The MONOTYPE Car

The MONOTYPE Car
Designer Fernando Ocana has published a Master's of Art project for an urban vehicle he calls MONOFORM. A 3-person compact city car, h...

Green Vehicles RIP

Green Vehicles RIP
Another one gone, another one gone, another one bites the dust. Green Vehicles of Salinas CA has closed its doors. They were trying to dev...

CR (Still) Hates American Cars

CR (Still) Hates American Cars
Consumer Reports, which claims to be an impartial advocate for the consumer, to my mind is really a left-leaning organization of dubious int...

Space Shuttle Joke

Space Shuttle Joke
Saw this suggestion for a practical joke making the rounds. "When the Space Shuttle lands, everyone wear ape suits!" Heh.

Nissan Leaf vs Chevy Volt Pricing

Nissan Leaf vs Chevy Volt Pricing
Nissan has announced that it is increasing the price on the 2012 Leaf, by $2,400 over the 2011 model, to $36,000.   Compare that to the pric...

Auto Alliance CAFE Web Site

Auto Alliance CAFE Web Site
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has launched a web site to promote the automaker's side of the CAFE debate.  You can find it ...

Toyota: No Electric RAV4 For You!

Toyota: No Electric RAV4 For You!
According to this source , Toyota will reserve its plug-in RAV4 product (co-produced with Tesla) for fleets and government entities, and won...