CleanFUEL USA has announced the installation of 37 propane autogas fueling stations at Menards home improvement stores, with 36 at Menards locations in Illinois, as well as its Eau Claire West store in Wisconsin, that offer publicly accessible propane refueling. The new autogas fueling stations are a collaborative effort between CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas. CleanFUEL […]
For the first time in seven years, Ward’s 10 Best Engines award list is comprised entirely of gasoline-powered engines, with no hybrid, all-electric, or diesel powertrains included. WardsAuto editors are seeing traditional gasoline engines becoming more fuel efficient and refined than ever. Ford, BMW, and Honda each saw two of its engines make the list, […]
Volkswagen has sold over 5.22 million passenger vehicles worldwide in the first 11 months of 2012, with an 11.5% increase in November over November 2011. The automaker kept deliveries on the overall European market stable despite the difficult situation on markets in Southern Europe and handed over 1.58 million units in the period to November, […]
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all people who’ve been convicted of drunk driving in the US should have interlocks installed on their cars to stop a repeat offense from occurring. It’s a non-binding recommendation to state legislatures and is being sent to 33 states that don’t currently require interlock devices for all […]
The White House has signed off on a directive that will have “black boxes” installed in all future cars and trucks that are equipped with event data records. Most vehicle manufactured today carry such devices onboard and they’ve aided in recent investigations into the unintended acceleration scare at Toyota. Privacy advocates have raised concerns about […]