Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?
, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group.
Plug-In Hybrids
Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads
By 2020, you will be able to own a car with advanced safety features helping avoid collisions, preventing you from drifting into the next lane, providing valet parking and allowing you to touch an “autopilot” button to have the car drive itself.
Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV
The Swedish-built 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 fulfills its task as a luxury cruiser for those who can afford it.
News: Mazda Joins EV Crowd with MX-30 EV
Mazda showed off a new electric version of its small MX-30crossover this week, promising that it would be available in Californiadealerships this fall.
Buyers Guide: Budget EV Options for Clean Transportation
Here are five budget EV options for sustainable transportation (with links to further Clean Fleet Report tests and news).
Road Test: BMW Takes the Middle Path to Electrification
BMW now offers plug-in hybrid options on several popular models, including the midsize 530e sedan and X5 xDrive45e crossover, both of which I recently tested.
Analysis: 4 Misconceptions About Hybrids We Can Forget
A lot has changed in the past decade and many of the conceptions that people used to have about hybrids are now myths of the past.
Road Test: 2021 BMW 330e Plug-In Hybrid
While a regular hybrid can take away half a car’s CO2 emissions, a plug-in hybrid like the 2021 BMW 330e, driven locally most of the time, can do even better.
Personal: A Rare 2020 Treat—A Car Conversation with a Stranger
I’m so happy now, because beyond the loss of lives and jobs and business and connection and a sense of “normal” this year, we have missed out on most of these chance conversations about common interests that used to happen.
Road Testing: Comparing EVs, PHEVs and HEVs
Over the last few weeks, I’ve test driven all three types of battery-powered electric cars—full electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid.