I have started to cover the Progressive Automotive X Prize Competition and the first team I have researched is MDI / Zero Pollution Motors. What’s fascinating about their vehicle is that it runs on compressed air! Now, as long as the car stays under 35 mph it will run completely off of the compressed air.

At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, U.S. automaker General Motors introduced the Chevrolet Volt concept car, its long-awaited, "extended range electric" vehicle. GM would like to sell the car to consumers soon. But there is one hitch. The technology that makes it work doesn't exist yet.

In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured. It can hold almost one-third more methane than the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) target level for methane-powered cars, they report in a new study.

Thailand moved forward toward sustainable mobility as petrol stations in Bangkok began offering E20 fuel for the first time. Widespread availability of E20 fuel is supported by Ford Thailand as part of the company's alternative energy strategy.

President Bush Participates in Demonstration of Alternative Fuel Vehicles with CEOs of Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler.