As a ‘Moon Shot,’ Creating a Viable Electric Car is a Challenging Mission
The race to deliver electric vehicles to the market is on and competition is heating up. But like the Apollo Program, success is likely to be measured over many years and will come at great cost. Our...
View ArticleFord Fusion Nabs Green Car of the Year Award
The 2013 Ford Fusion has been named Green Car of the Year - an award jurors at the LA Auto Show said honors Ford's decision to give the midsize sedan a mix of clean, high-mileage powertrain options...
View ArticleHonda Accord Named “Green Car of the Year”
The 2014 Honda Accord was named “Green Car of the Year” during a ceremony at the L.A. Auto Show on Thursday morning. The Accord is currently offered with several power trains, including a new 50 mpg...
View ArticleAward Highlights Best in New Green Technology
While buyers looking for a "green" new car often look for hybrids, but if they looked a little deeper they'd find a world of technologies beyond "electrification" that would meet their needs. The best...
View ArticleRam 1500 EcoDiesel Drives Off with Green Truck of the Year
The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel walked off with another big award, this time the 2015 Green Truck of the Year. The Ram beat out four other trucks, including another Ram – the 1500 HFE – to win the honor. The...
View ArticleBMW i3 Named Green Car of the Year
Squaring off with four tough competitors, the BMW i3 claimed victory as the Green Car of the Year, an award the maker says “validates” the costly development program behind the breakthrough...
View ArticleGrand Cherokee, i8, F-150 Nab Green Car Awards
The automotive award season continued today with the Jeep Grand Cherokee, BMW i8 and F-150 all taking home Green Car awards during at the Washington D.C. Auto Show. The Green Car Journal honored the...
View ArticleMakers Tallying Up Awards for Expanding Green Vehicle Offerings
With the growth in the number of greener offerings in the automotive universe comes a similar expansion in the number of awards doled out for the best of them and the impact of them. For more, go to...
View ArticleHonda Clarity Named Green Car of the Year
Honda captured a big honor in Los Angeles: Green Car of the Year for the Honda Clarity. Thought of mostly as a fuel cell vehicle, there are EV and PHEV versions now, which gave Honda the honor. Find...
View Article2020 Green Car, SUV of the Year Finalists Announced
Each year automakers introduce a slew of new vehicles, many of which are considered “green” or environmentally friendly, and each year Ron Cogan's Green Car Journal honors two of those as the Green Car...
View ArticleGreen Car Awards Honor Hybrids and Diesels, But No EVs, Oh, My!
Whether due to consumer demand or increasingly stringent government mandates, there’s been a surge of new, “eco-friendly” vehicles coming to market during the past few years, and four of the best were...
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