energy, IT, Analysis Gregory T. Huang wrote: “If you’re a technology junkie, cleantech is the candy store for you,” said Byron McCann, co-founder and managing partner of Seattle-based Ascent Partners, an investment bank that advises cleantech and software entrepreneurs. McCann, who...

The Vehicle Information Number (VIN) plate on cars is a clever way to communicate everything about a car in a simple, hard-to-duplicate format. Below, we show you how to decode any vehicle's 17-digit......

In late January, the Air Force's defense contractor buddies started pushing their pet project, the Raptor stealth fighter jet, as a jobs program. "Without it, more than 95,000 jobs are at risk," proclaimed one online ad. (The New America Foundation figures the real number is more like 35,0...

The Opel Ampera had its coming out party a wee bit early for the Geneva Motor Show. Don't fret, our European breathren, your emo-ecomobile is here and we've got all the photos, and details below. ......

We’ve previously written about the Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle, which rides for 45 minutes on a single charge at up to 53 mph. Come May, you’ll actually be able to get one for just $12,000 if you’re near any of the five selected Best Buy locations to carry it. Eventually, th...

An (ancient?) Mini, one of the older British design, not the new fangled BMW ones that are as big as a Yaris, and of course a pussy cat watching me carefully. This was shot near Shandon Bells after we braved the heights of the tower to shoot the City of Cork. Now take your minds out of the gutter. I...

IBM said today it joined a smart grid project in Denmark that’s aiming to upgrade the country’s electric transmission grid to handle the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles. The project will start off with test work on a small Danish island before tackling the whole nation. The Den...

Those lucky SOBs over at Road & Track got to drive the Aptera 2e and say it's a pretty sweet drive and an honest-to-goodness car from a company that knows what it's doing. The 2e is an all-electric three-wheeled two-seater that gets the equivalent of 200 mpg and goes 100 miles on a charge. Apter...

“Did I leave it in your car when we shifted to mine, do you think?” “No, I recall your bringing it back here when we locked my car.” “Oh! I know! I bet it’s back here in the box — ” “In the box with the dildo and the butt plug!” Et voilà!...

When VW first brought the iconic Beetle to America, the car was so basic it didn't even have a gas gauge. It's dashboard was a study in minimalism with just a speedometer and a clock. Fast-forward to the present day, and Nissan’s awesome GT-R has a flat screen display looks like something out of a...