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Saab, Boston Power and others are now part of a coalition is deliver high performance electric vehicles.  Other reports expect Saab's imminent sale by GM, leaving them free to pursue new product developments.  Boston Power has been seeking a foothold in the exploding electric and hybrid electric...

And we thought our piece on the LA Auto Show's Volt dance was pointed. Hah! Look here. Or here, followed by here. Or here. Ouch. Like a good journalist, we wanted to know more. So we asked for an interview with Maria Rohrer, Director of Global Volt Marketing Operations at Chevrolet, to understand...

California Lawsuit Defines the Meaning of Caveat Emptor

According to an analysis conducted by the National Research Council , the roll-out of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) to the U.S. market will be too slow to have any real effect on our greenhouse gas emissions or oil addiction until at least the 2030s. the added cost of manufacturing a PHEV over a...

In anticipation of the Nissan Leaf EV reaching the U.S. in limited markets by next fall, Nissan has worked diligently towards providing the necessary infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles.  San Francisco, California is an area of this country likely to see the Leaf prior to its global...

Recent Controversy Over the 2011 Chevrolet Spark Fuels Argument

If you're one of the 120,000 people who own a Honda Civic Hybrid made between 2003 and 2008, you may already know about the proposed settlement to a lawsuit against Honda contending its advertising overestimated the gas mileage of your car. If you're not aware of the suit, read up quick. EPA...

Not surprisingly, automotive journalists compete to be the first to drive the latest new cars. Some crave Chevies, others follow Ferrari. Here at GreenCarReports.com, we want to be among the first to drive electric cars and other plug-ins, new hybrids, clean diesels, and so forth. We've driven a...

So you've always dreamed of owning an RV but just couldn't imagine paying for all that fuel used on a family outing.  Well you may be in luck as Freightliner is now offering a motor home chassis to solve the problem. The new chassis is called the ecoFred motorhome chassis.  Freightliner is the...

Toyota has gained a considerable hybrid market share with the dedicated hybrid model the Prius. This single vehicle has outsold all other hybrid models and continues to set the standard for a dedicated hybrid. Toyota has been contempt with a single dedicated hybrid model for some time now.  The...

Nissan is betting a lot of its future on the 2011 LEAF, along with other electric vehicles to follow—and more specifically, the proprietary batteries that each of them will have on board.

We don't use a lot of profanity here at the global GreenCarReports.com headquarters. But there were a whole bunch of horrified OMFGs floating around once we finally got to see the notorious Volt Dance that was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. We write about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt...

While Infiniti plans for its first electric vehicle, some recent evidence points to the shape and size of the future four-door EV.

Having attended an automotive based engineering school myself, I enjoy seeing what the next generation of automotive engineers bring to the table.  I think this entry - the Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster - is my favorite so far.  These fine young talents have done an outstanding job blending old...

 Per previously announced plans, Toyota now officially announces the imminent availability of a plug-in version of their 3rd generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle.  Approximately 600 units will be leased to government and business fleets in the United States, Europe and Japan through...

Ohio based Myers Motors introduced it's Duo (formerly NMG) electric runabout in September, and is already taking pre-orders.  Final pricing will depend on the number of orders Received by June 5, 2010, with a worst case price of $29,995.00.  The company is saying that for every 200 pre-ordered...

A test drive of the 2nd-gen SmartForTwo ED (electric drive) by the gang over at Automobile revealed some pretty significant issues yet to be worked out by the Daimler brain-trust. While the new Tesla-supplied  battery pack increases peak horsepower to 40 HP (from 27HP) the Smart can only provide...

st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } It's that time of year when everyone is handing out awards for vehicle of the year.  We've reported on several of these awards thus far and here's another one, the "2010 Green Car Vision Award" goes to?  The award will officially be presented at the 2010 Washington...

November sales numbers are in and once again hybrids are gaining ground in the automotive market. Total vehicles sale for November rose by only a handful of vehicles.  This November, sales came in at 746,928 versus last November at 746,789.  Though overall sales rose by a barely perceivable...

The Prius has won again, and this time the award is unexpected.  The Top Gear team has named the 2010 Toyota Prius as the "City Car of the Year." Jeremy Clarkson, part of the Top Gear team, has not be fond of many "green" cars passing through his hands.  As Clarkson is quoted as calling the Honda...