Topic: Toyota Prius

Google Chrome OS: Why should people switch?

Google Chrome OS has buzz now, but a number of stars will have to align for many folks to migrate to it.

Under the Dome

This story of a Maine town trapped under a dome shows Stephen King at the height of his powers.

Electric SUVs: A smaller footprint for big vehicles

Converting existing gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs into hybrid and electric vehicles gains traction.

Leasing the sun

Discount deals and tax incentives help homeowners go solar,

Energy use falls when neighbors compete

A California utility is using smiley faces on customer bills to show how people's usage compares with their neighbors'.

Japan ready to vote in major shift in leadership?

National polls Sunday could oust the long-ruling Liberal Democrats. Voter participation is expected to be high.

Cash for Clunkers is popular, but is it truly a US stimulus?

Detroit has not said whether it will boost auto production now that Congress has allotted $2 billion more to the program.

Opinion: How to boost gas mileage and get better cars

American car companies need a radical incentive to raise the efficiency bar.

Solar-powered Wi-Fi sprouts up around the country

Environmentally friendly cars with laser ignitions and jet engines

Bike sharing that creates energy – and pays you to ride?

What the future of the auto industry will look like

Surging demand for cars in rapidly growing nations will mean a robust car industry in 20 years. The US will have a piece of it – though smaller than today – and the models it turns out will be much greener as the iconic industry reinvents itself.

Easy for suspected terrorists to buy guns in the US, report says

One senator calls this the 'terror gap' and vows to plug it, but gun owners fear the government might use the FBI's terror list to crack down on law-abiding citizens.

Earth Talk: Who’s building places to charge plug-in cars?

Finding a place to plug in an electric car – and what it will cost.

A wake-up call on water use

A long-running resource issue finally trickles down to more consumers.

You just bought a car company. Now what?

Japan's carmakers' sales plunge along with Detroit's

Would cash-for-clunkers be good or bad for the environment?

Paying people to get rid of old cars is supposed to help the economy and the environment. Not everyone agrees it will do either.

Clean energy, overpopulation, black carbon, rising sea level, and other environmental news

Environmental news

Sarah Palin: No soup for you!

The Monitor's View: Reviving cars and newspapers

Both US legacy industries must innovate (and not just recover) to survive.

Jack Bauer tackles global warming

Fox’s action-packed series ‘24’ is the first TV show to reach carbon neutral.

Electric cars around the corner

Electric cars charge ahead

At least nine major car companies promise plug-in vehicles by 2013.

Scat

A Florida class trip turns into a quest to save a panther and her cub.