Green Car News

It's well established by now that the energy required to extract raw materials and turn them into a finished car is considerably less than the energy that car will consume over its lifetime to move itself around. But that isn't stopping manufacturers from chipping away at the huge amounts of energy...

Aston Martin, BMW, and Tesla make headlines today.

A team takes an Autopilot-equipped Tesla Model S on a cross-country drive.

The BMW i3 will get more range next year, and will eventually be followed by another "i" model, BMW's CEO says.

As owners wait for a fix, Volkswagen TDI models lose value.

General Motors and Tesla make headlines today.

When General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV concept last January at the Detroit Auto Show, the 200-mile electric car was a shock to the industry. But equally startling was the launch schedule that emerged over the following months: The Bolt EV is to go into production...

Volkswagen owners can now check to see if their diesel cars are being recalled.

Every honeymoon comes to an end sooner or later, and so it was with Consumer Reports and its former paramour, the Tesla Model S electric car. As part of its yearly reliability report on cars sold in the U.S. market, the respected consumer magazine said it could no longer recommend the Model S...

The 30th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' features some unusual car-related events.

Dyson, the U.K. company famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners, has acquired solid-state battery company Sakti3 in a deal worth $90 million. The news comes just seven months after Dyson announced a $15 million investment in the company, a spin-out from the University of Michigan. Sakti3 represented...

Honda, Scion, and Volkswagen make headlines today.

Gas-mileage ratings are rising every year in virtually every vehicle segment, but most buyers expect smaller cars to deliver the highest numbers of all. That's true, to a point, although minicars like the Smart ForTwo two-seater and the Fiat 500 tend to be rated lower than longer and more...

Many journalists tend to have pack-rat tendencies, but sorting out old press kits, files, and magazines can have unexpected rewards. So it was for auto writer John Rettie, who recently uncovered an interesting tidbit in an issue of Driver, the in-house magazine sent out by Volkswagen of America to...

The 2016 Nissan Leaf gets mild praise from European reviewers.

Honda is testing solar-powered electric-car charging stations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Honda and Toyota make headlines today.

Count on the car-dealer lobbyists of America to keep fighting the good fight on behalf of the state franchise laws that protect their members' businesses by making it illegal for you to buy a car directly from a carmaker. And, for that matter, to throw in comments about the supposed consumer...

Toyota hopes to virtually eliminate carbon emissions from the cars it produces by 2050.

The majority of electric-car drivers lease, rather than buy.