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.

A Jaguar EV? Electrifying!

Jaguar, best know for fast, sleek cars with internal combustion engines that growl like jungle cats, says it will begin selling a Jaguar EV in two years. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute.] The automaker debuted the concept plug-in Jaguar SUV…

Nissan Leaf Halfway To No Federal Incentives

U.S. sales of Nissan’s Leaf EV tiptoed past the 100,000 mark last month,  the second plug-in vehicle to do so. Chevrolet’s Volt surpassed 100,000 sales in June. With the federal tax credit for PEVs scheduled to start phasing out as…

Next Prius: All Plug, All the Time?

It’s early days yet, but Toyota is considering making every future Prius a Prius plug-in hybrid. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute 40 seconds.] That’s the word from Shoichi Kaneko, assistant chief engineer for the 2017 Prius Prime plug-in. He dropped…