Gasoline: I never thought about where the word actually came from. I always thought gasoline was just, you know, gasoline. The stuff we pump down at the local station. ... Read More

Looks like we’re on the road to having the first mass-produced vehicle rated at 100 mpg (or more). Yeah, you guessed it: the Chevy Volt. With preliminary certification from the ... Read More

As many of you know, we love to crunch fuel economy numbers. No matter what the fuel—whether hybrid or not—keeping track of how much fuel a vehicle consumes not only ... Read More

This one happens to be sitting in our driveway right now--with its 8-passenger haul-ability, 22-inch wheels, automatic running boards and all. Cadillac's large SUV has gone hybrid thanks to GM's ... Read More

Big news from Chrysler LLC: Three electric vehicle model prototypes were just revealed, with one model slated to be introduced in the United States in 2010 across all three brands. ... Read More

Scott's spending a few days this week at Toyota's Sustainable Mobility Seminar in Portland, Oregon, learning about the company's strategy for the future, as well as taking a crack at ... Read More

Can you have your towing, trailering and fuel economy too? Well, it looks like the new Silverado ups the ante on pickups. According to GM, the 2009 Silverado Hybrid offers ... Read More

It’s been an interesting week. And we’ve learned an important lesson about our 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid. Mileage: 9685 Fuel economy: 38.5 mpg Weather conditions: Clear, warm days in the high 70s ... Read More

With the sales of the Escape and Mariner Hybrids up ten percent last year, looks like Ford has decided to make a good thing even better. The 2009 models are ... Read More

GM has been taking a little criticism for the styling of the newly revealed production Volt. Folks who initially saw the concept design (whether at car shows or online) seemed ... Read More

If you're in the Big Apple, you may have already seen 'em taxiin' down the streets. In trademark yellow, of course. Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (right) ... Read More

Only one week ago we reported that the all-new Insight is slated to re-enter the hybrid car world and will be released into the hands of the American car-buying public ... Read More

Will 85% of America's vehicles be alt fuelers within 20 years? Will you soon be able to claim a $7,500 tax credit if you buy an advanced technology alt fuel ... Read More

With so much attention lathered on ethanol as an alternative fuel to gasoline, a sleeper has been growing and improving right under the general public's very awareness. Biobutanol. It's the ... Read More

We're fascinated by demographics--especially hybrid vehicle buyer dynamics, and we recently discovered a hybrid vehicle consumer study by Acxiom. They've compiled the stats from over 200 million U.S. consumers and ... Read More

Could it be? Is the Honda Insight, the first mass-produced hybrid to hit U.S. soil some ten-odd years ago, destined for a comeback? According to Automotive News it is. According ... Read More

Outrageous handling and power, plus a pretty lean gasoline appetite and squeaky clean emissions earned the Lexus GS 450h Hybrid our high praise. But beyond all that, it's gotta be ... Read More

What's that Beatle's song? ... Oh yeah, "All You Need is Love." That's it, really--kinda the feeling we got with the Lexus GS 450h Hybrid. Toyota's luxury division sure ... Read More