Green Car News

A Honda Odyssey Hybrid minivan goes on sale in Japan this week.

Electric-car sales will rebound this year, new analysis says.

The new 2016 Toyota Prius is now arriving at dealers all over the country, and while gas prices--and hence hybrid sales--are down, it's expected to boost sales of the quintessential hybrid, now ranked at 52 or 56 mpg combined. Meanwhile, anticipation is building over the first deliveries of the...

Volkswagen submitted proposed modifications for 3.0-liter V-6 TDI models this week.

Much of the electric-car world has been waiting--eagerly, avidly, with bated breath--for next month's unveiling of the Tesla Model 3. The third-generation electric car from Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors is promised to offer a 200-mile range at a sticker price of $35,000 before incentives...

Chevrolet, Scion, and Tesla make headlines today.

In last fall's runup to the launch of the production 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car, GM discussed working together with Korean corporate giant LG on the Bolt's development. Mark Reuss, GM’s head of global product development said in October that the company's partnership with LG...

After nearly 13 years, Toyota's Scion "youth brand" is dead. Conceived as an entry-level nameplate to slot below the main Toyota brand, and focused on small cars, Scion will cease to exist as an independent brand in August. The move comes just after parent Toyota attempted to reinvigorate Scion...

West Coast states are on track for major cuts in oil consumption, the Union of Concerned Scientists says.

The Volkswagen diesel scandal is affecting public perception of the entire auto industry, a new survey finds.

Toyota may cut the number of Prius models, but will keep the plug-in hybrid.

January has historically been a tough month for plug-in electric car sales, and last month doesn't look like it'll be an exception. Added to the usual winter slowdown in electric-vehicle sales were the effects of Winter Storm Jonas, which effectively closed parts of the Eastern Seaboard for several...

Five years after the first mass-market electric car hit the market, cars with plugs haven't lived up to the most optimistic projections for their adoption. They are at least pacing the rate of hybrid cars over their first five years, but numerous factors have challenged what advocates see as an...

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is the fourth-largest U.S. car maker, but its home in California's Silicon Valley is far from the heartland Detroit base of GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler. In Michigan, Tesla is banned by law from selling cars directly to buyers, and from opening Tesla Store retail...

FCA Sergio Marchionne says diesels will become a regulatory liability in five years.

Bosch and Tesla make headlines today.

Bosch says Volkswagen is solely responsible for diesel cheating, but is still conducting its own internal investigation.

A startup allows consumers to order gasoline with a smartphone app.

Penn State researchers say they've created a self-heating lithium-ion battery cell.

Three companies all plan to build test tracks for Elon Musk's Hyperloop.