Filed under: Crossover , Hatchback , Mercedes-Benz , Electric Mercedes-Benz B-Class - Click above for high-res image gallery Here in the United States, the Mercedes-Benz product portfolio starts off with the C-Class sedan . Those familiar with the alphabet may realize that there are at least two available...

When product designers at Seymourpowell sought to design a new luxury aircraft, they didn’t have a need for speed in mind. In fact, the Aircruise concept takes design cues from a high-end hotel, inviting guests to stay awhile. It’s hard to believe less than a decade ago, travelers routinely...

Mercedes-Benz, like everyone else on the planet, is experimenting with plug-in hybrids. But it’s still betting heavily on hydrogen. Now it’s combined the two in a head-turning high-end “multi-drive” concept car that can run on batteries or a fuel cell. The F 800 Style builds...

Study: hydrogen proponents rely on “five distinct fantasy themes” Well, this should be interesting. Reading murky tea leaves about Tesla Motors’ future and IPO Is Daimler Tesla’s shining knight? Brammo Enertia going kung fu fighting? Hii-ya! Other news: Video: GM shows us how...

Ferrari will show its first hybrid production car this March at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The high-end hybrid specimen will be a gas-electric version of the carmaker’s eye-popping 599 GTB. It will also be the world’s first ready-for-market exotic hybrid. The exact specs will not be known until...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Nissan , Electric Department of Energy Secretary Chu announced the closing of Nissan ’s $1.4 billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Loan Program loan ( originally , the amount was for $1.6 billion) today during the Washington Auto Show . As expected, this money will...

At today’s press conference at The Washington Auto Show, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu had something to say about electric vehicles, and how the U.S. government would approach aiding EV manufacturers. Although it was originally thought that announcement would concern the loans that...

One of the big issues facing hydrogen is just where we’re supposed to fill the cars that might run on the stuff. A Connecticut company is answering that question on the East Coast with plans for a “hydrogen highway” that will extend from Portland, Maine, to southern Florida. California...

Capacity of Texas, Inc. has teamed up with L.A.-based Vision Industries to create a hydrogen fuel cell-powered terminal tractor that can haul cargo around busy ports with zero emissions. Named ZETT and based on the company’s earlier partial hybrid terminal tractor , the new tractor will be able...

DETROIT — Toyota plans to sell more than a million hybrids annually within the first half of this decade, and it’s taken a big step toward that goal by unveiling a baby brother to the Prius. The FT-CH hybrid is a concept, but the compact dedicated hybrid speaks to Toyota’s plan to...

Three years to the day after unveiling the Chevrolet Volt concept car, General Motors has started building the battery packs that will power the range-extended electric car — which may cost less than expected. The first of the thousands of 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery packs the General...

Study: Plug-in cars are cleaner than gas, hydrogen cars could be worse But some hydrogen cars are as clean as EVs, say the study authors. Gas To Electric, Santa Monica make up in PHEV conversion fight It’s kind of clear who has the last laugh, considering. Video: Electric scooter gets the Snow...

Kia Borrego FCEV - click above for high-res image gallery Kia and its partners at Hyundai continue to move ahead on fuel cell technology, and Kia has released new footage of their latest fuel cell prototype, the Borrego/Mohave FCEV (the Borrego is badged as Mohave in the Korean market). While the base...

The Washington Post used a report from the National Research Council to criticize government subsidies for plug-in hybrids, such as the Fisker Karma. After pouring billions of dollars of federal money into fuel cell car research over decades, the US Department of Energy recently cut way back on hydrogen...