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Clean Gas Cars, Hiding in Plain Sight

In extremely smoggy areas, the tailpipe emissions of some internal combustion cars can be cleaner than the air taken into their combustion chambers. We should care about that.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Championed the Kei Car

The world’s first mass-production EV was small and unfamiliar but showed the way forward. Could a version like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV Sport Air work today?

BMW iX3: A Template for Future EVs

The 2026 BMW iX3 ushers in a new era for BMW EVs with dedicated architecture, 400-mile range potential, and cutting-edge charging and electronics.

EV Power Onboard is a Game Changer

Ford’s Pro Power Onboard capability is powering a new frontier of recreation, work, and on-the-road productivity.

Chevy Bolt EV is the Comeback Kid

GM revives a proven formula with the 2027 Chevy Bolt EV, blending next-generation EV tech with affordability, practicality, and the spirit that defined its legacy.

Honda Civic Champions Hybrid Power

Already the brand’s longest-running and most popular nameplate, the 2025 Honda Civic adds a two-motor hybrid powertrain to both sedan and hatchback body styles.

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The Fractured Road Ahead for EVs

The road to an electric future envisioned by legislators is broken, and without a serious course correction this poses an existential threat to our future mobility.

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Driving the Nissan Ariya EV

Time behind the wheel of the all-electric Nissan Ariya leaves an impression of premium features and average EV performance.

Mission: Prius Road Trip to Monterey

Heading out on the open road shows the benefits of Toyota’s Prius Prime plug-in hybrid as we drive untethered to the needs of charging.

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.

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.

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.

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.