DETROIT -- Volkswagen is getting into the midsize SUV market dominated by Ford and Jeep.
The German company unveiled the CrossBlue concept SUV Monday...
(Reuters) - General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in August -- but that probably isn't a good thing for the automaker's bott...
Seed Savers has blossomed into a 13,000-member nonprofit whose mission is to preserve and spread heirloom (nonhybrid, that is) vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers by exchanging and selling seeds.
The expanding definition of "life" or "alive" is not only a consequence of joyful abuse of language and metaphors, but also the outcome of an increasingly able gaze upon the things that make -- and with which we make -- the world we supposedly know.
TOM KRISHER, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST (DEARBORN, Mich.) ā A chance meeting in an airport lobby between the top executives of Ford Motor Co. and Toyota...
The key issue for any concerned consumer is: Where's the power coming from? Most electricity in the U.S. comes from nuclear facilities or power plants that burn coal or fossil fuels.
I know I want my next car to be electric, and while I'm waiting, I've noticed that the EV infrastructure is slowly-but-surely popping up all over. M...
The Miyako Hybrid Hotel is a new property that transports a little bit of Japan to Southern California and, in doing so, provides a very refreshing getaway from the quotidian.
Forget the United States -- for many huge companies the most important car market in the world is now China.
As the Wall Street Journal noted recent...
Responding to a future clouded by issues such as climate change and peak oil, automakers are looking at new ways -- alternative powertrain technologie...
Project Get Ready is a new initiative seeking to help the nation (and Canada!) make the shift away from fossil fuels. Under the project, coalitions in...
So, if you're due for a new ride, consider one of the most eco-friendly cars released this year: from the Tesla Roadster to the Volkswagon Jetta TDI. ...
If the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is still dim, many of the recent domestic products have given us hope that these companies will shin...
The recent Cash for Clunker legislation passed by Congress as part of the $106 billion war funding bill is a complete and total waste of a billion dollars short term, four billion long term.
If you trade your old vehicle for one that gets better mileage the government could provide you with federal vouchers of up to $4,500. An addition to ...
Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.
The Annual Energy Outlook projecting United States energy trends through 2030 foresees flat demand for oil, a shrinking need for imports and enormous ...
As Congress closes in a "short term," bailout of the Big Three Detroit Automakers, it's time to ask what their product plans for the future are going to be, if they survive.