Although plug-in hybrids will help the environment, they're not so much about saving money—unless one drives thousands of miles a week, in which case costs in fuel savings will be recouped in a few years...
In driving simulations tests, 2.5 percent of subjects could talk on the phone and still operate their "vehicle" safely. Steve Mirsky reports
Some economists charge that the U.S. government is lowballing the cost of greenhouse gases in new regulations
The first national regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions aim to reduce fuel consumption in vehicles
Advanced transmissions, efficient engines and some smaller cars represent one strategy that would help an automaker meet the nation's first-ever greenhouse gas standard
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
A summer-time joy ride inspired college students to develop a new method for capturing energy lost while driving a car
The automaker introduces its Electric Networked Vehicle prototypes, one third the size of a typical car, as a way to reduce big urban auto emissions and traffic congestion
The lithium needed for the batteries that power everything from our laptops to future electric cars may come more than ever from South America's vast salt flats
The lithium needed for the batteries that power everything from our laptops to future electric cars may come more than ever from South America's vast salt flats
Will telecommuting and flex-time, along with congestion pricing and carpooling be enough to counter the ever-worsening automobile traffic plaguing metropolitan areas?
To study hard-to-reach places, scientists in Antarctica are relying on remote-controlled planes, including those from the hobby shop
Drones will measure ozone and aerosols in the atmosphere.
Artificial antibodies, 3-D genome imaging, inexpensive prosthetics, a liner for hydrogen-car fuel tanks--winning ideas from the Lemelson-M.I.T. awards for students
Artificial antibodies, 3-D genome imaging, inexpensive prosthetics, a liner for hydrogen-car fuel tanks--winning ideas from the Lemelson-M.I.T. awards for students
Although nitrogen-enriched gasoline may provide a slight bump in engine performance, some worry about adding to cars' already substantial air pollution load, especially nitrogen oxide
