John O'Dell

John O'Dell

I’m John O’Dell – the green car guy – and for more than 25 years I’ve been an automotive writer, editor and analyst specializing in alternative vehicles and fuels.

VW ID.7 Tourer Revealed

But sleek electric wagon not (yet) slated for the U.S. Volkswagen has turned out a wagon version of the ID.7 – the ID.7 Tourer- and while not yet scheduled to be sold outside of Europe, we can hope. The automaker…

2024 Honda Prologue Just Misses 300-Mile Mark

Honda’s first all-electric crossover, the midsize Prologue SUV, barely misses the automaker’s earlier estimate of a 300-mile range rating. Just-released official EPA numbers place single-motor Prologue models at 296 miles and more powerful dual-motor, all-wheel drive versions at 273 to…

CES 2024: Automakers Flex Tech Muscles

The first full day of the annual tech blowout know as CES 2024 – formerly the Consumer Electronics Show – wrapped up Monday in Las Vegas with a bit of news from various carmakers. A lot of it didn’t have…

Cybertruck: The Deets

The initial Tesla Cybertruck delivery event just happened and…we weren’t invited. BUT, the automaker released some details about the production versionof the long-awaited Cybertruck, and we’re sharing ’em. You can decide for yourself about the look – but we hate…

Meet the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia

Crown Signa

There’s a new station wagon in town, and it’s Toyota’s latest SUV – the 2025 Toyota Crown Signia hybrid. The two-row gas-electric five-seater is a sporty, low-roofed SUV-like version of the redesigned Toyota Crown sedan that debuted in 2023. Automakers…