Green Car Journal has announced its five finalists for the 2010 Green Car of the Year; for the fifth consecutive year, this prestigious award will be announced at the opening of the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 3. For the first time an Audi makes the final five with its sporty A3 TDI clean diesel...

While most of the vehicles showcased at the SEMA Show are over-the-top customization applications of chrome, paint, and horsepower, a portion of the show also focused on an emerging trend of clean diesels, advanced hybrid powertrains, and extended range and pure electric vehicles. A real treat for treehuggers...

It's the week ending November 6, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather the highlights from each. SEMA is not quite over, and many blogs are still highlighting the highly modified vehicles on display there. Leave it to Jalopnik to highlight the highly modified...

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize announced the 43 teams that will advance in its international competition to develop a marketable car that achieves 100 miles per gallone equivalent (MPGe). The teams are campaigning 53 vehicles total that have passed expert review for business plans and technical...

It's the week ending October 16, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather the highlights from each. Museums are cool. Car museums are even cooler. But a car museum you can drive through is the coolest thing ever. That's right, in Nanjing, China, you'll be...

If you’re looking for great fuel economy, you have lots of choices. There’s a cornucopia of small cars on the market and, if you need more space, there are some larger hybrid vehicles that still turn in impressive numbers at the pumps. But let’s say you want more. How about a good-sized vehicle with...

It's the week ending October 2, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather a collection of what we feel is the highlight from each. Toyota is recalling 3.8 million vehicles to check the floor mats and Cash for Clunkers makes it back into the headlines, but we've...

Mercedes-Benz released its own Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) concept at the 2009 Frankfurt Motorshow this week. The five-seat, four-door BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS hatchback promises a total range of about 370 miles, of which about 60 can be traveled solely using electricity. The E-CELL PLUS is part...

In a few days, Lexus will pull the wraps off this compact hybrid concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Designed in California, the LF-CH will make its North American debut in December at the LA Auto Show. This latest concept hybrid vehicle from Lexus explores a more dramatic package than the brand...

Hybrid powertrain pioneer and marketing wizard Toyota will debut a 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) concept vehicle next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Toyota has shown and field tested second-generation Prius plug-in hybrids, furthering the development of this third-gen model. (Also see the...