People who drive electric cars pay the equivalent of $1.51 per gallon of gas in fueling expense in California but only 83 cents in North Dakota, according to federal government figures.

The Energy Department data show the wide variability between...

QUESTION: I have a 2003 Pontiac Vibe, which is basically a Toyota Matrix, with 135,000 miles on it. This past winter, on a cold start it would knock for a minute or three, depending on how cold. A friend who is a GM technician said that it is a ...

Land Rover rewrote the book on luxury SUVs when it introduced the fuel-efficient Range Rover Evoque a couple of years ago, but the British luxury-SUV specialist returns to its familiar formula with the 2013 Range Rover.

The new SUV checks off all...

QUESTION: I have a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country Touring with 3.8 liter V-6. I just saw the "check engine" light come on, and the scan-tool code is P0406. From what I've seen on the Web, there is 98 percent probability that it's the exhaust gas ...

Sheryl Connelly is the rare auto industry expert who has almost nothing to do with cars. As Ford Motor Co.'s manager of global trends and future, her role isn't to look at the industry but outside it, to determine what factors will influence cars ...

When the tires on their Dodge Caravan had worn so thin that the steel belts were showing through, Don and Florence Cherry couldn't afford to buy a new set.

So they decided to rent instead.

The Rich Square, N.C., couple last September agreed to ...