Forget the food-for-fuel argument. It’s over. Done. Finished. Cellulosic ethanol made from biomass sources other than food stocks is a reality and on the fast track to commercial viability....

For the past two years, Mitsubishi has been collaborating with seven major Japanese utility companies to evaluate the small K-class Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car. Those tests were so successful that...

In hindsight, I guess I was trying to reconnect and find a common thread that would take me back more than 30 years. Driving the 2008 Honda Accord during a recent test was pleasant enough. After all,...

Those old enough to have lived through the Arab oil embargo of 1973-1974 may be experiencing a bit of déjà vu these days. Then, as now, the calm and predictable world of mobility we took for granted...

Now that the 35 mile per gallon Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulation is reality, the countdown to fuel economy is on. Just as John Kennedy pushed NASA to the moon in a decade, Washington...

By nature, Honda plays it close to the vest. The ‘Honda Way’ is to let the product speak for itself with marketing and PR hype yielding to engineering and execution. So when Honda recently released a...

As fuel prices climb and people switch to more fuel efficient vehicles, millions of gas guzzling pickups, SUVs, and vans will still be on American roads for many years, even decades. The average age...

Downsizing to smaller and more efficient transportation is no longer just a smart thing to do, it’s becoming an economic necessity. Still, many hesitate taking this step because they assume that...

Britain’s NICE Car Co. is a prolific marketer of electric drive vehicles including electric bikes, scooters, low speed vehicles (LSVs), road-capable electric cars, and electric commercial vehicles...

It was only three years after Honda introduced its Insight gasoline-electric hybrid to the U.S. market that this automaker showed it was also interested in higher performance hybrid applications. This...

When the Clean Air Act was amended in 1990, several programs were identified to further reduce the effects of automobile and transportation emissions. The goals set out in the original Clean Air Act...

It's a fairly common image across the suburbs during the spring and summer months. The family car is parked on the sloping concrete driveway by the house, a rubber bucket is on the grass, with the...

Speed is not all it's cracked up to be, especially if you're on the hunt for good gas mileage. To get the highest fuel efficiency possible, stay within the speed limits and try to accelerate slowly...

When it comes to promoting the use of battery electric vehicles, Norway is probably the world’s leader. Helping are policies like exemption from road taxes, tolls, and parking fees as well as...

Automakers around the globe are betting on the future of electric powertrains for clean, efficient transportation. In Germany, where more than 13 percent of electricity is currently generated by local...

Many of the same engineering and design parameters apply to both high performance and green performance. In fact, the two are often intertwined, employing the same design goals and disciplines in...

Think driving ‘greener’ requires sacrifice? Go motoring in a MINI for an attitude adjustment. The new MINI Cooper is just about the most fun you can have in a car that rates high environmental...