Surprise! SUVs are more popular than ever

But does the sticker always deserve that trust? The United States is thought to have the toughest fuel economy standards and enforcement in the world. But that reputation suffered a black eye in November when the Environmental Protection Agency announced

Reading Charles Lane’s Feb. 12 op-ed column, “ The electric car mistake ,” I was reminded of the saying that “the past has too great a constituency, the future never enough.” The problem with driving the Tesla Model S from Newark, Del., to Milford, Conn.

Together, Toyota and its Lexus luxury arm broke the 100,000-unit barrier for hybrid vehicle sales in Europe last year, Automotive News Europe reports. Long known for their diesel-buying preferences as a way to boost fuel economy, Europeans upped their To

Over the past few days, a debate has unfolded between the start-up electric vehicle company, Telsa, and the New York Times on the subject of a test drive that ended with the car running out of juice. Telsa has released data logs that undercut the reporte

Dylan Schmidt plans to turn his love of cars into a career, and he’s going to get a lot of help from the Ford Motor Co. Schmidt, an 18-year-old senior at Sycamore High School, recently won a $24,000 scholarship from Ford for taking second place out of mo

What makes diesels extraordinary, good and bad: The fuel contains more energy than gasoline or alcohol fuels, making it inherently able to produce more torque. Diesels ignite their fuel without spark plugs. The engine squeezes the fuel so tightly that