The online series Jay Leno’s Garage usually plays host to exotic supercars and brawny muscle cars but in the latest episode two of Ford’s greenest models, the 2012 Focus Electric and upcoming 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, are featured. The television host and comedian the series...
If authorities in Fort Bend County, Texas are correct, there’s more bad news in store for extended-range electric automaker Fisker. Last week, a 2012 Fisker Karma owner... May 8, 2012 by Kurt Ernst 6
Chrysler has completed the roll-out of its small fleet of Town & Country plug-in hybrids, after delivering the first vehicles at the beginning of April. Only 25 of the... May 7, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Always carry a camera; you never know what you'll see parked on the street. That's how our contributor, Thomas Bey, shot these exclusive spy shots of an engineering prototype... April 29, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
For the past few years, every time an automaker has launched a new plug-in hybrid or electric car, it’s been to a fanfare of sorts. But while Nissan, General Motors and... April 27, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 14
Imagine the scene: you’re an advertising executive for General Motors given the task of finding new and exciting ways to promote the Chevrolet Volt’s sponsorship... April 26, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
It's always interesting when companies change things between press releases. In this case, the vehicle we described on Friday as the BYD Chin (based on BYD's own press... April 24, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
Remember the world's very first production plug-in hybrid? No, not the 2011 Chevy Volt. Not the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid either. Way back in late 2008, it was the... April 20, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
Japanese automakers haven't embraced diesels in quite the same way as some other companies have done. Even in Europe, where diesels are popular, the range is limited. That's... April 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Bridging the gap between battery electric vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrids we find cars like the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In and the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. Both are... April 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 16
There's likely a huge market demand for higher-mileage minivans and wagons, but so far, the 2012 Toyota Prius V is the sole entry that gets more than 40 mpg in EPA testing... April 16, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
Last week, we confidently predicted that we’d be hearing more about BMW’s first all-electric and plug-in hybrid production cars -- the i3 electric minicar and i8... March 26, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 13
The 2012 New York Auto Show is almost upon us, and last night an unexpected invitation landed in journalist inboxes around the world. The sender was shown as "Fisker Nina... March 22, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
The past decade or so has been a tough one for Porsche purists to take. From a range that comprised just the enduring 911 and the Boxster, we've since seen dubiously-styled... March 19, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4
Volvo has already dropped V-8 engines from its product line, and the Swedish automaker has previously indicated that it would move away from five and six-cylinder engines in... March 15, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Potential Rolls-Royce customers know what they like, and know what they don't. Let's face it, they wouldn't be in the market for a Rolls-Royce if they'd not made plenty of "I... March 13, 2012 by Antony Ingram
