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Startup carmaker Elio Motors has unveiled their prototype 3-wheeler at an event in Michigan. The car claims 84 mpg highway and safety standards equivalent to most compact cars. Are they better than all of the other failed 3-wheel automakers who've come before them?

The National Safety Council claims reporting on the causes of traffic fatalities is dramatically wrong and that fully a quarter of all deaths are related to cell phones. Here is a look at their study and some reasons why their conclusion is hard to take seriously.

The reviews, reports, and comparison tests are starting to show that the 2014 Lexus IS350 F Sport is the world's best sports sedan. Could this car be the one that unseats the BMW335i M Sport?

It may seem an obvious statement, but the solar cars of tomorrow are being designed by elementary students in Texas, and a story on MySanAntonio.com, illustrates how this reality may come into being.

Toyota's engine plant in West Virginia has built ten million powertrains (engines, transmissions) and is now celebrating a billion horsepower - enough horses to stop the earth's spin and wreak havoc on our ecosystem. But they promise to use it only for good.

The first full-sized, full-powered, 12-liter heavy-duty trucking engines powered by pure natural gas to be commercially produced are now in service in Georgia. And you can expect to see many more of them in the near future.

If you are considering a new car, crossover, or truck, you should be careful not to buy a 2013 until you read this.

Hoping to blend solutions for economic, environmental, and human problems in one car, Toyota's new ME.WE concept rethinks how automotive is traditionally approached. The design is both odd and refreshing.

A recent J.D. Power and Associates survey highlights the importance to shoppers of car audio and navigation. Buying a certified pre-owned or used vehicle does not have to mean living with old sound and navigation technology. Here is what you need to know.

The 2013 Global RallyCross season kicked off this past weekend at X Games Brazil but on a variety of levels – the Brazilin X Games failed to build on the momentum gained by the Global RallyCross association during the 2012 season even though the first event ended in a fantastic lap last pass.

While some private investors in Scuderi Engine Group express their dismay at the delay in OEM acceptance of the evolutionary split-cycle engine, the realities of today’s automotive business models are clear, as my interview with Stephen Scuderi at 2013 SAE World Congress in Detroit revealed.

The VW and Porsche diesel SUVs have almost the same fuel economy that the 2014 Grand Cherokee achieves, showing that Chrysler's "best in class" claim may be just smoke and mirrors.

In the average day, most of us deal with commutes, calls, texts, emails, navigation, social media, in car climate, plus auditory inputs and selections – much of this occurring while we drive through a world increasingly full of traffic, distracted or drunk drivers, construction, blocked routes, incessant delays – and that’s all without mentioning spouses or kids.

The Texas Auto Dealers are taking Tesla to the legislature in Austin tomorrow, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is all a-tweet to rally his rebels to the electric car cause before the final showdown.

The expression "American "Car" isn't quite as obscure as "buggy-whip," but it is on its way to having the same level of meaning.

The new 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid and WRX Concept have just been unveiled in New York, but what do they reveal about the future of the brand?

A steeelcage match with no holds barred. Which Crossover, 3-row hybrid would you choose?

Chevy introduced the 2014 Camaro Z/28 yesterday. Will this track dominator become the ultimate Camaro, or will the ZL 1 remain the best ever?

CBS News reported an AP story late yesterday evening regarding a Canadian Pacific oil tanker train that derailed near Parker Prairie MN, toppling 14 of the railroad cars, each carrying up to 30,000 gallons of oil apiece.

Recent posts on National Public Radio and The Washington Post point out Google’s driverless cars have already logged 300,000 miles without a single accident, making it clear this technology will come to the forefront sooner or later.

Though the ne'er-do-wells at Fox News seem to continuously attempt to undermine any true progress, a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics clearly reveals Green Jobs grew four times faster than any other segment of the economy in 2011.

Subaru announced the new XV Crosstrek will be their first-ever production hybrid model. Why did Subaru choose the XV Crosstrek and not the 2014 Forester to be their first hybrid?

The 2014 SRT Viper TA has stormed onto the scene with improvements that make it the best performing new Viper but the new Time Attack model leaves many wondering whether the TA has been introduced instead of the American Club Racer or if the Viper TA is just the first step towards the new Viper ACR.

Cadillac has announced a new twin turbo V6 engine for the CTS. This engine could also be the new ATS-V engine and it would bolt right in.

The debate whether electric cars should make noise to warn pedestrians is heating up again. How do you feel electric cars should announce themselves?

The new Lamborghini Veneno and LaFerrari both debuted at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show as the most powerful of their respective breeds but which of these two incredible Italian halo cars is the greatest? We take a look at the numbers side by side to see which new supercar has what it takes to claim the title.

So far the only platforms you will see on plug-in hybrids are series and parallel. Would turbines, fuel cells, circular or tubular engines be a better fit?

In a speech given at Argonne National Laboratory today, President Obama again insisted the slow movement to end the use of fuels refined from oil is in the nation’s best interest, will spur continued innovation, create more and more jobs, all the while enhancing our national security.

It was 20 years ago that Mother Jones warned us about swoop-and-squat insurance fraud, but now the masterminds targeting the insurance industry have found a mark with much deeper pockets – the over-the-road truckers who, due to the size and potential havoc the big rigs could cause, are required to carry massive amounts of liability insurance.

Normally, Chevy is careful not to allow the Camaro to get too far off the chain so it can't threaten the Corvette. The chain just broke.