Take A Look Inside The New Cadillac ATS That's Giving Luxury Cars A Run For...
Cadillac has a big plan to return to the top of the luxury market now dominated by foreign brands like Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW, and the all-new ATS is a crucial part of it.To prove the once-great...
View ArticleAlgae-Based Biofuel Is Now For Sale In The San Francisco Bay Area
Algae-based biofuel is now on tap in America — with motorists in the San Francisco Bay Area becoming the first motorists in the nation to fill up their tanks.The fuel, known as Biodiesel B20 — made...
View ArticleA Short Stretch Of California's Bullet Train Is 'The Project Of The Century'
An early stage of California's plan to build a network of high speed trains faces engineering challenges that will make it the "project of the century," UC Berkeley civil engineering professor Bill...
View ArticleEven Consumer Reports Loves The Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S has been heaped in praise lately, awarded as Car of the Year by Motor Trend magazine, Automobile Magazine, and Yahoo! Autos. Now, even Consumer Reports has joined in.The independent,...
View ArticleSPOTTED: A White 458 Italia Convertible In Miami
Twitter user @ifficiency sent us this photo he took of a Ferrari 458 Italia Spider in Miami.Unveiled by Ferrari at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Spider has a retractable hardtop roof. It goes from...
View ArticleDead Body, 200 Kg Of Cocaine Found On Tonga Yacht
A yacht that washed up on a deserted island in the South Pacific with a badly decomposed body on board was carrying more than 200 kilograms of cocaine worth up to $120 million, police said on...
View ArticleMilitary Biofuels Could Be Another Casualty Of The NDAA
The US military is one of the most important developers of new technologies leading them to a point where they can be released onto the market for public and private use.Currently the Department of...
View ArticleNissan's Electric Leaf Will Fall Way Short Of Its Ambitious 2012 Sales Target
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told Bloomberg Television yesterday the automaker will fall short of its sales target for the all-electric Leaf.In an interview in Mexico City, Ghosn said, "The forecast we have...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Today Could Stop California's High-Speed Rail Before...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's plan to begin building its $68 billion high-speed rail system in the Central Valley hinges on a crucial court decision that could stop the project in its tracks...
View ArticleThe Next Prius Could Be Faster And A Lot More Efficient
The next Toyota Prius will be faster, lighter, and much more fuel-efficient than current models, according to Auto Express.The British car site reports it spoke with a Toyota engineer, who revealed the...
View ArticleThis New Porsche Hybrid Can Go From 0-60 In 6 Seconds
Sometime in the near future Porsche will be introducing a mid-cycle update to its Cayenne, with the updated SUV most likely being introduced for the 2015 model year.The update will include the typical...
View ArticleYACHT OF THE WEEK: Cruise Around Florida On The $12.9 Million 'D'Natalin'
For cruising around Florida, there's no better way to go than a yacht. And as far as luxury sailing is concerned, the D'Natalin is an especially classy mode of transportation.The yacht, built by Delta...
View ArticleWhite House Gave $1 Million To Battery Maker A123 The Day It Filed For...
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration provided struggling battery maker A123 Systems Inc with nearly $1 million on the day it filed for bankruptcy, the company told lawmakers...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Uses Science Fiction To Imagine The Future Of Off-Roading
Automakers are getting ready for the Los Angeles Auto Show, where a lot of crazy concept cars will debut alongside new production models.Mercedes-Benz is getting in on the fun, with the Ener-G-Force: a...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Is About To Release A Self-Driving Car
Like it or not, autonomous cars are coming.But with any new technology, especially one that’s particularly groundbreaking, the introduction of self-driving technology in cars is being done gradually,...
View ArticleNY Attorney General Accuses 13 Gas Stations Of Price Gouging During Sandy
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office announced today that it is probing 13 gas stations for alleged price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.New York's price gouging law...
View ArticleCoolest School Bus Ever Shoots Flames And Drifts
This bus does not follow the normal rules of transporting children: Drive slowly and safely. Rather, it shoots flames and drifts as it whips around an empty parking lot.It's the Nitro Bus, the creation...
View ArticleTake A Look At The $4.2 Billion Transit Center That Will Make Getting Around...
Come 2017, getting around San Francisco will get a lot easier and more pleasant. The city is in the process of building an enormous transportation terminal in the heart of its downtown.Designed by...
View ArticleSPOTTED: A Sadly Neglected Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT
Most people who spend more than $200,000 for a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Roadster are also willing to keep it in great condition.That's not true of whoever holds the title for this one, which has a flat...
View ArticleDC's Massive New Highway Experiment Opens For Traffic
Early Saturday morning, the Virginia Department of Transportation will open 14 freshly paved miles of highway on the I-495 Washington Beltway unlike anything drivers in the area have ever seen. The...
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