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Earth Day Special: The 'Hybridest' Green Cities in the U.S.

Today is Earth Day, and in honor of that event--it started 40 years ago as a nationwide teach-in on environmental issues--we bring you a list of the greenest cities in the United States. It's not actually our list; it comes from Cars.com, which based its ranking on the percentage of car shoppers...

April 22, 2010 by John Voelcker

Green Car Megadeal: Renault-Nissan-Daimler Could Save Smart

April 7, 2010

2010 Smart ForTwo: Seasoned City Runabout Or Scary Toy-like Go Kart?

March 27, 2010

Smart Partners With Renault-Nissan For Next Gen ForTwo, Upcoming EV, and More

February 27, 2010

More Than 30 MPG Highway: The New Benchmark For Green Cars?

So what exactly IS a "green car"? At both the Los Angeles Auto Show and Detroit Auto Show, you could find the word "green" all over the place. LA has been pitching itself for... February 8, 2010 by John Voelcker 7

G-Wiz! the Electric Car That Started a Revolution

In early 2004, a tiny new car appeared on the streets of London. It confused, surprised and confounded everyone who saw it. It was more compact than a Smart ForTwo, it had... February 8, 2010 by Mike Boxwell 14

First Lease Program To Help Smart Buyers

It is no secret that Smart seems to be in trouble in the United States market. Just this month we have seen reports of the company’s 41 percent drop in sales for 2009 and... January 17, 2010 by Jonathan McGrew 1

Nissan Planning Two Small Cars Under $10K For U.S. Market

Small cars aren't always cheap; increasingly, automakers are breaking that link with well-equipped and desirable compacts and subcompacts. Nor are small cars always green... January 17, 2010 by John Voelcker 1

2nd Generation Smart ForTwo Electric Not Well Received

Electric cars have been said to be the future of the automobile; in fact, electric cars have been intriguing to the industry for over 100 years. From the runabouts of the... December 26, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew

Smart ForTwo Electric Drive to Undergo Trials in China

According to the Wall Street Journal, Daimler will launch a pilot program of the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive in China beginning next year. The report indicates that Daimler... December 23, 2009 by Eric Loveday

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Video: 2011 Scion iQ Thrashed, Slalomed, and Drifted While Shopping

We're eagerly waiting for the 2011 Scion iQ to be launched in production form. That may be at next month's Detroit Auto Show or April's New York Auto Show, where the concept... December 11, 2009 by John Voelcker 2

Honda P-NUT Concept Takes On Smart ForTwo and Scion iQ

The smallest Honda sold in the U.S. is the 2010 Honda Fit, lauded for its almost infinite combination of interior configurations as well as its sporty driving and handling... December 4, 2009 by John Voelcker

Choosing a Smart May Be Getting Smarter

Last week our partners over at AllCarsElectric.com reported on a story that should perk the interests of the small car enthusiast. The successful Smart ForTwo might be... November 22, 2009 by Jonathan McGrew 1

Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Production Gets Rolling In France

Daimler AG reported today that production of the second generation Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (ED) has begun at their plant in Hambach, France. The ForTwo employs modern... November 19, 2009 by Robert Scardino 1

Daimler To Produce 3rd Gen Citaro Fuel Cell Hybrid Transit Bus, Uses Stacked Modules and Li-Ion Batteries

If any one company seems to hold an edge in fuel cell powered vehicles, that company has to be Daimler. Though GM has expertise in the field, as does Honda, Daimler has... November 19, 2009 by Eric Loveday 4

If Texans Don't Want 2010 Smart ForTwos, Will They Rent 'Em?

Several months ago, we previewed Car2Go, the car-sharing program planned in Austin, Texas, featuring Smart ForTwo mini-cars. Now a pilot program with 200 Smarts has launched... November 18, 2009 by John Voelcker

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Smart USA Chooses Coulomb Technologies to Supply EV Chargers

The Smart fortwo ED is an upcoming pure electric car. It will be built by Daimler and use lithium-ion battery packs supplied by Tesla Motors. Testing of prototypes has been... September 17, 2009 by Lyle Dennis 3

Are Carmaker Sites Using Hybrids (Ineptly) As Spam Bait?

We get a lot of spam. Everyone gets a lot of spam. In fact, Symantec says nine of every 10 e-mail messages are spam. But we're scratching our head over a recent spam that... August 25, 2009 by John Voelcker 2

Smart's Fortwo EV Enters Production In November

The first of Smart's second-generation Fortwo Electric Drive vehicles will begin rolling off the production line at the firm's Hambach plant in France in mid November, the... August 20, 2009 by Jon Vandervelde 2