The combustion engines in gas-powered cars can produce a lot of power by burning dead dinosaurs, but they’re surprisingly inefficient at it, with most of the energy they consume — an estimated three ...

EVs would make up 67 percent of new vehicle sales by 2032 under the proposed regulations for smog, soot and carbon, according to the agency. EPA will propose tailpipe emissions rules Wednesday that ...

You know how you're sitting around a camp fire after a long day on the trail, and as you recap the day's events, the group comes up with all sorts of crazy inventions that would make the off-roading ...

The federal government is walking away from its tailpipe emissions rules, sparking a legal debate over whether states can now ...

The budget office wanted to weaken curbs on cars’ soot- and smog-forming air pollutants as it unraveled a key climate policy. White House budget officials leaned on EPA to broaden its rollback of ...

During normal operation, the emissions from a car's tailpipe should be invisible. But what if they're not? Should you be worried if you notice what looks like smoke? What should you do? The answers to ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Carbon ...

Sir, The Big Read article “Green driving’s dirty secret” (November 9) highlights an important issue in which most consumers continue to be left in the dark: namely the impact on the environment of the ...