When I went to Santa Monica the other day to cover the Tesla Roadster unveiling, I went for a walk late at night once I was finished with work. While wandering along the Santa Monica pier, I came across a Toyota RAV4 EV, and thought that the strange city lights would make for some good pictures. I like the sign that says "No Parking Any Time. Electric Vehicles Exempt". I've traveled a fait bit, but I've never seen an EV charging station. Maybe California really is ahead of the game. I also got a

These beautiful 1/4-scale engines are the creation of aptly-named Replica Engines, a small company run by the Warner family of Gulliver, Michigan. The company recreates famous internal combustion engines in scale models that are fully operational. That means real four-cycle operation with spark ignition and fully-functional valve trains, oil pumps, water pumps and fuel pumps.

Last year sib blog Autoblog posted on the F600 Hygenius, a fuel-cell concept by Mercedes-Benz. FuelCellWorks has provided the following updates:

Automotive enthusiasts the world over have become intimately familiar with many of the exotic, muscle and classic cars contained within Jay Leno's personal collection. One of the most famous is his Tank Car, which was featured as a driveable vehicle (video) in Gran Turismo 4. The imposing hot rod is powered by a 1792 cid V-12 Continental-designed, Chrsyler-built tank engine (hence the name) producing 810 h

On this episode of the Autoblog Podcast we welcome Damon Lavrinc, Autoblog's newest victim, to the mic where he and I attempt and fail to wrap our heads around the 2Q earnings reports from General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler. It isn't pretty, but it is funny to hear us flounder. We also talk about the Tesla Roadster that was recently unveiled in Santa Monica and how it just might be the next Tucker (Damon disagrees). Finally we finish the podcast salivating over the MazdaSpeed3, which was j

As recent financial results have shown, reviving Ford Motor's North American operations is about more than just downsizing production capacity and increasing efficiency. Disappointing sales results are focusing the spotlight increasingly on Ford's promises of new, innovative products.

While home brewers often operate under the radar of zoning laws, setting up a large-scale biodiesel plant requires a bit of work and legal wrangling. One couple's attempt to build such a facility came to a halt last week after the town Appeal's Board of China, Maine rejected their application again (the Planning Board first rejected it in November and the couple appealed). The couple said they plan to appeal again to the Supreme Court.

Perennial open-wheel and sports car fan favorite Massimiliano (Mad Max) Papis will become the first Italian in NASCAR's modern era to compete in NASCAR when he pilots the Furniture Row Racing entry at the Watkins Glen NEXTEL Cup road course event August 13.

AutoWeek got its hands on the official press release heralding GM's new pair of GMT900 pickups: the 2007 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. Spy shots had already revealed the shape of the Silverado and the latest issue of Motor Trend gave us an in-depth sneak peek, but AutoWeek's got the real deal from the General