First Drive: 2015 Kia Soul EV
Before starting the 2015 Kia Soul EV, you need to do some simple math. Your days of leaving the house with a 1/4 tank of gas knowing you can fill up at dozens of stations in mere minutes are over.
Top 10 High-MPG Cars’ Sales in 2014 (August check-up)
Electric Cars, Plug-Ins Electrics, Diesel Sales Look Good Two-Thirds of the Way Though the Year August sales reports are in and the Nissan Leaf set … Read more
First Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf
The new 2015 Volkswagen Golf. VW is launching the seventh generation of its worldwide best-seller this year and it’s stepping up its game. The Golf has completely redone both gas and diesel engines as well as added a brand-new electric motor in the soon-to-be-on-the-market (finally) e-Golf.
Welcome To the New MPG Clubs
We live in amazing automotive times. The best testaments to that are the three new “MPG clubs” that we’re introducing at Clean Fleet Report.
Best Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids for 2014
Toyota, Ford, and Tesla have intensified the battle for electric car leadership. How will U.S. electric buyers vote with their pocketbooks for electric cars? See the list of Best Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids for 2014.
Honda Smart Home Integrates EV Into House
Adding eMobility To Zero Carbon Living Honda has a view of the future that might include not only plugging your electric car into your house, … Read more
Top 10 MPG Best-Sellers of 2014 (January-June)
Overall, 2014 has been a good one for the automotive market and generally the alternatives – diesels, plug-in hybrids and pure electric cars – have been outpacing the market. The big question mark is the hybrid market.
Ford Restates MPG on 6 Cars
Today Ford announced what most of the motoring world already knew – the claimed fuel economy on several of its gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars are pretty tough to reach in the real world. In a deal with the EPA, Ford said it would be recalibrating
Top 10 Best-Selling High-MPG Cars of 2014 (January-March)
While overall sales languished a mere 1.3 percent above the first quarter of 2013, high-mileage electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and clean diesels continued a torrid pace similar to what they were experiencing during most of last year. The only laggard in this group was gas-electric hybrids, which dropped almost 16 percent compared to last year, based heavily on declining sales of several Prius models.
Electric Car Charging Etiquette
Mixing cars that need to be plugged in with traditional vehicles has created a whole new interaction. Here are some of the rules.