Automobiles

Can China find a fuel alternative for its swelling number of transportation vehicles?

David Biello looks back at the big environmental stories of the year covered on 60-Second Earth

Israel plans to cut oil use in transportation by 60 percent by 2025, an aggressive target by world standards, and will tap into its newfound natural gas deposits to make it happen.

A new video simulation helps viewers experience the moments when the image was captured and what it was like inside the spacecraft at the time

Test fleets of the alternatively fueled vehicles have run into a host of difficulties, but continue to move forward

The average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States hit a record high 23.6 miles per gallon (mpg) for the model year 2012, the U.S.

Scientists have produced hydrogen by accelerating a natural process found in rocks deep below the Earth's surface, a short-cut that may herald the wider use of what is a clean fuel, a study showed on Sunday.

An automated system that could have averted a December 1 commuter rail crash in New York City is stalled in a tug-of-war between Congress and the rail industry

By Barbara Lewis and Tom Körkemeier BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday agreed a compromise to enforce stricter rules on carbon dioxide emissions for EU cars, ending months of wrangling after Germany insisted an earlier deal was torn up.

Microfactories featuring 3-D printers may be the key to building more sustainable cars and trucks

By Samuel Shen and Norihiko Shirouzu GUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) - German auto giants Volkswagen AG, BMW and Daimler see China's future as being electric - encouraged by generous government subsidies - but that bet puts them at odds with some of their Asian rivals.

Honda Motor Co Ltd's Accord was named Green Car of the Year on Thursday, the editor of the Green Car Journal announced at the L.A.