Coal: The Other Alt Fuel   10 Nov 2006 23:17 GMT
Coal can be converted into diesel fuel for vehicles and gas for power plants, but the environmental penalty is steep. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Design: Wax Is Waning at Vegas Show That Sets Trends   10 Nov 2006 21:31 GMT
Dozens of cars on display at this year's Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas wore nothing more than ungleaming black.
Source: NY Times

Behind the Wheel: Hyundai Entourage and Kia Sedona: American Pie From a Korean Kitchen   10 Nov 2006 21:31 GMT
The Entourage is virtually identical to the Sedona. The vans are also similar in shape, dimensions, powertrains, performance and features to models from Honda, Toyota and Chrysler.
Source: NY Times

Turning Toughened Rules Into an Advantage   10 Nov 2006 18:53 GMT
Diesel engine makers have adapted to tougher environmental mandates, treating newer, cleaner engines as a point of pride.
Source: NY Times

Collecting: When Maps Reflected Romance of the Road   10 Nov 2006 16:32 GMT
Perhaps it is the contrast with today's pervasive digital maps that makes old-fashioned paper road maps seem rich and wonderful again.
Source: NY Times

Wheelspin: Westward Ho! To Automotive Museums   10 Nov 2006 16:01 GMT
Here is a list of museums in California, where the car is king, and also in Arizona and New Mexico.
Source: NY Times

Flex Vehicles Can Feast on E85   10 Nov 2006 15:17 GMT
Thanks in part to government funding, 167 new ethanol fueling stations will make shunning petroleum a tad easier. See if your area is on the list. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com

Saying Crisis Is Over, Fiat Chief Broadens Role   10 Nov 2006 06:17 GMT
Sergio Marchionne said he would step down as head of the auto unit and concentrate on his role as chief executive of the Fiat Group.
Source: NY Times

Ford Will Delay Reporting of Its 3rd-Quarter Results   10 Nov 2006 03:22 GMT
The Ford Motor Company said it needed several more days to finish restating previous years’ earnings.
Source: NY Times

GM's 'Not So' Electric Car   09 Nov 2006 13:15 GMT
Who's resurrecting the electric car? General Motors is building a car that will run on electricity from batteries or from an internal-combustion engine, so it's really a plug-in hybrid. In Autopia.
Source: wired.com