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For Greener Cars, Don't Count The Gasoline Engine Out Yet

Plug-in electric cars get a lot of press, perhaps more than their current sales might warrant. It's clear to industry analysts that the proportion of plug-ins among new cars produced will grow, slowly, over the coming years and decades. But don't count the gasoline engine out just yet. The rate of...

January 17, 2013 by John Voelcker 16

Ford Atlas Truck Concept Demos Fuel-Saving Active Wheel Shutters

January 16, 2013 5

Egg-Like Nano-Technology To Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries?

January 11, 2013 5

Could Hybrids Use Lead-Acid Batteries? Startup Says Yes

December 24, 2012 7

Wireless Electric Car Charging: Steady Growth Through 2020

Wireless charging is nothing new--but it could be the next widely-used technology in the world of electric cars. That's according to Pike Research, which suggests wireless... December 20, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3

Lithium-ion battery pack of 2011 Nissan Leaf, showing cells assembled into modules

Battery Tech Limitation Discovered, Improvements On The Way?

There are three main paths to improving batteries for future electric vehicles. One is the development of entirely new technology replacing today's batteries entirely with... December 17, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2

Madder herb extract to be used in batteries? [Image: Flickr user Phuong Tran]

Herbs For Your Battery: Don't Make It Tasty, Do Make It Greener

However you choose to enjoy herbal products, the last place you'd expect to find them is in your electric car battery. Thanks to a new discovery though, the Madder plant... December 13, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1

Volkswagen E-Bugster: 2012 Beijing Auto Show

Top 10 Green Concept Cars Of 2012

Concept cars used to be flights of fancy, vehicles designed solely to grab attention when a carmaker's regular products were lacking visual verve. In more recent times... December 6, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2

Lithium-ion battery pack for 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV electric car

DoE's Battery Research Center Seeks 5X Improvement In 5 Years

If you want to know how advanced cars might be in the next hundred years, just take a look at how far the car has come along in the last hundred. Unfortunately, electric cars... December 4, 2012 by Antony Ingram 8

2014 Mazda Mazda6: VW TDI Models To Get A Clean-Diesel Rival

Mazda is pushing ahead with its plans to offer a clean-diesel four-cylinder engine that could prove to be a strong rival to the TDI four in some Volkswagen and Audi products... November 30, 2012 by Bengt Halvorson 6

2013 Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost live photos

Getting Good Gas Mileage Is Hard; Will Tinier Engines Really Help?

How small is too small, when it comes to engines? Those of the "no replacement for displacement" school of thought might be thinking more about performance than they are gas... November 21, 2012 by Antony Ingram 44

Visteon Fills Nissan Leaf With 2020 Tech: Meet The e-Bee

It isn't mentioned anywhere in the press release, but it isn't hard to tell what Visteon's latest technology concept car is based on--the Nissan Leaf electric car. However... November 14, 2012 by Antony Ingram

Ford's award-winning 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine

Five Engines That Prove Internal Combustion Isn't Dead Yet

Like it or not, the majority of the world's vehicles are still powered by internal combustion engines, rather than batteries, hydrogen and other alternatives. The good news... November 14, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3

Diesel Hybrids: Why They Don't Make As Much Sense As You Think

Volkswagen's line of TDI diesel cars has passionate fans. Now that the company is launching the 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid, it will likely gain some hybrid advocates too. But... November 6, 2012 by John Voelcker 58

Start-Stop At Highway Speeds? Hella Suggests It's Possible

Good technology, they say, is technology that improves your life without intruding upon it. If that's the case, then the ability of hybrid cars to shut off their engines at... October 31, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3

Chevy Unveils New, More Fuel-Efficient Small-Block V-8

Sitting under the hood of the next-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, is a next-generation V-8 engine, both more powerful and more efficient than ever. It's said that the... October 25, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4

2012 Volkswagen Up minicar (German model), road test, Catskill Mountains, NY, May 2012

Volkswagen Confirms Up Minicar Will Get 2-Cylinder Diesel Engine

Last year, Fiat's 875cc, twin-cylinder turbocharged engine won the 'International Engine of the Year' award, seeing off competition from Ferrari, BMW and Audi, among others... October 24, 2012 by Antony Ingram

Michelin Pilot Super Sport tire fitted to the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

'Green Tires' Popularity Increasing, Grip Improving Too

If you drive a hybrid or plug-in vehicle, chances are you're already familiar with 'green tires'. Also known as low rolling resistance tires, they're becoming an increasingly... October 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 5

LiquidPiston rotary diesel engine [Image: LiquidPiston]

Lighter, Cleaner, More Efficient Diesel Engine: Too Good To Be True?

Clatter, grumble, shudder, belch. Sound familiar? Not if you drive one of the modern breed of diesel-engined cars, which have virtually banished all sign of their clattery... October 17, 2012 by Antony Ingram 13