At first glance, the Insight and Civic Hybrid are very comparable cars, but after looking at each in depth, one car clearly comes out on top, the Honda Insight. Priced at an extremely affordable $19,000, the Insight offers many features that its counterpart, the Civic Hybrid, does not. The...
The San Francisco Bay Area has a high concentration of hybrid cars. We road-tested a leader in the field and found the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Limited front-wheel-drive was a... April 20, 2010 by Charles Belle
It must be something taxi-ish in the air. Last week, London got its first all-electric black cab to test (with rear wheels that steer, to boot), and now today Volkswagen has... April 19, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Perhaps we're a little cranky this morning, still being on Greenwich Mean Time while the clock says Eastern Daylight. Or maybe we're just cynical. But could everyone please... April 12, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
The Rocky Mountain region is known for its scenic mountains, fours seasons and in the car industry, high altitude winding roads. It is also home to the Denver Auto Show... April 8, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 1
Sure, hybrids and electric cars are great, but they sell in small numbers. The way most cars will meet newer, more aggressive fuel-economy rules is by making engines smaller... April 8, 2010 by John Voelcker
Can hybrid vehicles deliver on muscle performance? Is it necessary to sacrifice luxury for fuel economy? To answer these questions, I took two luxury hybrid vehicles, the... April 8, 2010 by Shannon Arvizu
"OK, let's get you signed in here. The car brand you're representing would be? Uh-huh. And the lineup your company will be showing this year will be...? And your plug-in... April 8, 2010 by Bruce Richter
Today marked the opening of the 2010 Denver Auto Show. Auto shows are sort of like any industry trade event, some are bigger than others and in this case, the Denver Auto... April 7, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 2
This morning's deal bringing Daimler AG into the Renault-Nissan alliance has lots of interesting details--but first and foremost, it could be what Smart needs to survive in... April 7, 2010 by Marty Padgett
Mazda has been kind of lurking in the background when it comes to announcing new technology for their engines. That said, at The New York Auto Show last month Mazda’s CEO... April 6, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 1
Last month was was a pretty great one for mainstream automakers planning to deliver plug-in vehicles. Publicity a-plenty, state and Federal grants announced, pricing... April 5, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 17
As I mentioned late last week, the 2010 Denver Auto Show is about to kick in to high gear next week. The official show opening will take place during a 5 p.m. ribbon cutting... April 4, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew
In Colorado, April can only mean one thing; the 2010 Denver Auto Show is right around the corner. This year the 2010 Denver Auto Show is even getting some manufacturers we... April 2, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew
Yesterday's Mazda press conference mostly focused on its 2011 Mazda2 subcompact, but the company also dropped a bombshell. Starting in 2012, it will sell a clean diesel... April 1, 2010 by John Voelcker
While our colleague Nelson Ireson was driving the (very un-green) 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Mexico this week, he heard an interesting item that's much more along our... March 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
