Eric Peters

If there’s one thing that’s worse than paying $4 per gallon for gasoline, it’s the resurgent talk of lowering speed…

Will plug-in hybrids save us from $4 per gallon fill-ups — or at least, ease the pain a little? The…

If you’re an environmentalist-type who likes “green” cars, be grateful for gas hogs — in particular, large SUVs and pick-ups….

How smart, really, is the Smart car? It’s not especially inexpensive — $11,590 for the base Pure coupe — $13,590…

You may have read about the high energy inputs necessary to squeeze corn and other materials and brew the mash…

In Detroit recently, Toyota unveiled another new “crossover” — a wagon-like vehicle built on a car chassis that sort of…

Let’s say you prefer not to “buckle up” when you drive. Yes, I know that seat belts save lives and…

Sometimes, the frog leaps before he’s cooked. Remember the story about the frog and the pot of boiling water? So…

In the “no kidding?” hall of fame, a special place has been reserved for the just-released Transportation Research Board study…

What if we tried a tiered licensing system? It’s self-evident that there’s a wide range of driving ability — from…