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The Volvo V60: The World’s First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

The Volvo V60: The World’s First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation’s most technically advanced model ever, and it might just change the face of hybrid technology. The V60 is the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid. It’s an electric car, a hybrid car and a muscle car, all rolled into one.

By: | December 30, 2011


Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car

Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car

Ford’s first all-electric mass-produced car, the 2012 Ford Focus, isn’t yet available to buy in the U.S., but Ford thinks the delay in bringing it to market will be well worth the wait. With what Ford claims will be a best-in-class fuel efficiency of 100 MPGe, and plenty of patented technology designed to help drivers […] More »

By: | December 14, 2011



Honda Civic Natural Gas Named 2012 Green Car of the Year

Honda Civic Natural Gas Named 2012 Green Car of the Year

Green Car Journal announced the Honda Civic Natural Gas as the highly-anticipated 2012 Green Car of the Year® winner at a press conference Thursday morning during the Los Angeles Auto Show’s press days. The cleanest running internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA, the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas is the fifth generation of this […] More »

By: | December 8, 2011


Will Electric Cars Lose Value Quickly?

Will Electric Cars Lose Value Quickly?

For over 80 years, the Kelley Blue Book has been valuing new and used cars for the benefit of the auto industry. Used by automakers, car dealers and consumers alike, it has become the ultimate go-to guide for realistic valuations on virtually any age or condition of car. But although the Kelley Blue Book is […] More »

By: | November 30, 2011


Electric BMW Schools an M6 and a Porsche 911

Electric BMW Schools an M6 and a Porsche 911

Being green might not be easy, but it has its own rewards. Case in point? This home-built E30 BMW. The engine has been swapped for an electric motor, and while that might leave some to jump to conclusions and start moaning about a loss in performance, there’s nothing to complain about here. With the equivalent […] More »

By: | November 11, 2011


Toyota Prius Plug-in Earns 2012 Urban Green Vehicle Award

Toyota Prius Plug-in Earns 2012 Urban Green Vehicle Award

The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in, which will go on sale in Spring of 2012, earned Decisive magazine’s annual Urban Green Vehicle of the Year Award today. The three Urban Vehicles of the Year award winners and finalists were announced after being selected by an independent panel of automotive journalists, who reviewed several dozen cars and […] More »

By: | November 2, 2011



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