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UK Prime Minister, London Mayor get electric cars for a little while

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, MINI, Mitsubishi, UKTwo of the UK's top politicians - Prime Minister Gordon Brown and London Mayor Boris Johnson - now have access to electric cars, at least for a little...

REPORT: 2011 Audi A1 not coming to the States

Filed under: Audi, USA 2011 Audi A1 graffiti - Click above for high-res image galleryThere's still two months to go before the production 2011 Audi A1 is finally scheduled to get its internet...

What does the Prius PHEV mileage really mean on the JC08 cycle?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota, Legislation and Policy Toyota Prius PHEV - click above for high-res image galleryEver since we started getting government estimates of fuel economy for new...

From Hummer to the Volt, one engineer's tale

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, HUMMER, Green DailyWhat did it feel like inside GM's truck group when gas prices shot up over $4 a gallon last year? Automotive engineer Keith Seymore summed it up in...

Cedric Lynch: Batteries the bottleneck to gasoline-level performance

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, RacingAsk just about anyone who follows the green automotive industry what's holding back electric cars and you'll likely get the same answer: It's the...

Quick Spin: Mitsubishi i is a good car with a bad name

Filed under: MPG, Mitsubishi Mitsubishi i - Click above for high-res image galleryWe're looking at a long, nearly straight, almost totally traffic-free downhill. We'd climbed up to the base of the...

GM: Volt plus EEStor could work ... if EESU worked

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, ZENN 2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image galleryThere are 16 days left in the month of December. Besides being...

Geneva 2010 preview: Audi starts launch countdown for new A1 [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: Audi, Geneva Motor Show Audi A1 graffiti - click above for high-res image galleryAudi has officially started off the countdown to its new mini car, the A1. We've known for at least two...

BMW rumored to quit hydrogen but just dropping Hydrogen 7

Filed under: Hydrogen, BMW BMW Hydrogen 7 - click above for high-res image galleryWe hadn't heard much about BMW's Hydrogen 7 for a while. Some people thought this signaled the end of the Bavarian...

REPORT: Mercedes-Benz begins testing electric SLS supercar

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mercedes BenzThe Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is nothing if not an exciting car to drive, and the German automaker is reportedly hard at work making sure that the upcoming...