News: Honda Clarity Named 2018 Green Car of the Year
Green Car Journal awarded its 2018 Green Car of the Year trophy to the Honda Clarity family of vehicles, which comes as a fuel cell electric, battery electric or plug-in hybrid.
Flash Drive: Delphi & Tula Teach an Engine to Dance
The incremental cost of the Delphi 48-Volt system is in the hundreds of dollars to the OEM, according to Delphi. The company expects systems like this to grab 20 percent of the new car market by 2025.
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This has been a great year for us, but we think 2018 promises to be even more exciting. Glad to have you along for the ride.
News: BMW Electrification Push Bearing Fruit
BMW, through its BMW iPerformance sub-brand, delivered 100,000 pure electrics and plug-in hybrids during 2017, reaching its goal for the year.
Flash Drive: 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf
I see the 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf as one that cuts its own path—a fun-to-drive, affordable, reasonable-range compact EV. I could think of no more higher recommendation.
Flash Drive: 2017 Ford Fusion Energi
I’ve got to say Ford has made the 2017 Ford Fusion Energi better. It’s not perfect, but it’s an incredibly fuel-efficient car you can live with every day.
Tech: Engine Variable Compression Gamechanger
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan introduced a break-through engine technology that can improve the efficiency and power of current engines—variable compression.
News: Volkswagen EV Onslaught to Begin in 2020
At a media program in Los Angeles this week Volkswagen promised that a version of the recently introduced crossover—the I.D. Crozz—would be the first of the new generation of electric cars to hit these shores.
News: Ford Launches Police Plug-In Hybrid
Ford decided to up the ante and offer a police plug-in hybrid version of the company’s Fusion midsize sedan outfitted with all of the requisite law enforcement equipment.
Road Test: 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen TSI S 4Motion
A Compact Go-Anywhere Package The 2017 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen is a bit of what one cartoon character used to call a “way-back†machine. While a … Read more