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UPS’s fleet of iconic brown delivery vans is getting a little bit greener with the addition of some new hybrid trucks. But these hybrids won’t run on batteries. They’re hydraulic hybrids, and they’re the result of more than six years …

Buying a new car has always meant one thing: going into a dealership, finagling a price and driving something off the lot. Tesla Motors is turning that business model on its head with high-end retailers that have automotive dealership associations …

SpaceX successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit Sunday night despite losing an engine less shortly after lift off.

The first launch of a new space era is scheduled to take place on Sunday night as SpaceX prepares to deliver its first cargo load to the International Space Station.

New OnStar app allows Chevy Volt owners to calculate the cost to charge the vehicle down to dollars and cents.

Zero Motorcycles has revealed its 2013 lineup, and their new models have received power and range upgrades that double the output and provide record driving time.

Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney may be a Michigan-bred entrepreneur, but during his first debate with President Barack Obama, he called out upstart automakers Fisker and Tesla as “losers”, despite evidence to the contrary.

Toyota has revealed a one-seater EV with facial recognition software and driver behavior pattern recognition. And to open the doors, you flap your arms like a bird. Seriously.

A new Android app will bring lane derivation warnings and driver fatigue alerts to not just Volvos and Mercedes-Benzes, but AMC Pacers and Yugos.

Parrot is expanding its Asteroid line of in-dash receivers, and this latest trio of infotainment units could finally put in-car Android on the map.

LAPD goes large with a Chrysler UConnect system that’s custom-designed for police work with a 12.1-inch screen.

Nissan taps SiriusXM to become its telematics provider, as the satellite service tries to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive automotive infotainment market.

Both of NASA’s commercial space resupply companies are gearing up for launches this week. SpaceX and Orbital Sciences have contracts with NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station over the coming years, though each is at a different …

A houseboat builder from Melbourne, Australia has created a submersible pod that he says can help save its occupants from the forces of a tsunami.

Electric vehicle charging is just one giant pissing contest these days, with different companies crossing streams in a quest to prove connector, standard, or network superiority. The latest involves Tesla Motors’ newly unveiled “Supercharger”… Is that a connector in your …

Call it “The little engine that curd.” Students at Utah State University have broken a land speed record in a car fueled by the waste that remains from cheese making.

Light sport airplane maker Flight Design is taking a page out of the automotive marketing handbook and is offering a European delivery option. The German company builds the best selling light sport aircraft in the world and there are nearly …

The nonprofit R&D organization, Battelle hosted a summer camp for student to solve car-security challenges.