When two wheels isn't enough and four is too many

I mentioned the other day that the biodiesel plant in Bangor, Michigan would be opening this month. Turns out I had the wrong information, and the plant will actually be ready to pump out its first gallons of the biofuel sometime in September. Yesterday's local TV news story where I saw the September date also updates another number I mentioned here when the news first came out. The plant will

While his handler was on a domestic disturbance call, Ranger the police dog thought he'd go for a little joyride. The German Shepherd was hanging out in the cab of a pickup truck that was left running, reportedly so the dog could enjoy climate control in the balmy weather. Things got out of control when Ranger allegedly shifted the car into gear, hitting the unfortunate Mary Stone as she walked to her mailbox. Police yelled to her in an attempt to warn her, but she

Lester Brown, the president of the Earth Policy Institute said yesterday that the increase in ethanol production around the world could one day hurt the world's poor as foodstuffs like corn and soybeans are turned into ethanol. Brown said, "This is shaping up as competition between the 800 million people in the world that own automobiles and the 2 billion low-income people in the world, many of whom are already spending over ha

Computer giant Dell and the Winston School in Dallas, Texas will fire up a fuel-free race at Texas Motor Speedway next week - the 11th annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge. Competing cars have been designed and built by 18 high school race teams from the U.S., India and Puerto Rico.

Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, will be unveiling its all-new VE Commodore range this Sunday, July 16th, and we're all invited to watch. The unveiling will be broadcast via the web through the ninemsn website, which can be found here.

It appears the on-again, off-again prospect of TVR possibly closing its doors has boosted sales of the British sports car brand. Sales are up so much, in fact, that TVR has rehired the workers it temporarily, then permanently, laid off back in April.

Ford reunites GT40 trio that swept Le Mans in '66

While driving around early this morning, I heard Marketplace Money's interview with the Gas Mileage Bible author Ron Hollenbeck. Marketplace host Scott Jagow talks to Hollenbeck about ways everyone can increase the mileage they get out of their automobiles. Hollenbeck's tips are mostly common sense, but sometimes its good to hear them spelled out for you (I'm sure his book gets into a little more of the nitty and or gritty of fuel-saving tips). My favorite tip was to speed up gently, imaging tha