In the face of the David versus Goliath film Flash of Genius, the Big poor Ford Motor Company has issued a press release to let consumers know that the film about inventor Bob Kearns’ legal battle by the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper dramatizes facts “for entertainment...

Honda Motor Co., the world’s main motorcycle manufacturer, is developing a gas-electric motorcycle that would use a hybrid drivetrain much like the one in the forthcoming Honda Insight, and it could be in showrooms within two years. Startups like Zero Motoryclesand Brammo already offer electric...

Honda Motor Co., the world’s main motorcycle manufacturer, is developing a gas-electric motorcycle that would use a hybrid drivetrain much like the one in the forthcoming Honda Insight, and it could be in showrooms within two years. Startups like Zero Motoryclesand Brammo already offer electric...

Apparently, Toyota wants to challenge Volvo for its coveted safety crown: It’s developed a new supplemental restraint system. Dubbed a world-first, the back window airbag is meant to work with the head restraints to protect passengers’ heads in a rear collision.  The new system...

Lamborghini’s slow strip-teaseof the four-door it’s bringing to the Paris Motor Showcontinues with another close-up of the car named the Estoque, but what appears to be a leaked concept drawing provides the full monty of a car that continues Sant’Agata’s...

A full reveal of the production-ready 2011 Chevrolet Volt took place in September after we were teased with glimpses of the electrically driven car for months. Detailed data about the Volt was finally revealed, including a production start period of late 2010. Other notables that month include the...

Low-fare bus companies are springing up across the country, seizing an opportunity created by rising air fares, airport protection hassles and mounting gas prices that have society shunning airlines, leaving their cars in the driveway and leaving the driving to others. Low-buck...

I’m headed to Washington DC in a couple of weeks. It’s a quick flight from Boston, and while I knew that airfares were up, I had no notion how high they’d gone. A trip on the train isn’t much better. And so, for the first day since college, it looks like I may be taking the...

BOSTON — What has hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, innovative energy saving technology, and an unlimited universal calling plan? Well, yes, that foreclosed mansion up the street — but we’re more interested in the hybrid delivery truck Enova and Isuzu...

BOSTON — What has hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, innovative energy saving technology, and an unlimited universal calling plan? Well, yes, that foreclosed McMansion up the street — but we’re more interested in the hybrid delivery truck Enova and...

What has hardwood floors, stainless appliances, innovative energy saving technology, and an unlimited worldly calling plan? Well, yes, that foreclosed McMansion up the street — but we’re more interested in Staples’ new hybrid delivery truck. As gold sponsors and first-time hosts...

For the past few weeks, Volkswagen has been hyping a road trip. One couple, Helen and John Taylor, set off to cross the country in a new 2009 VW Jetta TDI and traveled across the lower 48 states in 20 days, covering 9,419 miles. Their diesel-powered Jetta returned an average of 58.82 mpg, which set...

The phrase “fleet vehicle” normally conjures up the image of a late ’90s Crown Vic or Ranger pickup with a naughty paint job, a “How’s my Driving” sticker and vestigial lights and switches left by from it’s days in the police agency motor...

The phrase “fleet vehicle” normally conjures up the image of a late ’90s Crown Vic or Ranger pickup with a not good paint job, a “How’s my Driving” sticker and vestigial lights and switches left by from it’s days in the police department...