St. Patrick's Day Special: The Most Popular Cars Painted Green
March 17, 2010 09:45 AM
We write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this...
The Strange Saga of Sikes and His Suddenly Accelerating Prius
March 16, 2010 02:45 PM
As we've noted before, so-called sudden acceleration is a confusing, messy, and very uncertain subject. Now a certain San Diego citizen seems to be caught in the cross-hairs of media scrutiny over what is and isn't technically possible in...
Fuel Efficient Fours Gain Ground on V-6s, V-8s In New Cars
March 16, 2010 12:00 PM
At December's Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai made a big splash by saying it would no longer offer V-6 engines in its Sonata midsize car or its Tucson compact crossover. Instead, it replaced them with higher-performance, more fuel-efficient four-cylinder...
Californians: Buy a 2010 Tesla Roadster, Get $12,500 Off!
March 15, 2010 12:00 PM
The nice thing about buying advanced-technology cars is that many of them, at one point or another, come with financial incentives meant to encourage fuel efficiency. Even if the car in question is a 2010 Tesla Roadster, the $109,000...
Green-Car Tip: Hybrid Vehicles Get Discounts, Incentives Too
March 15, 2010 11:15 AM
While the auto industry in general offers an average incentive of more than $1,000 off the sticker price of any new vehicle, many buyers somehow assume this doesn't apply to hybrids. Oh, but it does. You can get money...
St. Patrick's Day Preview: The Most Popular Cars Painted Green
March 12, 2010 06:30 PM
We write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this...
Clunkers Program Worked, Didn't Hurt Car Sales, Study Says
March 12, 2010 01:30 PM
A new study concludes that last summer's government-funded "Cash For Clunkers" program didn't hurt car sales rates in future months, and in fact did just what it set out to do: get old, low-mileage cars off the road and...
2010 Geneva Motor Show: Hyundai i-Flow Diesel Hybrid Concept
March 11, 2010 03:00 PM
The 2010 Geneva Motor Show is over, but we realized that we missed out on covering one significant vehicle: Hyundai's i-flow diesel hybrid concept. While the first gasoline hybrid was the 1997 Toyota Prius, only this year will French...
Now, For Your Fuel-Efficient Little Green Car, V-8 Sound!
March 11, 2010 01:15 PM
If you drive a small car or, heaven forfend, a hybrid or a clean-diesel, you may have heard the jokes. And the jibes. "Hey, Mister, how many rubber bands that thing have?" And so on. But we've got a...
2011 Honda CR-Z Videos, While We Wait For the Actual Car
March 11, 2010 12:45 PM
We're eagerly waiting to get our hands on a 2011 Honda CR-Z for a test drive. The two-seat coupe, Honda's latest dedicated hybrid, is the spiritual successor to the 1983-1991 Honda Civic CRX, and we're devoutly hoping it's as...
GM Plug-In Hybrid Program Underway, Vehicle Still Unconfirmed
March 10, 2010 07:00 PM
Recent spy shots posted by our sister site Motor Authority show that despite delays, General Motors is continuing to develop the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system. While the system is being tested in a discontinued Saturn Vue...
2004-2008 Toyota Prius Recall Will Reshape Accelerator Pedal
March 9, 2010 03:45 PM
Owners of Toyota's iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they'd escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again. The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor...
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Continues Conquest Campaign
March 5, 2010 03:30 PM
Just yesterday, we reported on Ford's first-ever 300 hp/30 mpg ratings for the 2011 Mustang. The company has vowed to achieve best-in-class fuel economy numbers for every new model it launches. Certainly the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid clears that...
Recycling Your Entire Car: From Hooptie To Handbag
March 4, 2010 01:18 PM
And now for something completely different. But first, a definition from Wikipedia, in case "hooptie" wasn't in your vocabulary as yet: Hooptie ... an old, decrepit, unreliable and often nonfunctional car which has limited mechanical abilities and is often...
2011 Ford Mustang V-6 With 305 HP Rated At 31 MPG Highway
March 4, 2010 09:45 AM
Ford's on a roll lately, selling more cars in the U.S. than General Motors last month. And it's vowed to achieve best-in-class fuel economy numbers for every new model it launches. So the news today that its revised 2011...
2011 Lexus CT 200h Makes U.S. Debut at New York Auto Show
March 3, 2010 02:30 PM
Well, when we get it wrong, we really get it wrong. Just yesterday, when we reviewed the new green production cars from the Geneva Motor Show, we said the new 2011 Lexus CT 200h compact hatchback hybrid would be...
2010 Geneva Motor Show: Green Car Concepts Roundup
March 3, 2010 02:00 PM
Yesterday we covered the new green production cars at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, now underway in snowy Switzerland. Today, we get to cover the cooler, sexier side of the show: concept cars! So, here's our roundup of notable...
2010 Geneva Motor Show: 57-MPG Mercedes-Benz E300 Bluetec Hybrid
March 2, 2010 07:30 PM
Earlier today, we ran down our list of new green production cars at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, where press days are now underway. There's one more we might have added to the list: the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E300 Bluetec...
2010 Geneva Motor Show: New Green Production Cars
March 2, 2010 09:15 AM
No, sadly, we're not at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, underway this week in Switzerland. But we've been keeping close tabs on the introductions via our colleagues throughout the High Gear Media network. Here's our list of the green...
Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2012 Ford Focus Station Wagon
March 1, 2010 01:45 PM
The 2012 Ford Focus four-door sedan and five-door hatchback were probably the most important cars unveiled at January's Detroit Auto Show. And Ford has many more compact vehicles to come, one of which is this striking Ford Focus station...
