Range Rover isn't the first brand that comes to mind when thinking of green vehicles. Cars for traversing green and pleasant lands, perhaps, but not saving fuel as they do so. However, the company is changing. First there was the smaller, lighter Evoque, then plug-in hybrid prototypes. Next on the...
Ford is using the Frankfurt Auto Show to familiarize consumers with its latest EcoBoost engine offering. The 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine will debut in European... September 19, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 5
With the dust settling on press days at the Frankfurt Auto Show, we can take a breath, think about what we saw, and start to sort out our impressions. One very clear message... September 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 16
Toyota has just launched the production version of its 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrid at the Green Drive Expo held in Richmond, California. Toyota will most likely launch the... September 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
Following the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year we speculated on the problems that small volume, odd-looking electric cars could do to the EV industry's reputation. The... September 16, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
If you need a luxury SUV with go-anywhere capability, but prefer the greater fuel economy of a diesel engine over a gasoline one, you don’t really have any options in... September 15, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 1
The BMW i3's bigger brother the i8 may get all the attention from sports car fans, but as the smaller and more practical of the "i" range the i3 could be considered the more... September 15, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
BMW has taken a radical departure from its traditional brand of teutonic sedans with its "i" range. The i3 is a carbon-bodied electric city car and the i8 a plug-in hybrid... September 15, 2011 by Antony Ingram 2
For fans of ultra-economical vehicles living in the United States, life just isn't fair sometimes. While the European market gets to play with dozens of high MPG... September 14, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
Two weeks ago we brought you images of the Volkswagen Nils electric car concept to be revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car has now been unveiled and Green Car... September 14, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
Sometimes a clever inventor or a team of engineers changes the way we think about an appliance or a concept we’ve lived with for years -- producing a revolutionary new... September 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 5
Infiniti -- the luxury sister brand of Nissan -- has been joining in the electric car hype at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show with talk of an all-electric subcompact car it will... September 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
This year’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show has been heavily dominated by the drive towards greener vehicles, better gas mileage, and zero tailpipe-emissions motoring. So... September 14, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
While Smart used the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show to release its new, upgraded Fortwo Electric Drive and the production Smart eBike, the new Forvision concept previewed a few... September 13, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
The problems with the old Smart Fortwo Electric Drive were fairly easy to work out. It was too slow, had only an average range, took too long to charge and it was too... September 13, 2011 by Antony Ingram 7
At this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show there’s a very clear theme among concept cars: ultra-small urban runabouts. Now Opel -- the European arm of General Motors --... September 13, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
