The Opel Astra has done seemingly nothing but win awards since its arrival on the market, and it now has two new trophies to add to its expansive case. The Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI won the Green Mobility Trophy 2017 and the title of “Best Economical Diesel” this month from the readers of Auto Zeitung….
By rolling out No Charge to Charge in Atlanta, owners and lessees of 2015 LEAF vehicles will benefit from two years of free public charging The capital city of Georgia has long been referred to as “Hotlanta” due to its sweltering summers and equally sweltering night life and club culture. Another thing that’s extremely hot…
The Nissan LEAF took part in a midnight race to raise noise awareness We’re exposed to so much noise in everyday life that we almost forget it’s there. Even in our quietest moments, noise is still all around us—the hum of the air conditioning, the whir of the computer fans, the engine purr of the…
In his speech to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, Carlos Ghosn outlined four of the major pillars that he believes will create opportunity for the advent of Nissan’s Autonomous Drive technologies. One of these trends was the increasing purchase power of women and the proliferation of women in positions of influence in the automotive…
Mark Chaffin Mitsubishi this month made two key changes to its executive team, naming Mark Chaffin its new Chief Operating Officer and Jeff Holland its new Director of Public Relations for North America. Both appointments have already taken effect. Chaffin succeeds Don Swearengen in the role of COO, in which he will oversee vehicle sales,…
Mazda has long been one of the largest supporters of internal combustion engines whether due to natural inclination or small size, continuing to improve its existing engines using SKYACTIV design technology to increase fuel efficiency rather than follow other automakers in creating ranges of hybrids, electrics, and hydrogen-fueled vehicles. In fact, just at the end…
Mazda has been gradually coming around to the idea that it will need to put some form of electrification in its vehicles. Today, though, we have finally come to Mazda announcing its plan for electricity in its lineup by 2030. Looking Ahead: The 2019 Mazda Miata is here, better than ever Photo: byronv2 Electrification Mazda…
Arnt-Gøran Hartvig and Marius Bornstein and their zero-emission Hyundai ix35 The future has no limits–and neither does eco-friendly driving. That’s what Hyundai tried to prove as it sent two Norwegian scientists (Arnt-Gøran Hartvig and Marius Bornstein) on a 24-hour trip through the public roads of Germany. In order to show the zero-emissions potential of the…
Earlier this year at NAIAS, Ford outlined its vision for a “City of Tomorrow,” a futuristic utopia where mobility challenges are met and overcome in sustainable and intelligent ways that becomes increasingly more improbable every time the gross thing that people call the president opens its hideous maw and uses the gears hidden beneath its…
The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Earth Day 2017 is fast approaching, and with it comes the usual barrage of press releases from automakers claiming to be the greenest. In the case of Hyundai, that actually might be the case. Let’s take a look at some of the green achievements Hyundai is celebrating this year… Ioniq…
Though gas prices have fallen, plenty of people would still rather pay up front to be eco-conscious than pay at the pump. Honda is banking on the alternative energy demographic to continuing to grow with the North American debut of the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan yesterday at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. The…
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has published its annual rankings of the 12 greenest vehicles on American streets, as well as meanest (or least efficient). The ACEEE bases its listings on several variables, including fuel economy ratings and manufacturing processes. It was a good year for Chevrolet, which landed two vehicles on the…
We’ve already seen the list of changes in store for the 2019 Chevrolet Volt. Now, we’ve got details on the plug-in hybrid’s new price tag as well. When the 2019 Chevrolet Volt LT goes on sale this fall, its base MSRP will rise $300, from $34,095 to $34,395. That includes a destination fee but doesn’t…
Step aside, DC charging Photo: © General Motors Almost unfailingly, when I get to write about some crazy new battery technology, it’s a study that a group of researchers published, where they have one or two working prototypes. While these are cool and fascinating, they are also several years away from even possibly showing up…
Chevrolet Malibu General Motors Korea announced on Tuesday a record 180,275 vehicles sold domestically in 2016, effectively crushing the previous record of 158,404 vehicles set in 2015. GM Korea finished up 2016 with domestic sales totaling 18,313 units, achieving the best mark for the month of December in company history as well as the automaker’s…
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