It's easy to dismiss with a roll of the eyes anything the aviation industry says about addressing climate change, but the industry's latest plan contains a smart mix of policy and technology changes that could help the industry clean up its act. The 11-point plan laid out in "Aviation and Clima...

MIT's latest solar race car might look like a funky Ikea table with a hump, but don't laugh. It'll do 90 mph and is packed with technology that may end up in the hybrids and EVs the rest of us will soon be driving. The university's Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such team in the country, un...

Motorcycles are by definition efficient machines, but their Prius-like fuel economy often is accompanied by emissions that make a Hummer look clean. As regulators get wise to that fact and go after two-wheelers, the motorcycle industry is embracing alternatives ranging from battery power to hydrogen...

British steampunks have successfully tested a steam-powered car they want to see race across the California desert at 170 mph. They aim to break a record that has stood for more than a century. The British Steam Carmade several low-speed runs last week before uncorking the car's 12 microboilers and ...

In addition to generally kicking ass, James Bond is famous for his refined taste, his penchant for seduction and, of course, his bad-ass cars. The tradition continues in the lastest Bond flick, but for the first time in 46 years, our hero goes -- dare we say it? -- green. Our favorite spy spends a f...

The drama continues for the eco-adventurers aboard the biodiesel boat Earthrace, which is limping across the Pacific after a collision off the coast of Palau but still has a chance of circumnavigating the globe in record time. Earthrace was on pace to beat the current record by 15 days when it hit s...

One reason compressed natural gas vehicles aren't as big in America as they are in Europe is we get mundane sedans like the Honda GX while they get sexy roadsters like the Cevennes Turbo CNG from PGO and BRA GmbH. The Cevennes updates the classic lines of the Porsche 356 and gives it a modern 1.6-li...

A company located in the heart of corn country has developed what it calls the first bolt-on kit that safely and easily converts the most common fleet vehicles to ethanol, and it could offer kits for more popular cars and trucks by the end of next year. The Flex-Box Smart Kit from Flex Fuel U.S. all...