Praise the sun! It’s finally happened! Mazda has just announced their intentions to bring the Mazda2 to the U.S. and Canada. We love the 3, but the 2 is even more geared toward fuel economy and city driving. It also has Mazda’s good looks and ‘zoom-zoom’ performance (scaled down, of course). Details are scarce, and [...]

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Making a hybrid has been the ‘in’ thing for carmakers to do for a while now. However, we didn’t ever think we’d see the day when Porsche – the anti-Prius manufacturer – would produce a fuel-sipping hybrid offering. Imagine our surprise at the 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid.
It’s important to mention first that the hybrid Porsche [...]

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BMW has revealed pictures of one of the most amazing concept cars in recent memory. The Vision EfficientDynamics Concept doesn’t just have a mouthful of a name, it’s also showcasing the many innovations BMW has been working on for the green car segment.
The Vision Concept is powered by a 1.5-liter turbo diesel engine as well [...]

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Awhile back, we were lucky enough to get to drive around Nissan’s electric vehicle mule. It was still very much in the late testing stages, so the drivetrain was housed in the body of a Cube. Since then, we’ve been itching to find out what direction they’ll go design-wise, and now we have our answer:

They’re [...]

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In a true show of green movement fashion, Ford has confirmed its plan to introduce their Ecoboost technology – so far found in their V6 engines – with a new twin-turbocharged four-cylinder engine capable of producing the same power as a V6 but with greatly improved gas mileage. Ford says that the tiny 2.oL four-cylinder [...]

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