State regulators have approved $133 million in funding for the California green car rebate program, increased the amounts for which low income households can qualify, lowered the income ceiling for others and removed several plug-in hybrid cars from the list…
The 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan has received a 68 mpg-equivalent fuel efficiency rating from the EPA for combined city and highway driving, giving the futuristic hydrogen-electric car a segment-leading range of 366 miles per…
Toyota officials are gleefully correcting some bad fuel efficiency info they shared last week during a press preview of the 2017 Prius Prime plug in hybrid. They assured members of the automotive media that the 2017 Prius Prime would get…
The 2017 Prius Prime looks good, delivers 25 miles of electric range and in hybrid mode gets 54 mpg in combined city/highway driving. _____ (Article updated 10/4/17 to include EPA efficiency rating of 133 MPG-e.) _____ Toyota hit an uncharacteristic…
Renault announced a 248-mile (400 km) battery pack for its Zoe electric car Thursday, validating rumors of a new long-range battery that have been circulating for weeks. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 40 seconds.] While the French automaker doesn’t sell…
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…
Chevrolet’s all-electric Bolt will be introduced later this year with Bolt pricing to start at $37,495 for the base LT model. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 20 seconds.] General Motors is teasing out info in advance of the 238-mile BEV’s…
Plug-in hybrid shoppers in California won’t have to worry until 2019 about getting HOV lane stickers enabling them to drive without passengers in the state’s carpool, or high-occupancy vehicle, lanes. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute.] The state’s legislature has voted…
[Article pdated 9/19/16 to include base price information.] The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt battery-electric car will carry an EPA range estimate of 238 miles when it goes on sale late this year, according to General Motors. [Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute,…
BMW’s all-electric i3 city car has been doing well in the U.S. recently, in both regular and range extended (REx) versions, and with a new variant for 2017 that offers up to 41 percent more range, it ought to start…