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Michael Phelps is burning up the pool at the Olympics and setting world records almost every time he hits the water. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday in a report posted on a government Web site that the nation's fleet of passenger cars and light trucks averaged an estimated 26.8 mpg through March, up from 26.6 mpg for the entire 2007 model year. That's up from a 25.7 mpg average in 2006, which also was a record...

When prices soared at the pump, you could be sure that the scammers wouldn't be far behind trying to make a quick buck. There's a lot of buzz about HHO kits. The idea is to use electricity from the car's alternator to electrolyze water into HHO, a mixture of pure hydrogen and oxygen...

 First it was the Volt, then others jumped on the 2010 release date bandwagon for electirc vehicles. (Keeping Up With The Joneses). Now VW says it has plans to release their "one liter" car in 2010...

Maybe gas prices have started altering how much you drive, like cutting out unnecessary trips or carpooling or taking the bus now and then. But have you changed the way you drive? I won't say that hybrid owners started it, but the term sure came into vogue once hybrids hit the scene...

It is so tiny! It looks like a cross between a Smart Fortwo and a Honda Fit.

Dear Dub, Why can't they make a normal car that gets great mileage? The extra cost of hybrids negate any fuel savings so unless those prices ever get in line with regular cars that's not the solution. My 1981 Sentra got almost 50 mpg, but my 1996 Sentra only got 36...

Green is in. And if you ask any questions you're branded as someone who hates the planet, loves the oil companies, and generally are not a nice guy. Never mind that a hybrid vehicle actually costs more to own over the typical amount of time I'd own a car even taking the fuel savings into account...

We traded in my 2006 Volvo XC90 for a 2006 Scion xD this weekend. I posted about it on the Driving Woman on Edmunds.com.

You might not think that Greek mythology is relevant in this day and age, but don't be so hasty. Consider the legend of Sisyphus. For being a devious sort, Sisyphus was cursed by the gods and compelled to roll a large boulder up a hill. Every time he got the boulder almost to the top, he'd lose control and the boulder would roll back down the hill where he would start pushing all over again...

I borrowed Edmunds' 2007 Honda Fit Sport for a little test drive of my own last night. I posted about it on the Long-Term Road Test blog and the Driving Woman blog. Also, my baby is still totally cute, right?