Green Car News

Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi make headlines today.

A 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car can be had for under $10,000, but only after some complicated math.

Questions around the prospects, desirability, technology, and practicality of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will likely get a lot of attention in coming months. At the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, more details on the Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan--which may gain a new model name (rumored to be...

A lottery prioritizing electric-car purchases failed to produce the desired results.

Hyundai and Kia plan to triple the number of green cars in their combined lineup.

A new Lexus hybrid ad depicts electric cars as woefully inconvenient.

Hydrogen fuel cells, solar power, and Tesla Motors make headlines today.

Will solar panels become as cheap as grid electricity by 2016?

Next week, the Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan will be introduced in detail at the Los Angeles Auto Show, possibly with a new model name (rumored to be Mirai). Small numbers of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell crossovers are now on the road, and Honda will launch its next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell car within...

A golf-cart maker produces an electric tribute to the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor.

I always knew electric cars were cheap to run, but this is ridiculous. After I bought the first set of replacement tires for my 2013 Tesla Model S (at 26,000 miles), I crunched the numbers and came to a startling conclusion: I've spent substantially less per mile for my electric "fuel" than I have...

Readers have asked about our impressions of the new 2015 Kia Soul EV, and now we've answered with a full drive report and lots of photos. We also used the Prius past to predict the Volt future, and have an update from a sneaky little ad agency that got caught lying about electric cars. All this and...

Clean tech holds more promise for big, money-making breakthroughs, a new study says.

Porsche is testing a semi-autonomous system designed to maximize both efficiency and performance.

Launching entirely new types of cars is expensive, time-consuming, and challenging--as Toyota could have told Chevrolet and Nissan during 2010. Toyota's sales of its early Prius hybrid-electric cars, however, may offer hope to electric-car fans disappointed at modest sales of the two affordable...

The hamsters are back in Kia’s ads for its new Soul EV all-electric hatchback. And while their geeky, sexy, danceable 'science experiment' is definitely memorable, after driving the 2015 Kia Soul EV we have to wonder if perhaps the Energizer Bunny would have been a better cheer-creature. More...

One week from today, Scion will take the wraps off a concept car that's a thinly disguised version of its first new production car in several years. The Scion iM Concept, to be formally introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, is a compact five-door hatchback that's clearly based on the...

Tesla and Volkswagen make headlines today.

Volkswagen will launch a 2.0-liter diesel engine with an electric turbocharger.

The formula is simple: Put three battery and auto-industry experts in front of a camera, ask them a few leading questions, and let them debate. That's exactly what the Autoline Network did three weeks ago; the resulting 27-minute video is a must-watch for any electric-car enthusiast. The three...