Dutch Venture Plans Electric Cars

A new company has revived the name Detroit Electric to create and market cheap but powerful electric cars.... read more

Big Oil's Hydrogen Future

The oil industry is betting that natural gas will replace oil and coal when it comes to fueling the cars of the future.... read more

Drive a Chevy for 80 Cents a Day

Details from GM on its ground-breaking Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid make it all the more intriguing. But will the company meet its 2010 deadline?.... read more

Nissan's Electric Boogie

Nissan is banking on electric vehicles as the next big thing in alternative fuels.... read more

Will America Fuel Up on Natural Gas?

Natural-gas vehicles are popular in Europe, but the inexpensive and environmentally friendly fuel has yet to make headway in the United States.... read more

Plug-In Cars Zoom Forward

The real challenge for plug-in technology is convincing automakers to produce it on a large scale..... read more

Driving Zenn

The diminutive Zenn is silent and has no emissions. But will small electric cars with limited speed and range catch on?.... read more

Will Mini Go Electric?

BMW intends to use its Mini brand as a test bed for electric drivetrains.... read more

Big Guns Tackle Next-Gen Ethanol

DuPont is joining the hunt for a new form of ethanol made from non-food sources.... read more

Competing to Fuel the Future

There is plenty of 'wow' technology in the revolutionary ideas from these companies, as they compete to find a new energy source that can substitute for fossil fuels..... read more

Turning Algae Into Gasoline

Sapphire Energy has announced a carbon-neutral fuel that is chemically identical to gasoline. It could be a 'green crude' fuel with virtually infinite potential.... read more

Driving on Air

The French Aircar zooms around on compressed air, but will it become more than a novelty?... read more

 

Sweet New Fuel

A joint venture in Brazil could provide a revolutionary kind of biodiesel fuel — one made from sugarcane, not corn.... read more

Diesel's Image Crisis

A slew of new vehicles suggests that diesels are coming back, but consumers may not be ready to embrace them just yet.... read more

One-Man Revolution

Designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker aims to upend the luxury car market.... read more

Plugging In for Less Pollution

Switching to plug-in hybrids could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new study says. But are consumers ready to plug in their cars?... read more

Liquid Hydrogen Hopes: BMW's Hydrogen 7 Luxury Sedan

America is about to receive the most advanced, greenest and surely the most expensive production-ready BMW ever.... read more

Green Monsters

The L.A. Auto Show design challenge offers eco-friendly car concepts, from the kooky to the conceivable.... read more

NextFest 2006

Wired magazine’s “NextFest” car sponsor, General Motors, showcased prototypes of three hydrogen fuel-cell-powered concept vehicles at New York’s Javits Center.... read more

Ford Unveils Hydrogen Fuel-Cell SUV

Ford debuts a new hydrogen-powered fuel-cell Explorer.... read more

Generating Hydrogen, Battling Earmarks

Ushering in the hydrogen economy, H2Gen Innovations contends with a meddlesome budget process.... read more