WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the D.C. Taxicab Commission unveiled the new colors for city taxis -- "D.C. Circulator Red" with a "Warm Grey" stripe. ...
Knowing what's behind Congress's passion for ethanol as a fuel is not quite as inscrutable as knowing what sparks romantic love, so let's look at some possibilities.
It looks like the saga of the electric vehicle, which began way back in the 1830s, has a way to go. Let's take a look at what might be ahead.
It's that time of year again, when every carmaker lets the car geek reporters (excuse me -- ahem -- automotive journalists) into their proving grounds to play with their latest four-wheeled toys.
The quintessential dream of waking up on your sixteenth birthday to find a new car adorned with a big red bow parked in the driveway is now a thing of...
Ever wonder what one of those all-electric cars feels like when you're behind the wheel? Well, here's your chance.
OK, amidst the discussion of rising gas prices, we have some good news on the car front. The average mpg for cars sold in the United States is on an upward climb, and has been for a while.
By: Leslie Meredith Published: 03/14/2012 05:50 PM EDT on TechNewsDaily Forget fancy brands. What a man really wants is a Ford, while...
Yes, I know it sounds stupid, but I cried all afternoon over selling a car. There I stood, weeping as if someone had just dumped my new Porsche into a river.
As a civilization we still want our presents wrapped up in shiny paper with a pretty bow on top. Will there ever be a day when we buy a car blind, not worrying about how it looks to us and others?
When it comes to issues like climate change, one of George Will's favorite tactics is the ignoratio elenchi, also known in some circles as a red herring. Think of it as a rhetorical sleight of hand.
If we all channeled candidate Obama and inflated our tires properly, we could save nearly as much oil as we are likely to discover by pursuing the offshore drilling plan President Obama recently introduced.
I have been thinking about a cool new feature in my new car all week. My loyal, decade old mini-van, of 114,000 miles and 20-odd bumper stickers has b...
The designers who contributed to the Google Phone, Mike and Maaike are in the preliminary process of coming up with the ATNMBL (autonomobile). To be r...
Does anyone suspect that The Washington Post editorial board has the sensibility to be embarrassed by publishing this absurd letter citing such a deceptive and deceitful marketing "study"?
A arrives in your driveway with several thousand tons of CO2 emissions embedded in it. So you'd better be sure that there is a big t differential between the mileage of your old car and new one.
Some people say the automobile dates back to Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's self-propelled three-wheeler in 1769. Last night, Obama said we invented the thin...
Many automobile dealers contend it's not that consumers lack money, or credit or jobs, but that they have a serious lack of confidence.
We presently allow our public rights of way to be filled with private automobiles. This pattern is being emulated globally. Public rights of way should belong to the public.
It is no longer heresy to suggest that by continuing our automobile economy we are throwing money, architecture, design and ecology down a black hole.
