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German tuner Brabus is the crème de le crème of Mercedes tuners, taking already fast and expensive cars and adding more power and price to them. They’ve taken a brief break from high-end luxury...

There are a lot of critics when it comes to high-speed rail. So what does California do? They approve the first section of HSR rail to be built without trains or electricity. This has bad idea...

Back in the day, manufacturers attached “…of the Future” to just about everything, from houses and cars to toasters and ties. The description has been dormant, but GE brought it back out for its...

Try it before you buy it. That seems to be the idea of the relationship between car maker Smart and rental agency Hertz. Hertz will be carrying Smart ED’s (electric drive) for rental starting in...

The first Chevy Volts only just started rolling off of the production line, but GM is already working on a next generation of plug-in hybrids. One loose-lipped executive let slip that a hatchback...

Chrysler withdrew from hybrid vehicle market before they even really got going. Their masters at Fiat seem to think natural gas is the way to go. And yet here we come across plans and parts for a...

Despite the recent glut of EV’s, not everybody is convinced electric cars are the way future. Fiat and by extension, Chrysler, are two such companies. They think natural gas is a better...

The Chinese high-speed rail system is a serious feat of engineering accomplishment. Not only is it the biggest network of high-speed rail tracks, but a recent test run by a commercial train set a...

The European Union’s “SAfe Road TRains for the Environment” (SARTRE) initiative kicked off last year, promising to ease traffic congestion and improve fuel economy while making highway travel...

While traditional cars have been manufactured for over a hundred years, electric vehicles present a different set of challenges. Hit the jump and watch these videos of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy...

Simple question really. If you just couldn’t have a car for whatever reason, and you lived within say, two miles of work, would you rather walk, or use a bicycle, to get around? Leave your...

In five years, China built the world’s largest high-speed rail system. They now have 4,000 miles of line between all their crowded cities, and it still isn’t enough to put a dent in...

I hate traffic with unbridled vitriol. I could never live in a big city with their maddening congestion and constant construction. However, a new study suggests cycling might be faster than...

Currently, the Federal Gas Tax sits at 18.4 cents per gallon of gas. The last gas tax hike came waaay back in 1993. Now, the bipartisan deficit reduction committee has proposed a 15 cent gas tax...

The Pope can be a divisive figure, and the views of the Vatican don’t always mesh with contemporary culture. Even the Pope needs to get around though, and apparently the Pope wants an electric car...

BMW and public transportation are not exactly synonymous. So why is the luxury German brand building 97.5% recyclable aluminum subway car for Poland? Must be some leftover guilt from World War II....

With hybrid sales declining across America, Honda has introduced a new, low-content Honda Insight model that begs the question:  how many speakers do you really need? Even with the overall hybrid...

How does comfort food and a full-battery for your electric car sound? Pretty damn good if you ask me. Cracker Barrel, one of my favorite restaurants, is installing charging stations at 24...

After almost two months at sea, the TURANOR Planet Solar sun-powered ship has finally made it across the Atlantic on the first part of its world-spanning voyage. The TURANOR left Monaco, Spain on...

Bamboo is one of those surprisingly strong and versatile materials that often goes overlooked. It is so strong that in China, they even use it for construction scaffolding. So why not build a car...

As of January 1, the Italian industrial giant Fiat will be split into 2 companies:  Fiat and Fiat Industrial, each with a new logo (above) and a more dedicated focus to their respective areas of...

Hybrid sales haven’t been great lately, though it isn’t for a lack of help. The U.S. General Services Administration has bought at least 14,584 hybrids from Ford and GM, about a quarter of the...

When the Soviet Union fell, America was the lone superpower left. Yet in the Far East, a Dragon of Sustainable Energy is rising. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the U.S. can’t fall behind China...

In order to increase their exposure (and good Karma) automakers often donate special cars to charity. Sometimes they are special editions, other times it is the first-ever of its kind, as is the...

Ever since the whole “unintended acceleration” fiasco, automakers have been voluntarily recalling a record number of cars this year. Toyota, trying to nip a coolant problem with the Prius, has...

Northern Lights, an Icelandic utility conversion company, is talking with AMP about buying 1,000 of their electric conversion cars based on the Chevy Equinox, Saturn Vue, and Pontiac Solstice...

The  accolades for its Chevy Volt, those accolades don’t come cheap. The Chevy Volt reportedly cost a whooping $40,000 each to build, not including development costs. That price makes the $41,000...

Batteries are the only Achilles’ heel in the otherwise impressive armor of achievement in electric cars, limited to just 100 miles to a charge. Yet Renault thinks by 2015, they will have increased...

The Toyota Prius made the word “hybrid” a household name, and it has given Toyota a huge lead in the hybrid car market. Toyota will stick with hybrids as other automakers play with electric cars....

The EPA strikes again! After the Nissan Leaf a 99 mpg-e rating but only 73 miles of range, the EPA has slapped the Chevy Volt with a 37 mpg rating and a 93 mpg-equivalent rating. Combined, it gets...