Green Cars

Early Odds for Green Car of the Year

Scott Burgess | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


Scott Burgess

For the 2010 model year consumers have lots to choose from, but my odds on favorite for this year's award, which will be handed out Dec. 3 at the Los Angeles Auto Show is the Toyota Prius.

E-Up: Volkswagen ELECTRIC CAR Unveiled

AP | GEORGE FREY | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business


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Eco Etiquette: Where Has All The Biodiesel Gone?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green


Jennifer Grayson

I live in Los Angeles, and have a friend who runs his cars on biodiesel. He told me last week that LA County has ruled it a threat to the water table ...

You Can Feel the Electricity in the Air...

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green


Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

A car that gets 230 miles to the gallon? It's coming soon to a dealer near you. And jobs in America making it all possible.

GM Creates 'The Lab' Blog to Test Transportation Concepts

Dave Pinter | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


Dave Pinter

The theme of the 'Bare Necessity' is, as GM Designer Therese Tant writes, a back-to basics approach, less is more, less cost, less complexity = efficiency.

The Leaf: Nissan Unveils New Electric Car

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 09.02.2009 | Green


YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn drove quietly out of the Japanese automaker's soon-to-open headquarters Sunday in the first pu...

The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

Anis Shivani | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business


Anis Shivani

Reading Steiner's $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.

Hot Ticket Hybrids Bring Green To Carmakers

Yahoo! News | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green


Toyota Motor Corp's Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in June while Honda Motor Co's rival Insight ranked fourth, helping the two hybrid leade...

Best Buy To Start Selling Green Vehicles

Wall Street Journal | Posted 08.05.2009 | Green


Best Buy Co., best known as a vendor of giant televisions, is veering in a new direction: selling green vehicles....

Canada Greens Our Roads with Electric Vehicles

Jean Jerome Baudry | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


Jean Jerome Baudry

It is time for society to really embrace electric vehicles into our everyday way of life and say good-bye to traditional gasoline vehicles.

Cash For Clunkers: Earn $4,500 For Your Gas Guzzler

Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


If you trade your old vehicle for one that gets better mileage the government could provide you with federal vouchers of up to $4,500. An addition to ...

New Prius Orders Soar To 180,0000

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 07.20.2009 | Green


TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. got 180,000 orders for the new Prius hybrid in Japan in just a month, far surpassing its target of 10,000 vehicles in...

Creators of the Hydrogen 'Urban Car' Attempt to Crush Hydrogen Car Challenges

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

At first glance, a car powered by super plentiful hydrogen sounds pretty good. The newly unveiled Urban Car emits less than 30 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide.

Zero-Carbon Grand Prix: Out Of Gas Before The Race Starts

Posted 07.17.2009 | Green


Below is the quietest automotive racing video I have ever seen. It was taken at the Time Trials Extreme Grand Prix -- an electric motorcycle race. Fr...

Obama Administration Orders 14,000 Fuel Efficient Vehicles

greenbiz.com | GreenBiz StaffPublished June 10, 2009 | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Making good on U.S. President Barack Obama's promise to accelerate the greening of the federal fleet, the U.S. General Services Ad...

Tesla Co-Founder Sues: Automaker Legal Woes Of The Future

businessinsider.com | Jay Yarow | Posted 07.12.2009 | Green


Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard is suing Elon Musk and Tesla Motors for a slew of reasons including allegations of libel, slander, and a breach of co...

Tesla Model S Sneak Peek Sexy Video (VIDEO)

OnCars | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


The Tesla Model S already has people drooling, if the response to Tesla Model S photo slideshows and other chatter are any indication. So, are we all...

Cars for the New Green Economy

Carolita Johnson | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


Carolita Johnson

New Prius Is Japan's Best Domestic Seller

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green


TOKYO — Toyota's Prius was the No. 1 selling vehicle in Japan for May, clinching the top spot in the domestic market for the first time and over...

"The Anti-Tesla:" Bland $45,000 Electric Sedan By Coda

businessinsider.com | Jay Yarow|Jun. 3, 2009, 3:36 PM| | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


This is a bland 4 door sedan, but intentionally so. It's aimed right at heart of the masses. It's the anti-Tesla. It will cost $45,000 pre-tax brea...

Toyota Will Lease Plug-In Hybrids By End Of 2009

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green


TOKYO — Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars, that are even greener than its hit Prius, by the end of this year in th...

Practical And Green: Charge Electric Cars While Shopping

Israel News | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


Parking spaces next to the recharging points will be reserved for customers who want to recharge their electric cars while shopping. Over the next few...

What Does GM's Bankruptcy Mean for the Chevy Volt?

treehugger.com | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green


A couple of months ago, GM said that it would keep the Chevy Volt even if it lost money. Now, post Chapter 11, they're saying that the bankruptcy won'...

GM To Build Small, Fuel-Efficient Car In U.S.

Washington Post | Peter Whoriskey | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business


General Motors announced this morning that it will build a new, fuel-efficient small car in the United States in the next few years, bucking a longtim...

Shai Agassi, Post-Oil Visionary, Named Third Most Creative Businessperson

Fast Company | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green


We emphasized those whose creativity addresses a larger issue -- from the future of our energy infrastructure to the evolution of philanthropy to next...