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This year, a new limousine for the Russian president will be commissioned and automaker Marussia Motors and CarDesign.ru from open-sourcing the design as a contest worth $5,000 to the winner.

Press days for this year's Geneva Motor Show open on March 5th, with several vehicle unveils planned. Here are the five hottest on the list.

Over the past five years, thanks to the economy, many people have been repairing their current vehicle to avoid the expense of a new one, but how far can this be pushed before it becomes a losing proposition.

Two California twins have invented a candle that emits hydrogen blue sparks caused by HydroBlaze, a water-based hydrogen fuel that gives combustion a boost of hydrogen energy.

A current report before the Virginia house of delegates suggests a tax on diesel fuel nearly double the levy on regular gas, aimed at compensating the state for the damage 18-wheelers do to the roads, but perhaps unfairly penalizing the 250,000 citizens who will soon drive diesel passenger vehicles.

Running a red light is one of the most dangerous things any driver can voluntarily do and, according to the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR), red-light cameras can reduce the incidence of the riskiest violations as much as 86 percent.

Tesla's quarterly results confirmed reaching production of 400 Model S's per week, showed continued large losses, but Musk promises profitability by Q2 2013.

For the do-it-yourself maintenance mechanic, Toyota is still one of the top brands to own and the 2013 RAV4 continues that legacy.

A group of Model S owners proved last weekend that John Broders failed Tesla Model S road trip could have been a success.

As an exercise in speculation, and in honor of the observation of his birthday tomorrow, we started wondering what George Washington would drive today, if still alive at the age he left the White House and aware of the events of the interceding 216 years.

Criminals are not known for their street smarts, but we pity the fool in Georgia who purloined a Krispy Kreme doughnut delivery truck from a convenience store parking lot in Dacula – can you imagine the fervent zeal of the pursuit?

A brave CNN reporter repeated last weeks ill-fated trip by NY Times' John Broder, and easily drove from Washington D.C. to Boston on electricity, in the winter, stopping only at Supercharger stations.

Here’s a PowerPoint presentation that will convince any spouse to let their husband buy a new 2014 Corvette Stingray C7 or any other Corvette you may want.

Literally millions of seemingly sensible men (an oxymoron) picked up lovely and perfect women (another oxymoron) in the quest for the perfect Valentine’s date last night – but if what the British division of Hertz discovered is true, one in three were in a rental car presented as their own property.

As part of an effort to green New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has set in motion changes to add significant new electric car recharging infrastructure, creating conditions that might make electric vehicle adoption more attractive.

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk shows off vehicle log data to back up claims that John Broder essentially fabricated a no-win situation that ended up with the Tesla Model S he'd borrowed on the back of a flatbed truck.

When the NY Times writer John Broder wrote about his failed Tesla Model S road trip, experienced electric car drivers world-wide rolled their eyes in disbelief over the mistakes he'd made.

The need for heel-toe shifting is going away as the world turns to new automated transmissions. We turned to a pro to give us some insight on what may become a lost art.

The new trend in manuals is the rev-matching stick shift. Offered in some of the hottest sports cars in the world, this technology might just save the manuals.

The former star of the series Fast Times and the film Life in the Fast Lane, Patrick Dempsey has been challenged to a race in a matching set of 600 hp Hamke Super Late Model Chevy Impala SS racers by Washington’s teenage racing sensation Jessica Dana as a charity fundraiser.

In a recent piece in Forbes Magazine, Bob Lutz, the range-extended electric car guru, bashed on hydrogen fuel cells in what amounted to a self-serving, myopic view of the automotive industry.

Electric car sales aren't a flash-in-the-pan success, but they are growing rapidly, and many electric car owners look to long term trends to justify their purchase.

The choice with electric vehicles grows every months. So when does an electric motorcycle start to make sense?

What would be your ideal electric car? Range, price, space or all of those?

This winter style of auto theft is becoming more and more common, both in the U.S. and abroad, as thieves target an old cold weather habit.

The 2014 Corvette Stingray turns 60 this year along with 3,965,000 Baby Boomers who would like to believe that, like the seventh generation Corvette, old does not have to mean out of date.

What would you do if you wanted to convert your old BMW to elecricity? Mike Pethel's 1970 BMW CS 800 horespower and 1 mega-watt of energy.

Have you ever witnessed a driver do something showing a lack of attention – like turning in front of you or sitting motionless at a green light – and remarked they must be on the phone?

Despite the bright promise solar energy presents to power our homes and automobiles, myths are frequently promoted sullying the green cachet of the industry by media concerned with something besides truth, justice and the American way.

An in-depth design study that goes beyond anything we have ever seen offered for winter wonderland driving.