Automobiles

Vote For The Best Of 2009 LA Auto Show

Posted 12.04.2009 | Los Angeles


The 2009 LA Auto Show is happening at the LA Convention Center, from December 4-13! I will not waste your time nor insult your intelligence by pointin...

Is Toyota's Prius the New Buick?

Anne Hill | Posted 11.03.2009 | Style


Anne Hill

Prius owners are turning into the elderly, erratic drivers we used to see in Oldsmobiles and Buicks. They drive slowly, even in the fast lane. They brake for stoplights 500 yards away.

Waste Not Want Not: City Living is the Way to a Wealthier Nation

John Petro | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green


John Petro

To reduce the country's excessive energy consumption, we need to make our new and existing suburbs more like cities. This means embracing the principles of smart growth and transit-oriented development.

Team Earth: Are You In?

Harrison Ford | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green


Harrison Ford

Team Earth is issuing an urgent, immediate challenge by teaming up with the Prince's Rainforest Project to call for swift action and funding to reduce tropical deforestation.

Green Cars Are All the Rage At The World's Largest Auto Show (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green


From hybrid plug-ins to all-electric sports cars, these green cars were all the rage at the world's largest auto show, the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germ...

Ford's Fuel Efficient Future: Bringing Electrification to Life

Sue Cischke | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Sue Cischke

Ford is moving forward with its product plans to deliver fuel economy improvements and reduced CO2 emissions, without compromising the driving experience.

Beep Beep, Yeah! What Politicos Drive

Politico | Anne Schroeder Mullins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Style


Several weeks ago, Republican image consultant Brian Kirwin received a curious request from a state elected official. The official had always wanted t...

Traffic Free Times Square Is A Half-Baked Concept

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York


Stephen C. Rose

Last February Manhattan was apprised of an incipient revolution. Cars and trucks would no longer be welcome in Times Square and on a small stretch of ...

To Buy or Not to Buy a Car

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Roseanne Colletti

Is it a good time to buy GM? They're offering government guaranteed warranties, rebates, special financing and significant discounts on new cars. But it might be better to wait

Now That We Own GM: A Little of the Early Story

Kate Kelly | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Kate Kelly

We all know the story of Henry Ford and his assembly line, but what is there to know about General Motors?

Shocking: A Post-Automotive Times Square?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green


Steve Rosenbaum

The change in New York's most congested real estate is an acknowledgment that the car culture that has gripped both the city and the country may in fact be, for the first time in half a century, beginning to retreat.

The Hamsters in That Kia Soul Commercial: Why are They Funny? (VIDEO)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


Mark Blankenship

You have to admire a car company that refuses to accept the less-than-ferocious image the public imposes on it. That attitude is scrappy. It's cool.

Obama Fuel Standards To Be Announced

AP | KEN THOMAS and PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to propose the first-ever national emission limits for cars and trucks as well as average mileage requ...

A Solution for the American Auto Industry

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business


Patrick Takahashi

Why don't we use some American ingenuity to develop a superior way for moving vehicles? Immediately scratch the ICE and lead acid batteries.

Is This the End of the Age of the Automobile?

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 04.16.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

Mother Earth can't sustain the old four-wheeled carry-one-person-around-the-block paradigm, be it hybrid, electric or otherwise.

Audi: Recession-proof?

Dave Pinter | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business


Dave Pinter

This article originally appeared on PSFK.com. While 2008 left nearly every other automaker stranded on the side of the road, Audi managed to record i...

Ford To Cut $10B In Debt With Cash, Equity Offer

AP | KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and TOM KRISHER | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business


DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. took another step Wednesday to stay cost-competitive with government-financed automakers General Motors and Chr...

Live from Davos -- The Oil Squeeze

Jack Hidary | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business


Jack Hidary

There was a time when we thought that the main oil-producing countries were our friends and would keep prices relatively low and stable so that we could grow our economy. That time is over.

Chances You'll Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2009

Keith Thomson | Posted 01.30.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

A computer video circulating the internet has rekindled fears that an asteroid will hit Earth and send mankind the way of the brontosaurus. Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance of this.

Bridge Project Spans Gap Between Business and Green

Green Inc. | Libby Tucker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green


President-elect Barack Obama's recent promise to make "the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the fede...

Time For A Gas Tax

Henry Blodget | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business


Henry Blodget

No one will pay a premium for fuel-efficient cars now that gas is again cheap, which means Detroit will be asking strapped consumers to pony up out of the goodness of their hearts. A gas tax is the answer.

Emergency Medical Treatment: Reviving the Body of the Auto Industry

Stephen H. Baum | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business


Stephen H. Baum

Putting aside the hubris and lack of self-awareness of the automobile CEOs... what do we do with the moribund bodies that are their business models?

States Flirting With Higher Gas Taxes

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green


For politicians, two of the most dreaded words in the English language are "gas tax," and it was only a few months ago that a few of them (including s...

Five Mistakes by DC and Detroit Hurt Detroit Three's Survival Shances

Steve Parker | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

Sen. Reid's new bailout bill for the Detroit Three does not set additional fuel-economy requirements, nor does it establish a government oversight board. That's two strikes against getting our money's worth.

How To Save A Major Automobile Company

Neil Young | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green


Neil Young

The Big 3 are looking for a bailout. They should only get it if they agree to stop building autos that contribute to global warming now.