The Volkswagen Passat EcoFuel recently edged out the Toyota Prius for the title of “greenest car in Europe.” The International Automobile Federation ( FIA) sanctioned the Eco Test that evaluated a number of cars. The winning Passat is powered by a…

Another Micro-Brewery has set out prove that beer is good for the world, sort of. The Stone Brewery of San Diego is recycling their onion ring oil into biodiesel for their delivery trucks. The Marketing VP of Tesla confirms some of their sales and…

The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) voted this past weekend to push for a ban on kinetic energy recovery systems ( KERS) in 2010. While it wasn't a unanimous vote, a majority of the eight teams remaining in the group voted in favor of the ban.…

As we move into the terrible twos here at AutoblogGreen, it's time again to look at how some of the technology we talk about so much works. Hybrids are certainly one of the most popular vehicle types hereabouts but how many of you actually know how…

Nissan has announced a new mid-term environmental action plan called Nissan Green Program 2010. They are planning to introduce a variety of alternative fuel vehicles over the next few years in order to demonstrate their commitment to improving the…

2011 Hyundai Sonata – Click above for high-res image gallery
The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is already one of the most fuel efficient mid-sized sedans on the market even before the hybrid version arrives this fall. With an EPA highway mileage rating of 35…

Starting this October Smart is making its micro-hybrid-drive system standard equipment on the ForTwo in Europe with the 61hp and 71hp gas engines. The micro-hybrid system is just an automated start-stop system and doesn't include and regenerative…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
Three years ago this December we first walked into a Manhattan conference room for a background briefing on a new concept being developed by General Motors for the upcoming Detroit Auto…

We reported last week on a presentation given by Toyota Executive Vice President Kazuo Okamoto in Japan. One of the slides in that presentation compared series and parallel hybrids and talked about the superiority of parallel as manifested in…

For those of you in the southeast Michigan area, you might want to swing by the Green Street Fair in Plymouth MI this weekend. The street fair will feature exhibits and workshops on all things green, from gardening, recycling and transportation.…