As an electric car enthusiast or recently-converted gearhead, you'll no doubt be aware of the huge variety of clubs out there for virtually any make and model or automotive scene you can think of. For many people, a thriving scene and great social network might be the difference between choosing...
Despite Volkswagen's green technology mainly being focused on clean diesels, the company are clearly serious about their EV program too, having lured Joerg Sommer from... October 15, 2010 by Antony Ingram
As you might have already gathered, the Volkswagen empire is rather big. Owning Volkswagen (obviously) and Audi and having a large stake in Porsche, they're one of the... September 30, 2010 by Antony Ingram
As we pointed out last week, it’s not always best to be first to release a new generation of technology, especially when the competition is so fierce. Playing the game... September 13, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Electric cars are coming; in fact, it seems like most major manufacturers either has a vehicle coming to market soon or has one in plan. Volkswagen is one of the... August 31, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew
Like many site editors, we read our traffic stats religiously. Perhaps unlike other site editors, ours frequently make us laugh. We try to provide practical information on... July 1, 2010 by John Voelcker
Recently, Germany announced a goal to have 1 million electric vehicles on their country’s roads by the year 2020. As if to be completely in sync with their country of... May 3, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew
Volkswagen is intent on becoming the world’s leading automaker by 2018 and that means being the top dog in every segment, including hybrid and electric vehicles. Recently... May 3, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
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
Mazda's always had cool technology. They're the only carmaker that's steadily developed the compact, high-output Wankel rotary engine, for instance. And they're known for... March 22, 2010 by John Voelcker
Maybe it's just the translation. But auto writers often chuckle at announcements from German manufacturers that come across as just a touch bombastic. Latest case in point... March 3, 2010 by John Voelcker 5
The Volkswagen hatchback has been popular for decades; some might even say that the Golf and Rabbit models inspired American car companies to build similar types of vehicles... January 30, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew
This is the way Europe drives: Compact, maneuverable, roomy enough for the average family. They drive diesels. More than half of all new cars sold in Europe are diesels... January 30, 2010 by Denis Flierl 6
Once upon a time in a valley not so far away, diesel cars were the oddity among the American car landscape. Sure, GM tried to make a few diesel options in their cars without... December 28, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew
Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-comer is the Los Angeles... December 1, 2009 by John Voelcker 1
Somehow it's December already--how many shopping days left?--so it's time to look at the most popular posts on GreenCarReports.com during the last 30 days. This month, just... December 1, 2009 by John Voelcker 1
