Eco-friendly vehicles are available and ready for consumers. In time they will replace their primitive predecessors and reduce the pollution in the world. Hybrids, electric and biofuel cars are all quality examples of this. …

Eco-friendly vehicles are available and ready for consumers. In time they will replace their primitive predecessors and reduce the pollution in the world. Hybrids, electric and biofuel cars are all quality examples of this. …

Should been a Volt instead? So, why didn’t you start there, Bob? There are a number of people on this blog that have made fun of me over the years for my admiration of ex-GM Vice Chairman et al, Bob Lutz, an admiration I willfully admit. I’ve relished every opportunity to be around …

The clever hybrid, or the deceptive one? New Buick LaCrosse eAssist commercial explains it all Last night I was watching Kitchen Nightmares — what a fantastic show — and was able to catch a commercial for the new Buick LaCrosse eAssist during a break. You know the one. The hybrid that isn’t a hybrid, at least in terms of GM…

2013 Ford Fusion hybrid Or is it still about PR and halo products? Great new looks? Check. Luxurious interior? Check. The latest and greatest technology? Check. Outstanding fuel economy? Check. Check. Cost-effective price? To be determined. Without question, the new 2013 Ford Fusion is ready to take on the likes of the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord, and adding a plug-in hybrid …

The Leaf is a great car, but can it really change the world? Can the world wait for electrification? I was never much of a car guy growing up. It wasn’t until the first hybrid cars hit the street that autos started catching my attention, especially since code was such a big part of their powertrain, and coming from the software industry…

Killing the American dream one drop of foreign oil at a time. What does America stand for anymore? America. The grand experiment of the Founding Fathers. Democracy. Freedom. Equality. Has it worked? Does driving a gas guzzler that requires massive military protection and intervention of foreign oil supplies, puppet governments, and causes massive pollution prove that America succeeded? That Americans have the freedom to be as careless and irresponsible as we want? …

The original Chevy Volt concept debut Should have been a more conventional hybrid? InsideLine is calling the Chevy Volt one of the two top sale’s flops of 2011, but is that a fair assessment? For years now I’ve panned the Volt as a ridiculous excuse not to build a real …

A Mitsubishi pickup truck concept. Can it keep on trucking to America? The importance of the light duty truck segment in America simply cannot be underestimated. It accounts for 50+ percent of all vehicle sales, and a significantly higher percentage of Big 3 profits. Unfortunately, most attempts at more fuel efficient pickup trucks and…

The Spyder plug-in hybrid The future is inevitable For years now Audi has been a vocal hater of hybrid and electric vehicles, claiming that diesel vehicles offer similar benefits at a cheaper price. But, heading into the future, even hybrid hater Audi seems to realize that hybrid and plug-in powertrains are inevitable. Consequently, Audi plans to spend billions …

The hybrid revolution begins? A little smaller, a little more fuel efficient, but how much cheaper? OK. We all know that most Americans are interested in buying hybrid cars. However, until prices decline and hybrid premium payback is recovered in just a couple of years or less, most Americans just aren’t going to pull the sale’s trigger. But could the Toyota Prius …

The best Prius A hybrid family smack down It’s often easy to say that size doesn’t matter, until size actually matters of course. For instance, when you have to stuff an extra passenger in your hatchback, or you need just a bit more room for that trip to Home …