Green Car News

A new report finds gas prices are as low as they've been in four years.

Later today, details about the powertrain of the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt will be released when GM CEO Mary Barra speaks to the Detroit Economic Club. But a GM press release this morning announcing further investments in Michigan manufacturing by the company included one nugget: The 2016 Volt will...

Mazda and Tesla make headlines today.

After two fuel-economy cuts, Ford can no longer claim superior fuel economy for its C-Max Hybrid.

Ford's CEO, Mark Fields, told Wall Street financial analysts Friday that the company had the product development staff and engineering ability to build an electric car like a Tesla. While he didn't say the company would do so, he did say that such a car would be "very consistent with our product...

Suppose auto dealers in a neighboring state pressured their DoT to make Tesla Motors stop giving test drives of its Model S electric car--the same kind it now offers in more than a dozen other states. What would you do? If you were you a group of Tesla owners in Minnesota, you might just take...

It's time once more for our annual Best Car To Buy award. It's the fifth time we've chosen the one car or lineup, newly introduced for this model year, that represents the best new green car to enter the market. To qualify, a car must be all-new or substantially updated from the previous model...

What's the EPA doing to ensure the accuracy of its gas-mileage ratings? And, which kinds of cars will really compete with the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles coming onto the market soon? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday...

Car dealers often come in for criticism, especially among electric-car advocates and Tesla Motors supporters who have watched state dealership lobbying groups make Tesla's direct-sales model illegal in a number of states. Since 2010, those lobbyists have been altering state laws originally designed...

Hyundai, Tesla, and Toyota make headlines today.

Brazil unveiled a green-car incentive program for which only hybrid cars qualify.

Well, that makes two: Toyota confirmed yesterday that it had sold a portion of its shares in electric-car maker Tesla Motors. The Japanese company's sales appear to have taken place at roughly the same time that German automaker Daimler sold its 4 percent stake in Tesla, adding $780 million in cash...

An owner boosts the fuel economy of his 3.6-liter six-cylinder Jaguar XJ-S.

Henrik Fisker will appear at two press conferences at the Galpin booth during the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.

The 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco is the most fuel-efficient version of the Korean maker's mid-size sedan, aside from its Sonata Hybrid model. And this year, the Sonata Hybrid uses the carryover body from the last-generation model--meaning that if you want the highest-mileage Sonata with the new and more...

In early 2009, German luxury car maker Daimler effectively saved Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors by purchasing 9.1 percent of the company for a reported $50 million. Now, more than five years later--following a remarkable rise in Tesla's stock price--Daimler has largely cashed out...

Scion's Los Angeles Auto Show concept could preview a long-overdue new production model.

A new California rule will require new construction to have sufficient electrical capacity for charging stations.

Tesla direct sales, new battery chemistry, and DC fast charging make headlines today.

A plastics-industry backed study says fuel economy is the primary factor when buying a car.