Neighborhood electric vehicles continue to prove their value in specific settings. But can they do more? A look back shares their potential.
Neighborhood electric vehicles continue to prove their value in specific settings. But can they do more? A look back shares their potential.
Environment-friendly hydrogen is a potentially big picture solution for our overall energy needs. Here’s where we stand with hydrogen vehicles today.
Ford Pro analysis of its customers’ commercial electric vehicle use reveals key takeaways and expectations for the road ahead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wow! Buyers desiring luxury in a high-tech electric may be saying ‘pass’ to well-optioned Tesla models and gleefully opting for a Mercedes-Benz EQS instead.
We don’t think about the environmental implications and carbon return-on-investment (CROI) of every battery cell produced, but Toyota’s chief scientist sure does. Is the best application an electric vehicle, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fuel cell EV? Short answer: It depends.
A hot hatch with a fastback profile, the EV6 is shows Kia’s coming direction with electric vehicles. It rides on a dedicated global platform engineered specifically for electric drive and features various powertrain choices, including a blazing-fast EV6 GT variant.
What’s the best part of Italy? That’s a question with no easy answer. There’s so much to experience, from the water world of Venice and art immersion in Florence to the waves of history that wash over you in Rome.
There was a time in the 1990s when Dodge was big on electrification. After a decade-long break, there was this surprising Dodge EV prototype unveiled in 2008.
GMC will add a second vehicle to its Hummer all-electric truck lineup when it brings out a two-row, five-passenger SUV for the 2024 model year. While that’s still a few years down the road, it will be worth the wait.
Toyota broke new ground with its quirky and futuristic-looking Mirai fuel cell vehicle in 2015. Segue to the model’s next generation and you have a sleek and sophisticated sedan with the latest in advanced hydrogen tech, along with mainstream appeal.
A recent study in Europe takes plug-in hybrids to task, claiming they are “fake electric cars built for lab tests and tax breaks, not real driving.” Our tens of thousands of miles behind the wheel of many PHEVs contradict this.
The pickup market is hot, motivating automakers to continually deliver new choices and enhancements in their truck offerings. RAM’s 1500 exemplifies this with its latest polar opposites – the mega-high-performance TRX and the 33 mpg high efficiency HFE EcoDiesel shown.
Chrysler introduced the all-new minivan category in 1984 with the Dodge Caravan. The Pacifica Hybrid is this minivan’s worthy, efficiency-focused successor.
Aiming to satisfy the needs of those seeking a fun and engaging compact SUV, the X3 xDrive 30e features a handsome design, all-weather driving confidence, and off-road functionality. Importantly, this plug-in BMW adds handy electric-only capability for zero-emission, around-town driving.
The RAV4 compact SUV is one of Toyota's all-time best sellers and continues to evolve and improve with every generation. Since its debut in 1994, over 10 million RAV4 examples have been sold worldwide, a tribute to this enduring model.
Interest in ‘green’ cars of all types is growing. Automakers recognize this and now offer an increasing number of models that speak to greater efficiency, lower tailpipe and carbon emissions, and electrification. The Green Car Awards celebrate these laudable efforts.
Automakers have long embraced hybrid technology to improve driving efficiency, with many also offering plug-in hybrid capability that delivers zero-emission driving solely on batteries. Lincoln is joining in with its second luxury plug-in SUV model, the 2021 Corsair Grand Touring.
Ford introduced the Mustang brand to an eager and enthusiastic market over 55 years ago, offering something truly distinctive with enduring appeal. Now a new and uniquely different Mustang model has joined the lineup that promises to stir things up.
The Audi e-tron electric car broke new ground when it was introduced two years ago. Now there’s an e-tron Sportback model with sleeker fastback styling.
Toyota’s new 2021 Sienna hybrid minivan targets sales leaders Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, and Kia Sedona with a fresh and dynamic design, much improved drive characteristics and cabin environment, an array of important technology innovations, and arguably best-in-segment convenience features.
Electrification is spreading rapidly across the automotive spectrum in ways that are, if not surprising, pleasantly quicker than expected. One example is Jeep’s Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid, a model that enables zero-emission on- and off-roading as part of everyday life.