Mike SpinelliCarsTech Trend: Control Your Car With Your SmartphoneSmartphone-based systems that let you commandeer your car from across the countryBy Mike SpinelliMarch 5, 2010CarsThe Year's Biggest Auto Releases? Tiny, Fuel-Efficient CarsIt's a small world after allBy Mike SpinelliJanuary 21, 2010CarsThe (Slightly) Poorer Man's Tesla: ECOS HarbingerItalian looks, German engineering and American electrics. Zero to 60 in five seconds, scissor doors, and you'll even get some change back from a $100,000 billBy Mike SpinelliNovember 20, 2009CarsMercedes-Benz Launches New Apps-Based Telematics ServiceStarting this week, Mercedes buyers can sign up for a service that'll connect their cars with their smartphones. And a load of new apps could be on the wayBy Mike SpinelliNovember 16, 2009CarsBased on the Chevy Volt, Cadillac's Electric Converj Concept Could See ProductionWill GM find great success selling a version of its Volt extend-range electric car with more upscale goodies and wearing a Cadillac badge?By Mike SpinelliNovember 10, 2009CarsJapanese Team Crosses Australia, Takes Solar Car ChallengeAfter nearly four days, 1,860 miles, and lots of baking Australian sun, a team from Japan's Tokai University edged out 31 other competitors to bring home a solar victory in the 2009 Global Green ChallengeBy Mike SpinelliOctober 28, 2009CarsGPS Navigation Helmet Tugs Your Ear in the Direction It Wants You to GoRemember when mom tugged you toward home by the earlobe when you were bad? That's the concept behind this GPS navigation helmetBy Mike SpinelliOctober 27, 2009CarsLexus LFA Debuts in Tokyo: A Big-Bucks Toyota SupercarLexus makes good on a five-year promise, with a high-horsepower, design-forward halo of a sports car made from cutting-edge materials. And it's got an equally superlative price tag.By Mike SpinelliOctober 23, 2009CarsNext-Wave Mexico City Taxi Concept May See Daylight An industrial designer's award-winning concept for a taxicab generates interest from car builders in Mexico. Could that nation's capital become a test bed for cars for hire?By Mike SpinelliOctober 20, 2009CarsVideo: iPhone App Remotely Drives a Chrysler MinivanIn the future, we'll all be able to drive without leaving home. Researchers in Berlin reworked their DARPA-spec autonomous minivan to be controllable by an iPhone appBy Mike SpinelliOctober 15, 2009CarsTest Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDIAfter a four-year break, Volkswagen brings the Golf diesel back to the US. Don't call it a Rabbit, but do call it good, clean funBy Mike SpinelliOctober 12, 2009CarsGoogle Working on "Smart Charging" Software for Electric CarsThe Internet giant's geniuses are working on software that'll help get electric cars juiced without stressing out the electrical grid.By Mike SpinelliOctober 7, 2009CarsAt the Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota's FT-86 Concept CarToyota looks to its past for an excitement transfusion. It also raids the Subaru engine laboratory, but it's OK. Toyota's a part-ownerBy Mike SpinelliOctober 6, 2009CarsTest Drive: 2010 Bentley Continental GT SupersportsThe fastest, most powerful Bentley ever is serious fun for the big-bucks crowd. It can also burn ethanol, adding just a touch of greennessBy Mike SpinelliOctober 2, 2009CarsHonda EV-N Concept: An All-Electric ThrowbackIt looks just like a Honda from the 1960s, but the EV-N concept's tech is totally naughtiesBy Mike SpinelliSeptember 30, 2009CarsReport: Tesla Model S Designed for Battery SwappingBy Mike SpinelliSeptember 28, 2009CarsCorvette-Engined Hot Rod to Shred Tires, Showcase Natural-Gas PowerA company that makes plug-and-play kits to let cars run on natural gas goes hotrodding. Will it convince the old roadster crowd to do low-emissions burnouts?By Mike SpinelliSeptember 25, 2009CarsNew Electric Car Seats Two, Hits 75 MPH, Needs a NameBy Mike SpinelliSeptember 24, 2009CarsBoing! Elastic Energy-Storage Systems Could Challenge Li-ion BatteriesMIT Researchers say carbon nanotubes could provide a more durable, reliable energy-storage alternative to traditional batteries. And best of all, no leakage to speak of.By Mike SpinelliSeptember 22, 2009CarsThe Race to 1,000 MPHBritain’s Richard Noble, the reigning king of land speed, is building a rocket on wheels to shatter his own record. The only problem: A ragtag American team might beat him to itBy Mike SpinelliSeptember 17, 2009
