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Fans of open-wheel racing probably remember that Chevrolet supplied V8 engines from 1986-1993 and then again from 2002-2005. The automaker-supplied V8 captured 104 wins, powered six driver champions and snagged seven Indianapolis 500 victories. Now, after an extended hiatus, the Bowtie brand will ...

Following last weekend's running of the Indianapolis 500, the Indy Racing League announced that when its next-generation engine rules go into effect, smaller displacement, boosted engines would replace the current, normally aspirated 3.5-liter V8 engines. The specifics of the new powertrain ...

For the last few years, Honda has had the IndyCar engine supply market all to itself as Toyota and Chevrolet departed to pursue other ventures. At the end of the 2008, the company recommitted to another five years ...

Many of our readers aren't big fans of ethanol. But it made sense to a lot of people when the biofuel was actually cheaper than gasoline. Times have changed, and several fuel retailers in Missouri have stopped blending ethanol with gasoline because it's cheaper to use straight gasoline now and the ...

Last night on the Independent Spirit Awards, an award show for independent films, there was a joke about Ed Begley Jr. powering the entire show (lights, sound, etc) by pedaling a stationary bike. Ed, an actor known to be very eco-friendly, didn't really power the entire show but the organizers did ...

Update: Indy cars used a mix of 90 percent methanol and 10 percent ethanol. Indy switched over to 100 percent ethanol in 2007 and the improved mileage comes from the higher energy content of ethanol over methanol.In the video above from the Sundance Channel show, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, an ...

Just as the Indy Racing League has already done, the World Touring Car Championship has decided to make the switch to biofuels starting in 2009. As a matter of fact, for the 2008 year, teams will be allowed to use ethanol and diesel fuels in addition to standard unleaded gasoline. This article ...