Bosch has developed a new type of accelerator pedal, fitted with haptic feedback. The supplier claims that the new pedal can improve fuel economy by seven percent for any modern car. It works by ...

Tesla recalled every Cybertruck delivered when it emerged gas pedals could become loose, and the fix takes a single rivet and 35 seconds. Reading time 2 minutes Tesla was forced to issue a recall for ...

Since the Toyota pedal incident, the Obama administration has mandated “smart pedals,” which cut off the fuel supply and turn off acceleration if the brake pedal is pressed. However, smart pedals ...

How does a gas pedal work? What happens when I push on the accelerator pedal? This video explains the mechanics of a gas pedal, which utilizes a throttle cable to pull on the throttle linkage, opening ...

Technology can do a lot to improve fuel economy, but in the real world, changes in driving technique can also pay off with fuel savings. This latest fuel-saving measure uses the former to encourage ...

The pedal assembly in a car might not be the most glamorous of speed parts, but that doesn't mean it's been ignored through hot-rodding history. You can learn a lot by looking down at the pedal box; ...

Women account for almost two-thirds of car-crashes caused by pedal application errors, mixing up the gas pedal and brake, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed in March ...

Junkyard parts are fine unless they try to kill you. The gas pedal assembly we've been using in the CC/Rambler was scalped from an automatic-equipped '83 Concord wagon in a wrecking yard south of L.A.

Five years ago, a woman driving a Kia Sorento SUV suddenly found that her gas pedal was stuck, sending her on a near-120 mph (193 km/h) rampage on Interstate 35 in Missouri. You might remember this ...