Green Car News

The 2015 BMW 535d is Diesel Driver's Diesel Car of the Year.

A National Research Council study advocates increased government promotion of electric cars.

Audi, Chevrolet, and Mitsubishi make headlines today.

In less than six months, General Motors has unveiled three separate 2016 vehicles that use its hybrid and plug-in hybrid Voltec powertrain. The Chevrolet Volt and Malibu Hybrid, and the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid, span three different vehicle segments. One's a compact hatchback, one's a mid-size...

Toyota launches a series of videos on renewable hydrogen.

It all started with an article by Edmunds that boiled down to "owners of green cars are trading them in for SUVs in record numbers." That may be true--and it has since been widely covered and recirculated by many other sites--but the auto-data giant neglected a crucial point that it really ought to...

Audi produced a synthetic diesel fuel at a pilot plant in Germany.

MINI and Tesla make headlines today.

In various forms, the MINI has been with us for more than half a century--but its image has always been shaped by the two-door model. The original BMC Mini had two doors and a small trunk; the BMW MINI from 2002 is a more conventional three-door hatchback. Now there's a five-door hatchback model as...

Implementation of the CCS standard for electric-car fast charging still lags, new data show.

Every month, and often more frequently, a new story appears about the state-by-state battle between Tesla Motors and auto-dealer lobbyists. In some states, Tesla is permitted to sell its electric cars online, deliver them to customers, and open as many Tesla Store showrooms as it wants. In others...

Last week, barely minutes before it adjourned, the Maryland House of Representatives passed a bill authorizing Tesla Motors to sell its electric cars from up to four stores in the state. Now, courtesy of a video sent in by a reader, we can hear that bill's sponsor describe the process that led to...

Hybrid repair costs have dropped over the past five years, a survey of costs finds.

Oregon's "Chief EV Officer" heads for PlugShare in California.

Racing, deals, and auto-show debuts make headlines today.

All of the notable green car debuts from the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Not all electric vehicles are created the same--and that's an important point to keep in mind when you read stories about how China's electric-car market is set to overtake that of the U.S. Last year, roughly 118,000 battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars were sold in the U.S. In China, monthly...

An inventor pitches his iron-based material as an alternative to cement-based concrete.

Chevrolet offers big discounts on the 2015 Volt ahead of the redesigned 2016 model.

BMW, Cadillac, and Chevrolet make headlines today.