Green Driving

Should Hybrids Be Allowed In The Carpool Lane?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


States are beginning to address the question of whether hybrid and electric cars should be allowed in remain in carpool lanes as the number of such ve...

Green Your Driving Habits: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

I know, I know: It's better to take public transit, or walk or bike, than drive. But for those times when motoring can't be avoided, recall these tips to minimize your vehicle's impact on the planet.

Hybrid Hot Rods Inspire New Breed Of Gearheads

Autopia | Keith Barry | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green


A growing number of Steve McGreens are souping up their gas-electric hybrids to make them go faster and handle better, while delivering stellar fuel e...

Fact Or Fiction: 6 Alleged Gas-Savers

Planet Green | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green


Edmunds.com has posted on the myths and misconceptions of the common fuel efficiency tips and now CarandDriver.com has gotten into the groove and done...

Electric Motorcycles: 7 Models, Including One Blazing Fast One

TreeHugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 12.11.2008 | Green


Electric Motorcycles: Cool and Green There's nothing wrong with "cool", and we have to admit that few vehicles are cooler than motorcycles (at least i...

Yom Kippur Looked Pretty Green, Carless In Tel Aviv

Treehugger | Jesse Fox | Posted 11.13.2008 | Green


That's right - Yom Kippur. A somber day of introspection in most of Israel, in mellow Tel Aviv the Day of Atonement is the closest thing to a day with...

Online Carpool Services: Which One Is Right For You?

Planet Green | Brian Merchant | Posted 11.09.2008 | Green


Thanks to that handy series of tubes known as the Internet (thanks, Mr. Stevens) greening your commute is easier than ever. It's become increasingly s...

Hybrid Honda Insight, Hybrid Motorcycle Lead Green Push

Autopia | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green


Honda hopes to aggressively compete with the Toyota Prius by unveiling its own affordable hybrid car that will hit markets in the relatively new futur...

California Sets Incentives For Cities To Green Transportation

AP | STEVE LAWRENCE | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday that attempts to ease greenhouse gas emissions by giving priority to ...

Gassing Up and Down: How to Improve Your Mileage

Bob Schildgen | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green


Bob Schildgen

A higher-than-rated mpg is quite achievable. On one occasion, I got 42 mpg on the highway, simply by maintaining a speed of 55 mph and using the cruise control.

GM's Pontiac G3: New Fuel-Efficient Car Announced For US

AutoblogGreen | Xavier Navarro | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green


Do you remember a list we published with the 10 most fuel-efficient domestic cars? Here's a new one we'd add if we redid the list today: the Pontiac G...

Green On Two Wheels: Finding Fuel-Efficient Motorcycles

Rider Magazine | Bill Stermer | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green


As spring began, we were hearing that gas prices could reach $4 per gallon by summer. In California, gas had already hit $4.50 as summer began, having...

Tough To Swallow The New, Pill-Shaped Chevy Volt

Dave Burdick | Posted 10.17.2008 | Green


Dave Burdick

The new design, unveiled this week, is rounder, as if to protect a five-year-old from hurting himself while playing with it. Big mistake.

GM's Future In China, Building Hybrids

AFP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business


SHANGHAI (AFP) - General Motors marked its 100th anniversary Tuesday, saying its future lay in China as it broke ground on a research facility that w...

Is Cruise Control Greener?

Grist.org | Umbra Fisk | Posted 10.16.2008 | Green


Q. Dear Umbra, To cruise or not to cruise? That is the question. Is it more fuel efficient to use cruise control when driving, or does it use more ga...