Kevin Kelly, Manager of Battery and Hybrid Technology Communications at General Motors is back from a three-month assignment that took him far from home and allowed him to get a new perspective on his job. He went to Shanghai to help… Read More »

With the national average soaring to $3.91 per gallon, gas prices are on everyone's mind. That's why we found a lot of use in our latest online find. The Automotive.com gas prices widget is all new and we're excited to see another… Read More »

Nina Tortosa is an aerodynamics engineer working to make sure vehicles move through the air with the least amount of resistance possible. That improves fuel economy and lessens emissions. To do her job, she works inside the GM wind… Read More »

Volkswagen has announced that it will begin a pilot program of testing 20 prototype E-Golf electric vehicles over a nine-month period in select locations in Detroit Metro, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., beginning in April. By… Read More »

Ford’s all-new Focus Electric is now officially America’s most fuel-efficient five-passenger car with a certified 110 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 99 MPGe on the highway.   The Focus line soon… Read More »

Ford is expecting the 2013 Fusion Hybrid to deliver 47 mpg in the city, surpassing the current Toyota Camry Hybrid as the most fuel-efficient non-plug-in midside car in the country. Ford said their engineers have earned nearly 500… Read More »

  Mazda has announced official fuel economy figures for the all-new 2013 CX-5 compact SUV, as rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, with highway mileage of some models as high as 35 miles per gallon.  As… Read More »

  Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric, which is expected to be the first five-passenger, all-electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel… Read More »

Toyota will offer a fuel-efficient hybrid at a more accessible price when the Prius c joins the Prius Family of vehicles in the spring of 2012.  The U.S. debut of the Prius c will be at the 2012 North American… Read More »

  Ford was named the “Grand Award Winner” at 2011 Society of Plastic Engineers “Most Innovative Use of Plastics Awards” competition for MuCell instrument panel innovation on the 2013 Ford Escape. The… Read More »

Drivers that want to go completely gasoline-free are now able to configure the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Electric online at Ford.com and place their orders with a Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) dealer.   "The all-new Focus Electric… Read More »

  Green Car Journal announced its five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year award. For the seventh consecutive year, the Green Car of the Year honors environmental leadership in the automotive field, with the winner being… Read More »