Category: Autoblog

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has just completed a two-year study of the hybrid buses being operated by Long Beach Transit in southern California. Unlike most transit systems using hybrid buses, Long Beach has been using a system that…

Hyundai Blue-Will PHEV concept – click above for high res image gallery
The Hyundai Blue-Will concept isn't entirely new; it first appeared last April at the Seoul Motor Show. However, it is making its North American debut next week in Detroit. What…

Jeremy Freedman's super-fast GTI – Click above to watch video after the jump
Volkswagen created the hot hatch segment in the late 1970s with the original GTI. The car's performance repertoire, however, did not include Ferrari-humbling maximum speeds.…

As gas prices rose steadily through the first eight months of 2008, hybrid-powered vehicles disappeared from dealer lots pretty much as fast most manufacturers could build and deliver them. However, once Labor Day hit, Toyota, Nissan and Ford hybrids…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
Let's get one thing perfectly clear: the 2011 Chevrolet Volt does NOT have a direct mechanical connection between the engine and wheels. Ever since a report last week in the Telegraph…

Facing soaring gas prices, California musician John True decided to go for a new hybrid to try and save some money on his fuel bill. Unfortunately for him, even with the expectation of mileage less than the quoted EPA figures, hybrid ads never tell…

DaimlerChrysler and BMW are already cooperating with General Motors on developing the well-documented two-mode full hybrid system for a variety of vehicles scheduled to go into production starting early 2008. The Chevy Tahoe/ GMC Yukon and Dodge…

At the Geneva Motor Show next month BMW will unveil another new car that American drivers won't be able to get their hands on. The new 320d convertible will hit the streets right after the show and its mileage will put most cars available to American…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
Following the announcement today that Chevrolet is expanding the list of regions that will get initial access to the 2011 Volt, marketing director Tony DiSalle will be taking questions…

Speaker of the House of the Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is tired of waiting for action on an energy bill including new fuel economy standards. Just as her home state of California filed suit against the EPA, she has called for a vote next…