prius vs hummer? Quick Question: Which is more friendly to the environment? -A Prius or a Hummer? If you answered Hummer, you are WRONG. Yes there’s been a million web stories about how terrible mining for nickel is to the environment, which is what is used in the Prius’ batteries. First of all, most of the destructive practices were abolished decades ago,...

In keeping with the theme of my sensible story about E85 yesterday, I thought I would share this piece of news that is coming out of Autocar’s online news section this morning. Kepler motors, a California-based startup founded by water and land world speed record holder Russ Wicks, has debuted its first project at the Dubai motor show this week. Dubbed the Motion,...

A study released by Stanford University indicates that ethanol, the cellulose-based fuel that is arguably the most widely implemented alternative energy source for powering motor vehicles, might not be so beneficial for the planet after all. When the fuel is burned it produces an increased number of aldehydes, which are the precursors to Ozone, and the effects of this...

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup is currently the only professional green motor sport series that is running here in the United States, which makes it pretty special. Over the course of the 2009 season,  a film crew was present to capture the drivers and teams as they participated in this groundbreaking racing event. Shot completely in high def, the documentary explores...

Ruf Stormster Green It seems as though RUF just cannot be sensible, even when it is trying to be. The German tuning company that is world renowned for taking the already dangerous Porsche lineup beyond the bounds of sanity has built an all-electric version of the Porsche Cayenne. Following in line from the eRUF and “Greenster” concepts, this iteration, dubbed...

The kids at the Temple of VTEC have managed to lay their high-revving paws on a gold mine of information on the new Honda CR-Z – the car’s brochure. From the creased images, we can tell the road-going version is going to look nearly identical to the multitude of concepts we’ve seen parade around the auto show circuit over the last year. Honda’s managed to keep...

American hybrid with sex appeal By now you’ve had several chances to drool over the Fisker Automotive’s response to the Tesla Roadster, The Fisker Karma and Karma Sunset extended range EV. The Karma is packed with technology and has definite European seductiveness thanks to designer Henrik Fisker, the Denmark born virtuoso responsible for the BMW Z8, Aston...

As any teenager worth his salt can tell you, the key to passing a successful lie is to pick a story and stick with it – a lesson Honda’s new P-Nut Concept could stand to learn. Honda has a reputation for being one of the greenest manufacturers on the planet thanks to its early adoption of hybrid technology and range of low-emission, efficient offerings, which may...

In spite of our coverage of several distinctly green developments relating to the four rings from Ingolstadt over the past week, it appears that the company is not following other automakers by focusing most of its energy on going green. “We will stick to our Vorsprung Durch Technik philosophy,” Audi boss Rupert Stadler stated at the LA Auto Show this week....