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American auto racing and auto manufacturing, represented by NASCAR and the Big 3, have lived by the adage “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday,” since the helmetless glory days of the 50s and 60s. Back then, drivers weren’t too far removed from their moonshine running brethren who birthed the sport. “Win on...

It's a special week for Michigan. No, I'm not talking about the Presidential Primary but one of the World's premier automotive events. Flashing my Ecometro press credentials, I gained access to a childhood annual pilgrimage, Detroit's annual North American International Auto Show . In...

Revolution Green: A True Story of Biodiesel in America, which screened at the Hollywood Theater on December 6, is a film everyone ought to see. Produced, directed and financed by Stephen Strout, it traces the story of Bob King, a Maui diesel mechanic who began Pacific Biodiesel in 1996 by turning waste...

The simple fate of growing up in Southern Michigan ties virtually everyone to the automotive industry. I grew up reading Car & Driver cover to cover. I knew 0-60 stats of every production performance car manufactured. I worked summers in college at my neighbor’s machine shop. Most of the time I mindlessly...

Warning detailed car geek rant to follow: Friday night I sat next to Seattle Biodiesel founder and president John Plaza at a table at the Northwest Energy Coalition annual banquet in Seattle. We spent a good portion of the dinner talking about the modifications we had done to our cars. John has a Mercedes...

It’s official. Paris has become the first world capital to roll out 10,000 bicycles available for rent at modest cost. The latest in Parisian Mayor Bertrand Delanoe’s anti-car war, the program is supposed to double the number of bikes equipped with anti-theft devices by the end of 2007 and predictions...

I had my heart set on a used Audi A4 quattro. The one with the 1.8 liter turbo-charged 4 cylinder and sport suspension. Learning to drive in Michigan winters taught me the value of all wheel drive. The prospect of Willamette Valley Oregonians, many of them transplants from fairer climes, driving in snow...

Seattle is home to the NW Biodiesel Network (nwbiodiesel.org) which hosts forums, classes, and a Biodiesel 101 class. Dr Dan’s Biodoesel covers everything from cars to home heating. Propel Biofuels authors “ Awake at the Wheel: The Blog for Biodiesel Drivers .”

Think your car can’t run on vegetable oil? Browse the gallery of converted cars and see the minimal adjustments at Love Craft Biodiesel , a great resource and shop for vegetable oil or biodiesel.

Think your car can’t run on vegetable oil? Browse the gallery of converted cars and see the minimal adjustments at Love Craft Biodiesel , a great resource and shop for vegetable oil or biodiesel.