Clean Fleet Report gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesels and gasoline engines. Beyond that we help readers to cut their transportation expenses by reviewing advances in sustainable transportation including public transit, high-speed rail, car sharing, ride-hailing and microtransit. We also cover alternative fuels, biofuels and infrastructure development, including the commercial sector where electric trucks are beginning to make inroads. We aim to be your one-stop place for learning about efficient transportation.
Michael Coates
Michael Coates is Editor & Publisher of Clean Fleet Report and an internationally recognized expert in the field of automotive environmental issues. He has been an automotive editor and writer for more than three decades with media experience ranging from automotive enthusiast magazines, trade magazines, newspaper, radio and television reporting. He currently serves on the board of Western Automotive Journalists and has been an organizer of the group’s Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel program. The Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) uses him as a program advisor and regular participant. He also ocassionally writes for Autoweek.com and regularly reviews cars for the Tri City Voice newspaper. Michael also is a regular contributor as an EV expert to PG&E’s Currents publication. One of his first published works was a poem in his first college’s annual poetry collection. After leaving that college he became a regular contributor of record reviews to its newspaper. He’s most proud of his rejection letter for a skit submitted to Saturday Night Live.
John Faulkner
John Faulkner is Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles. He has worked with General Motors (all Divisions), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Eagle), Ford and Lincoln-Mercury, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota on consumer events and sales training programs. His interest in automobiles is broad and deep, beginning as a child riding in the back seat of his parent’s 1950 Studebaker. He is a journalist member of the Motor Press Guild and Western Automotive Journalists.
Steve Schaefer
Steve Schaefer began writing a weekly automotive column in February of 1992. In 2021, when he started working as a staff technical writer at EV startup Rivian, he paused his auto writing. Over those 29 years, Steve tested and reviewed more than 1,200 cars. Now, he’s back.
For many years, Steve tested every vehicle he could get, but in 2017 he began focusing on EVs and hybrids. After completing Climate Reality Leadership Training with Al Gore in August 2018, he moved to writing about only EVs and climate-related topics.
Car passion started at an early age. Steve remembers the joy of riding in his father’s Austin-Healey when he was three-to-five years old. After discovering the August, 1963, issue of Motor Trend, he became entranced with the Detroit annual model change, and began stalking dealers’ back lots to catch the new models as they rolled off the transporter.
Coming from a family that owned three Corvairs, Steve has had multiple adventures with GM vehicles. In 1990, he bought one of the first Saturns, earning him a prominent spot on the cover of the brand’s 1994 product catalogue. In 2017, Steve leased one of the first Chevrolet Bolt EVs.
Steve continued with EVs, driving a tiny Fiat 500e from 2020 through mid-2024. Since May 2024 his daily driver has been a roomy, long-range Hyundai Ioniq 5.
Steve remains at Rivian and strongly supports its mission of electrifying transportation. As part of his commitment, he also tests and reviews EVs and covers the EV industry. All opinions expressed in his writing are his own and do not represent Rivian.
Steve is a founding member of the Western Automotive Journalists. His EV and climate change blog is stevegoesgreen.com.
Gary Lieber
Gary Lieber is a Road Test & Technology editor at Clean Fleet Report. Gary is a Silicon Valley technology veteran, having spent more than 20 years as an executive at Apple and Microsoft. He is a life-long technologist, club racer and gearhead. He has written about cars for the last 10 years, focusing on battery electric cars, autonomous vehicles and the technologies behind them. He is an organizer of Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel, founder of the San Francisco Bay Leaf Owners Association, former concours chairman for the Porsche Club of America and has served as vice president of communications for the Western Automotive Journalists.
Ellie Gabel
Ellie Gabel is a science writer specializing in astronomy and environmental science and is the Associate Editor of Revolutionized. Ellie’s love of science stems from reading Richard Dawkins books and her favorite science magazines as a child, where she fell in love with the experiments included in each edition.
Martin Banks
Martin Banks is the managing editor at Modded and a regular contributor to sites like the National Motorists Association, Survivopedia, Family Handyman and Industry Today.
Whether it’s an in-depth article about aftermarket options for EVs or a step-by-step guide to surviving an animal bite in the wilderness, there are few subjects that Martin hasn’t covered.
When he’s not writing, Martin spends his time making music with friends, mixing drinks and hiking the Pennsylvanian wilderness. You can also find him watching old horror movies and playing with his dog, Pelligrino.
Lex Adams
Lex Adams is a photographer at Clean Fleet Report. He enjoys combining his two favorite interests of cars and photography. He became a car enthusiast while working at Autobytel. He is a big Mini Cooper fan, having owned five different Mini Cooper models as well as having served as president for one of North America’s largest Mini Cooper clubs.
Larry E. Hall
The late Larry E. Hall was Managing Editor & Editor-at-Large at Clean Fleet Report. His interest and passion for automobiles began at age 7, cleaning engine parts for his father, a fleet manager for a regional bakery. He has written about cars and the automobile industry for more than 25 years and has focused his attention on “green” cars and advanced technology vehicles. Larry’s articles have been published by Microsoft’s MSNBC.com and MSN Autos as their alternative vehicles correspondent and Senior Editor at HybridCars.com. He is the founding president of the Northwest Automotive Press Association and a member of the Motor Press Guild. He is greatly missed by all of us here at Clean Fleet Report. We value not only his significant writing contributions that remain a large part of our publication, but his sage advice that helped shape everything you see here.
John Addison
John Addison was the founder of Clean Fleet Report and continues to occasionally contribute to the publication. He is the author of Save Gas, Save the Planet and many articles at Clean Fleet Report. He has taught courses at U.C. Davis and U.C. Santa Cruz Extension and has delivered more than 1,000 speeches, workshop and moderated conference panels in more than 20 countries.