One-third of a car's parts are plastic. If a new way of making plastic with biology plays out, not only could we have lighter and more fuel-efficient automobiles, we could also enter an era of ...

In 1981, McLaren changed the car world when it debuted the MP4/1, the first Formula One car with a complete carbon fiber chassis. From then on, slowly but surely, people came to understand that a ...

While much of the world distances itself from environment-destroying plastic, a research team in Japan sees the material’s potential to help save the planet. On Sunday, the Financial Times published a ...

You don't need a license to drive this weird plastic-bodied French microcar, nor do you need a reverse gear to get this wacky front-wheel-drive car to spin around in reverse. [Full disclosure: The ...

Cars are big and heavy, and that means they use a lot of energy while traveling. It's easy to understand why these behemoths have traditionally been so weighty, though: It takes countless parts to ...

Starting in the early 1970s, the American automotive market began to change drastically. Prior to that, most Americans drove around in large, V8-powered sedans with little regard for the cost of ...

Henry Ford, combining his love for invention, industry and agriculture, introduces what was billed as the first plastic automobile -- the "Soybean Car" -- on Aug. 13, 1941, at Dearborn Days, an annual ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

All plastics eventually fade when exposed to the environment, but if your car’s trim is starting to look gray and sad, the best trim restorers can help to revive it. This weathering is a complicated ...

Old plastic from scrapped cars can be converted into graphene by grinding it to dust and zapping it with high-voltage electricity, a process that could save large amounts of plastic from landfill.

WD-40 is one of the go-to tools for fixing almost any problem, but it's not safe on everything. So what happens if you use it ...