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CA Drivers Want Carpool-Lane Access, Honda Gives It To Them (But There's A Catch)

Say "carpool lane" or "HOV Access" or "white sticker" or "green sticker," and most California commuters will begin to drool uncontrollably. The ability to drive in relatively uncrowded High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes with just a single person in the vehicle is a privilege that Californians will...

March 21, 2013 by John Voelcker 9

Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Not Viable, Says Volkswagen CEO

March 21, 2013 27

Demand For Gas Falls, Gas Prices Rise: Blame Ethanol (And Congress)

March 19, 2013 10

Obama: Use Oil & Gas Lease Dollars To Fund Gasoline-Free Cars

March 15, 2013 12

Big square baler harvesting wheat straw for production of cellulosic ethanol

U.S. Biofuels & Ethanol Mandate: More Vulnerable Than Ever Now?

Since 2007, U.S. fuel producers have been required by law to include more and more ethanol and other biofuels in their blends. Now, Pike Research suggests, the biofuels... March 13, 2013 by John Voelcker 11

Air Travel Gets Greener: Biofuel Route Opens Between NYC & Netherlands

Air travel is currently the only realistic way of covering huge distances in very short spaces of time. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly green way of doing so... March 13, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2

2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI test car running on Solazyme algae-derived diesel fuel

Diesel Fuel Derived From Algae Now Testing In 2 VW TDI Models

For a century, we've gotten almost all our gasoline and diesel fuel from petrochemicals. Now Silicon Valley startup Solazyme [NSDQ:SZYM] is testing diesel fuel derived from... March 8, 2013 by John Voelcker 27

Hydrogen-Powered Aston Martin Rapide To Hit The Track In 2013

Fuel cells aren't the only way to use hydrogen as a fuel in vehicles--burning it works too. That's exactly what Aston Martin will be doing at the Nurburgring 24-hour race... March 7, 2013 by Antony Ingram 18

E15 Ethanol Controversy: No Signs Of Moderating Any Time Soon

Debate over the slow rollout and potentially damaging effects of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol blended in just continues to roll on. The latest to pile on are members of... March 1, 2013 by John Voelcker 17

Audi A3 g-tron: Natural Gas Compact Debuts At Geneva Show

No, that's not a misprint--Audi really is launching an A3 g-tron next to its A3 e-tron at the Geneva Motor Show. While the e-tron is a plug-in hybrid using Audi's... March 1, 2013 by Antony Ingram

Biobot: Make Breakfast, Generate Biodiesel, Refuel Car

There are many facets to green motoring, but for some the prospect of buying a new hybrid or electric car is neither realistic nor desirable. For these people, biofuels may... February 14, 2013 by Antony Ingram 12

Zero-Emission 2014 Chevy Silverado Model Now Available

It doesn't get much attention as a green vehicle, but the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck line is the best-selling vehicle line at General Motors. Now there's a... February 14, 2013 by John Voelcker 11

Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV-adv)

Toyota Loans Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles To DoE For Research

Their part in the future energy mix for vehicles may be small, but several companies are taking a renewed look at hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. That's if recent partnerships... January 31, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2

Honda To Use Wind Turbines For Energy At Ohio Plant

It's no good simply producing green cars these days--you have to be green at every stage of producing the cars, too. With GM using solar at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant and... January 28, 2013 by Antony Ingram 1

EPA Quota For Cellulosic Fuels Tossed Out By Court As 'Wish'

Whatever the merits of ethanol as a fuel or a gasoline additive--and it's taken some hits lately--it's still in the running. The same cannot be said, however, for cellulosic... January 28, 2013 by John Voelcker 3

Daimler, Ford, Nissan Agree To Share Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Costs For 2017 Or Later

The speculation is over, as Daimler has signed a three-way agreement with Ford and the Renault-Nissan Alliance to jointly develop future hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The... January 28, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3

Solar Field, Mojave Desert [Credit: ©2012 Jamey Stillings, courtesy of the Forward Thinking Museum]

What A Really Gigantic Solar Power Plant Looks Like

Viewed from hundreds of feet, individual elements of Solar Field One, part of the Ivanpah power plant in the Mojave Desert take on a hypnotizing, scale-like appearance. The... January 25, 2013 by Antony Ingram 4

BMW, Toyota Confirm Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Technology Deals

BMW and Toyota have finalized a deal for the future of each automaker's hydrogen fuel cell technology. The agreement will mean BMW licenses future fuel cell technology from... January 24, 2013 by Antony Ingram 20

Hydrogen From Artificial Photosynthesis: Future For Fuel Cells?

For the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen is remarkably hard to come by on good ol' planet earth. While the techniques for extracting it are easy enough to... January 24, 2013 by Antony Ingram 4