A NASA engineer has designed one hell of a cool concept vehicle called the Puffin. The Puffin is a completely electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically like a Harrier Jet. Unlike a Harrier, the Puffin is a single occupant aircraft and of course, has zero emissions. The Puffin boasts some pretty solid [...]

A new trio of electric vehicles will be hitting the U.S. auto market in the next few months thanks to the Envision Motor Company. Envision is launching with three electric vehicles all of which are under $30,000 after you take the $7,500 tax credit into consideration. The cars in question are an electric seven-passenger wagon, [...]

Buckle up. The new CAFE standards are here. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came together today to release the Federal CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) gas emission standards for car models in the 2012 – 2016 range. The key numbers announced are 34.1 mpg by 2016 although [...]