Anne Ascensio is the executive director of advanced design at General Motors. She’s responsible for the advanced design studios in Warren, Mich., Los Angeles and Birmingham, England. She provides a unique outlook on developing concept vehicles and plotting new directions in automotive design. I spoke with her at the ...

I had the opportunity to speak with Saturn’s Jill Lajdziak at December’s Los Angeles Auto Show and she was expressive about the past year for Saturn and the renewal of the brand. During the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, she was definately on ...

No gas, no noise. Zero emissions. Just plug it in and go. That’s the promise of ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) cars. These are 100 percent electric vehicles that can be charged at your home or office using a standard outlet. The ZAP Xebra has a range of 40 miles ...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promoted alternative fuel vehicles with a speech at the 100th annual Los Angeles Auto Show. Flanked by alternative fuel cars and the automakers that produced them, the governor touted California as the leader in environmental protection and alternative fuels during the Green Car ...

Design and technology were the themes as Troy Clarke, president of GM North America unveiled some of GM’s 2008 lineup during the L.A. Auto Show, including the company’s first mid-size hybrid vehicle, the Saturn Aura Green Line, as well as the hybrid Yukon SUV and others. He ...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2006 (PodTech News) — Recent headlines suggest that it’s getting harder and harder for citizens in Iran to visit Web sites like the open-source online encyclopedia Wikipedia and even the online home of The New York Times. An academic partnership between several universities is working to ...

LOS ANGELES, November 13, 2006, (PodTech News)–It’s no myth, the 100 mpg car exists — the rub is, they’re built in your neighbor’s garage, not a giant production plant. One company at the forefront of the technology is the California Cars Initiative, CalCars, a group of entrepreneurs, environmentalists, engineers ...