Cars Category - Page 4

While I do not often talk about technology involving a car, the Ford SYNC Services have always struck me as something that I would like to have. And well, given I drive a VW Jetta, the SYNC services are not exactly an option. That being said, a recent announcement from [...]

One thing about being a tech journalist, you learn to know the FedEx folks (not to mention the UPS guy, whom I call “Brown” at every given opportunity, and occasionally, the DHL guy). But for the folks at FedEx, you might be seeing them coming up your drive in a [...]

If you’ve ever found yourself bored beyond description with a drive on the freeway, the folks out at Volkswagen are putting something special together for those long trips of mostly straight road. They’re calling it Temporary Auto Pilot, and it represents the first step toward me one day owning a [...]

Who says going green can’t be cool and sexy? While the Tesla Roadster is going the way of the Dodo, other car manufacturers are just starting with their eco-friendly, but sporty designs. Toyota’s latest hybrid concept car is the GRMN II.

The problem with electric vehicles is that you usually need to wait a few hours before the battery gets enough charge for decent range. With Toshiba’s Super Charge Ion Batteries, though, batteries can be charged in as quickly as 15 minutes.

Internal combustion engines are getting greener and leaner. Ford’s upcoming 1.0 liter EcoBoost engine will have power-saving features, but can deliver performance when needed.

If you think the Nissan LEAF is just a small city car with anemic performance, you haven’t seen the Nissan LEAF Nismo RC. It’s not a Tesla Roadster nor a Nissan GT-R, but it has decent performance for a sporty EV.

If I have one complaint against electric vehicles, it’s that they still contribute to a considerable carbon footprint when you plug them into the grid. One solution is to charge them using solar powered chargers.

No matter how fuel-efficient your internal combustion engine is, it will inevitably waste some energy in the form of heat. To make engines more eco-friendly, auto manufacturers are experimenting with harnessing energy from a car’s exhaust gas.

For those of you who’ve been wanting to get behind the wheel of something electric but just couldn’t manage to actually, you know, find one, we’ve got some good news for you. The folks out at GM have just released some new numbers, and if you’ve been meaning to lay [...]