We recently received a reader question from Jerome about whether or not he could run his 2008 Ford F-250 on biodiesel. He wrote: "I just bought a Ford F-250 2008 ... Read More

Mileage: 11,185 Fuel economy: 36.5 mpg Weather conditions: With a late autumn cold snap, it has certainly felt like Old Man Winter arrived early: nights in the 20s and a recent week ... Read More

So we spent some time scraping a little frost off the glass this morning. It's downright cold, a mere 28 bone chilling degrees Fahrenheit here on the East Coast. ... Read More

Clean diesel technology uses more than just Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel (ULSD) to attain squeaky clean diesel emissions. Beyond Common Rail Diesel (CRD) injection, Oxidation catalysts (OxyCats), cooled Exhaust ... Read More

Now that gas prices have dropped to less than last-year-at-this-time levels, they're not always the hot topic of news day-in and day-out, but we’re all more cautious and on guard, ... Read More

Does anybody really want to see any of the Big Three fail? The U.S. economy is already in bad enough shape. Imagine the sharp uppercut to the chin it would ... Read More

Diesel emissions are notoriously difficult to control and the United States has some mighty tough regulations along those lines. Thus Mercedes-Benz has worked hard to get its three SUV/crossover diesels ... Read More

Alt fuels and hybrid drivetrains are steadily inching their way into the world of motorsports. Realizing that alcohol is a potent fuel, equal or superior to gasoline in a properly ... Read More

Get a sneak peek at Chevrolet's latest edition of GM's two-mode hybrid drivetrain. We had a short (too short in our opinion) 10 minute preview drive in the 2009 Silverado ... Read More

Did you know that, as of September of 2008, there were 6.4 million flex-fuel vehicles on the streets of Brazil? It's estimated that about one-third of the country's light vehicle ... Read More

photo © Adrian Gable Congratulations President-elect Barack Obama. We here at Hybrid Cars and Alt Fuels feel very good about an Obama win as it relates to energy and transportation issues ... Read More

In automotive circles, when someone utters the brand name Cadillac, most folks conjure up heavenly images of the sexy-as-swimsuit-model CTS sports sedan. OK, maybe it's not most folks, maybe ... Read More