Read about the Edison2 Very Light Car, which the company claims hits 350 mpg-e and could be offered around $20,000.

The very first car developed by Ferdinand Porsche was not a sleek speed machine. The wooden-framed, open-carriage P1 was recently unearthed in a garage in Austria where it sat for more than 100 years.

The first "modern" battery was invented by Alessandro Volta back in 1800. It consisted of stacks of zinc and copper metals separated by cloth soaked in brine. Needless to say, it was bulky and did ...