Today on GreenCar Reports: Driving Nissan's Micra minicar, Volkswagen's new electric car launches, and how Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is doing in the Hawaiian and Californian markets. All this and more in today's car news, right here on Green Car Reports.

We've had a go in another forbidden fruit small car--this time, the Nissan Micra. It's sold virtually everywhere outside North America, but is it any good?

Another drive report--but this time, the Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTec is definitely U.S-bound.

Volkswagen announces it's to launch electric versions of its Up minicar and Golf compact car--both with debut in Frankfurt.

Tesla is selling well in Hawaii, and even better in California. We look at the numbers.

The Diesel Technology Forum has created a handy list of ways to find your nearest diesel filling station.

We ask BMW's automated iGenius system some questions... but can it answer them?

Greenpeace tried to disrupt last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Nobody saw it on TV though, so mission failed?

And finally, a video on Toyota's struggle to get its hybrid race car to second place at this year's Le Mans 24 Hour race. More Hollywood blockbuster than mini-documentary...

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