Oh Ford. How can you possibly build a light-duty truck that gets worse gas mileage than the Hummer H2? Well, that’s precisely the case for the 2010 Ford F-250 Lariat which was recently credited by Consumer Reports for getting the worst mileage of all 2010 vehicles with a shocking 10 mpg in real world tests. [...]

Bart Stupak, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman, sent an 11-page letter to James E. Lentz III, president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A, that slammed Toyota for their response to the sticking Toyota accelerator problem. The letter sates that Toyota was too quick to dismiss the possibility of their vehicles computer’s being the problem, that [...]

McGill University has been running its electric snowmobile through the paces doing everything from collecting snow samples in Greenland’s “no-emissions zone” to working at the FSI World Alpine Ski Championship. Just recently, however, it performed its highest profile gig to sate as it carried an Olympic torch bearer on the road between Vancouver and Whistler, [...]

Nissan just announced that their highly anticipate Nissan Leaf electric vehicle will be available to order this August and will be in driveways by December. Nissan has been touting the affordability of the Leaf since it was announced. They currently refer to it as “the world’s first all-electric, zero-emission car designed for the mass market.” [...]

A European patent filed by Toyota was recently uncovered by L’Automobile out of France. The small engine compartment along with Toyota’s success in the realm of hybrid vehicles leads one to assume this concept is for a new Toyota hybrid. The lack of tailpipe and gas cap could be an indication of how rough the [...]

As the public magnifying glass zooms in on all the issues surrounding the Toyota recalls all Car manufacturers are probably getting nervous. As the amount of Toyota recalls rises, it’s becoming clear that the problem lies with the US Department of Transportation as much as anywhere else. Clearly there is a disconnect between consumer complaints [...]

US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood confused millions of American Toyota ownsers when he stated that the recalled Toyota vehicles should not be driven and then came out the next day and instructed Toyota owners to drive them their dealerships where they can be checked out. What a PR nightmare for Toyota who now has the [...]

There’s no end in sight for the troubles plaguing Toyota these days. Days after 8 Toyota models were recalled, they are now being made aware of issues with the Prius. The Prius is Toyota’s third best-selling model in the United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that it has received more than 100 complaints [...]

The electric car that put Tesla on the map and gave the electric car movement a shot in the arm when it needed it, is getting the plug pulled on it barely after it was plugged-in, so to speak. As Tesla Motors goes public for the first time, a disturbing bit of info has come [...]

Two U.S. law firms have teamed up to issue a class action lawsuit against Toyota for their vehicle with defective gas pedals, on behalf of several consumers. The bizarre thing about the lawsuit is that it doesn’t seek to have Toyota recall and fix any of its cars that suffer from the defective pedals. No, [...]