanol
Daryl Hanah, Ed Begley, Jr. and David Blume are leading a charge for ethanol as a biofuel for green cars.
Carmakers Seeing Green ... Finally
Volvo has announced ambitious goals for biofuels, plug-in hybrids and lower emissions, while the rest of the world's car industry seems to be turning around on the environment.
Mr. Algaeus Goes to Washington
Josh Tickell drove across the U.S. in Algaeus, his algae biofuel-powered plug-in hybrid electric Prius, to promote clean fuels and his documentary Fuel.
Will China Beat the U.S. in the Electric Car Race?
Ecotality and BYD are growing their electric vehicle, electric car and electric infrastructure fast in China, threatening the budding industry in the U.S.
Iceland Switching Gears from Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Electric Cars
The Driving Sustainability '09 conference and an intimate conversation with Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson on Iceland's shift from hydrogen fuel cells to electric cars.
Shuttered Ford Plant to Become Renewable Energy Park
The decades old Ford car factory in Wixom, Michigan is getting a facelift as a renewable energy plant for Clairvoyant Energy and Xtreme Power, a source of new green jobs.
5 Examples of Human-Powered Electrical Generators
Human powered vehicles, electric generators and more.
Electric Vehicles for Sale! (But No One's Buying)
There are plenty of viable concepts being developed for the electric car of the future. But with venture capital spending so low, the U.S. government is the only one investing.
Can Electrifying Highways Liberate Electric Cars from the Tyranny of Batteries?
Car companies are testing electric highway technology in Korea, Israel and elsewhere, trying to free electric cars from batteries. Meanwhile there is some work on driverless cars.
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