The Yo-mobil compact economy car, the first-ever Russian hybrid vehicle, debuted to the rest of Europe at September's Frankfurt Motor Show after it made its first appearance last October in Russia. Is it a concept car, or a real competitor to better-known hybrids like the Toyota Prius? Andrey...
Honda released the bulk of its 2012 Civic range this spring, but one model lagged behind: the Civic Natural Gas, the all-new version of what had been called the Civic GX. As... September 30, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
If you regularly take cabs in New York City, there’s a change on the horizon: the familiar, bulletproof-but-gas-guzzling Crown Victoria taxicabs are disappearing, and... September 9, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Russian green car startup Yo-Auto may be boasting that it has 10 years’ worth of orders for its upcoming range of environmentally friendly minicars but the model on... July 20, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
When it comes to motor fuels, natural gas may be one of the best alternatives to gasoline on the market today. It burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in lower tailpipe... July 15, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 2
General Motors makes a lot of vehicles globally. And despite all the publicity around its 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, most of them run on gasoline. Now, GM has agreed... July 6, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
According to Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, the company building a new natural-gas hybrid car known as the Yo now has orders stretching out as far as 10... June 27, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
OK, so gas prices are hovering around $4 a gallon, and dispensing with gasoline altogether is getting more and more attractive. But for whatever reasons, plug-in cars aren't... May 16, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
The Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) exposition rolled into Long Beach, California, last week to examine options available right now to use alternative fuels to their... May 9, 2011 by Anne Proffit
Ask anyone to name an alternate fuel, and natural gas is rarely the first one that comes to mind. Ethanol, perhaps, and increasingly electricity. But natural gas? Not so... April 14, 2011 by John Voelcker
It's always good to hear the arguments against electric cars. Some are valid, some are idiotic, and some simply betray a lack of knowledge about how the auto industry really... February 11, 2011 by John Voelcker 34
The head of Chrysler's Ram truck brand, Fred Diaz, said at the Chicago Auto Show this week that the company is exploring the addition of natural-gas powered engines to its... February 11, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
The G-Power name has become synonymous with extreme BMWs and the company’s latest Hurricane GS based on the M5 sedan fits in perfectly with that description. You may... January 12, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Never let it be said that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't put his money where his mouth is. He plans to invest 150 million euros, or about $200 million, in a... December 13, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
News from next month's 2011 Detroit Auto Show is coming in almost daily now. The latest announcement: Honda will present the world debut of a concept car that shows the... December 13, 2010 by John Voelcker
Last summer, when Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne lauded his company's line of European vehicles that run on compressed natural gas, it may have seemed like an... December 6, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
