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The Potential of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

Neighborhood electric vehicles continue to prove their value in specific settings. But can they do more? A look back shares their potential.

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Are Hydrogen Vehicles on the Horizon?

Environment-friendly hydrogen is a potentially big picture solution for our overall energy needs. Here’s where we stand with hydrogen vehicles today.

Commercial Electric Vehicle Trends for 2025

Ford Pro analysis of its customers’ commercial electric vehicle use reveals key takeaways and expectations for the road ahead.

Chevy Volt Put GM Way Ahead, Again

The 2011 Chevy Volt earned 2011 Green Car of the Year at its debut. It emerged as a new generation in 2016 and won again. Here’s how it began.

Ramcharger is Everyone’s Electric Truck

Now planned as RAM’s first electric truck ahead of the battery-electric RAM REV, the extended range Ramcharger offers what electric pickup buyers really need.

GM EV1: The OG of Electric Cars

Green Car Journal editors had the unique experience of living with a GM EV1 electric car for a year in the late 1990s. We were driving the future.

Ron Cogan behind the wheel

EVs are Not the Answer. They are a Choice.

The development of modern EVs has been accelerating for decades. They are important to our future but not to the exclusion of other fuels and technologies.

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Prius Prime: Cool, Collected, Confident

Our long-term Prius Prime XSE is not only delivering a fun and efficient driving experience, but also confidence during marginal weather drives.

Selling EVs Requires Varied Techniques

JD Power weighs in on the fundamentals and nuances of successfully selling EVs to customers with varying needs.

Is an Iconic SP Mazda Sports Car Coming?

Mazda knocked it out of the park 35 years ago with its Miata sports car. Is the automaker poised to do it again with an electrified rotary Iconic SP?

Schwarzenegger and the Hydrogen Highway

Long before the advent of hydrogen hubs, California’s 38th governor was an outspoken champion of hydrogen. Here are his thoughts from back in the day.

Why We Want to Plug In

We knew 17 years ago that plug-in hybrids could provide most of the environmental and fossil fuel-savings
benefits long promised by battery electric vehicles.

Is the Maverick Pickup Your Best First Car?

Small pickups once ruled high school parking lots across this land. Could Ford’s Maverick pickup bring back this trend while serving as an ideal “first car?”

Are Dealers On Board Selling EVs?

It turns out the relationship between EVs and new car dealers really comes down to geography.

2025 Green Car Awards Winners Honored

This year’s Green Car Awards winners include six battery electric vehicles, a plug-in hybrid, and two gas-electric hybrid models.

The Long-Awaited VW ID. Buzz

The Microbus is coming! The Microbus is coming! VW fans will be shouting from the rooftops when the electric VW ID. Buzz arrives shortly.

Developing Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

Epsilon Advanced Materials is ushering in graphite anode materials for a new generation of safe and sustainable lithium-ion batteries.

EVs are Not the Answer. They are a Choice.

The development of modern EVs has been accelerating for decades. They are important to our future but not to the exclusion of other fuels and technologies.

Why You Should Buy a Plug-in Hybrid

The desire to go electric is strong for a lot of drivers, but so is an overriding sense of caution. The obvious answer is to consider a plug-in hybrid.

Dodge Charger Daytona is a Thrill Ride

The Dodge Charger Daytona emerges as a performance EV, reminding us that the road to electrification can be paved with unexpected visceral thrills.

Understanding Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Interest in hybrid electric vehicles is growing. Still, even though they’ve been with us for several decades now they are not fully understood. Here’s what we had to say about hybrids over a decade ago.

The Game Changing Toyota Prius Prime

Electric by nature yet hybrid by design, the new Toyota Prius Prime is the electrified answer many drivers are seeking. Our long-term test aims to bear this out.

Inside Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive

Toyota debuted its groundbreaking Toyota Hybrid System 27 years ago, ultimately evolving in 2004 as the automaker’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. Here’s how it works.

Here’s How to Go Hybrid on a Budget

Gas-electric hybrids are growing in popularity as buyers seek a comfortable way to experience electrification. Here are 10 affordable hybrid models to consider.

Mustang Mach-E Rally on Track to Impress

You wouldn’t necessarily want to take your Mustang off-pavement since rugged roads are not its forte. Unless, of course, it’s the Mustang Mach-E Rally.

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