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On Tuesday, President Obama will lay out a new proposal that aims to require strict national standards for passenger car emissions. In an effort to make good on his promise to mirror the requirements California wishes to set, he will mandate that passenger cars reduce CO2 emissions an average of...

The first TV commercial for the 2010 Toyota Prius took hundreds of extras and a huge amount of computer graphics

With 80,000 pre-orders, the all new 2010 Prius is putting the heat on the Honda Insight as it launches today in Japan. Toyota, the world's leading producer of hybrid vehicles, is aiming to take back its top spot from Honda as the Insight was the best selling vehicle in Japan for the month of...

Red ink was everywhere on Nissan's report regarding fourth quarter losses, but apparently Nissan is not ready to cut funding for it's electric vehicle program. For its fourth fiscal quarter, ending March 31st, Nissan reported losses of $2.85 billion.  For the entire year, they reported losses of...

Buses account for a significant amount of air pollution and have always been known as notorious fuel users,  but all of that could change if a company called UQM Technologies Inc. gets the chance the install their Power Phase electric propulsion system into buses of the future. UQM Technologies is...

In 2008, Toyota reported its first losses in decades.  After years of record profits, even Toyota was affected by the downfall in the economy.  According to Toyota, 2009 will likely be another year of losses for the company.  But Toyota is not going to back down their funding of advanced power...

Hybrid vehicles are gradually gaining market share since their first appearance in the 90s.  Recently, the millionth hybrid hit the roads, still a small fraction out of our 135 million plus vehicles.  Although these cars represent less than 1% of cars on our roads today, they made up more than...

Find Out How HMI May Change the Cars of the Future

No, you cannot buy a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid through e-mail for just fifteen grand. It's a hoax. It's spam.

The i-MiEV (pronounced Eye-Meev) is Mitsubishi Motor's pure electric car. It is a 4-door 5-seater than can travel 100 miles on a single charge. Mitsubishi has big plans for the car and has also demonstrated a sports version. It was just announced that the cars will become available for purchase in...

Exxon Mobil's Chemical division is currently manufacturing lithium ion battery separator films by a new method which could make batteries lighter, more durable, and smaller.  The thin film is designed to prevent the positive and negative fields within the lithium ion battery from touching. The...

Ford recently announced plans to change its Michigan Assembly Plant from SUV and truck production into a plant that will build fuel efficient vehicles well into the future including the upcoming Ford Focus and Focus EV.  As an update to that story, Ford has more plans in the works regarding...

Our colleagues take the latest Mazda3 for a spin and come back smiling, just like the car

So, you're a die-hard Prius fan eager to get your hands on one of the 500 PHV test lease vehicles Toyota has promised for next year? Hold on to your butt... Toyota has announced they'll be leasing the third-generation Prius plug-in hybrid by the end of THIS year, months ahead of schedule. There...

We Muse About the Future of GM

Ford will fit its powerful, fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine to the top model of the 2010 Lincoln MKS

Electric motorcycles are on the rise and there is no better place to showcase the innovation in electric super bikes than on the oldest motorcycle racing circuit in the world the Isle of Man. There is an upcoming race designed to showcase zero-emission motorcycles and several bike makers are racing...

Last summer at the Detroit Grand Prix, organizers announced a hybrid race program that would soon be under way.  The hybrid Grand Prix vehicles were set to premier at the Petit Le Mans last October.  The date came and went without a hybrid vehicle shown. Now, close to a year later, Corsa...

The Th!nk City has been certified in the Netherlands for roadworthiness, which according to European Union regulations, certifies it for sale in all EU countries. The Th!nk City passed its final stages of inspection which includes safety related items such as brakes, crash safety, lights, mirrors...

Fisker Automotive is making some audacious claims about their future vehicle lineup. They've already committed to producing the Fisker Karma sedan for 2010, and the Karma Convertible for 2011. Now they're planning a third Karma-based vehicle and a high volume entry level model. CEO, Henrik Fisker...