UK vehicular history was made last July. For the first time ever the number of diesel vehicles sold outpaced the number of gas powered vehicles sold. Diesel vehicle sales rose to become 50.6% of automobiles sold in the UK in July while gas powered vehicles plummeted by 13.2%. The diesel engine has made amazing strides [...]

Fiat says the two-cylinder TwinAir might be on its way to North America. This cartoon-y little car will not only get 57.4 MPG, it will also have super low carbon emissions – 92 g/km of CO2. How does that compare to the hybrid leading Prius? 50 MPG and 89 g/km of CO2. It features a [...]

Between environmental concerns, economic instability and an association of oil with foreign adversarial interests, fuel efficiency has become increasingly more important to the American car buyer. This is reflected in the recently released findings of a gas mileage poll from the Consumer Federation of America. The poll found that a majority of American citizens support [...]

Oh Ford. How can you possibly build a light-duty truck that gets worse gas mileage than the Hummer H2? Well, that’s precisely the case for the 2010 Ford F-250 Lariat which was recently credited by Consumer Reports for getting the worst mileage of all 2010 vehicles with a shocking 10 mpg in real world tests. [...]

If you’ve been reading about the new ultra-low-cost vehicle in India, the Tata Nano, and getting ready to buy one when it comes to the US, you might be a little disappointed to find it will cost slightly more than a bag peanuts and Coffee Crisp. When the Tata Nano received it’s official North American [...]

If GM has its way, America’s infatuation with the pickup truck won’t necessarily have to come with nearly as much eco-guilt. GM is currently investing big, in ways to significantly improve fuel efficiency on their newer lines of trucks. The focus of the investment, which is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of [...]

According to Motor Trend, Fiat is considering a potential sale date in 2010 for its 500 model. Before that happens, the 500′s front end needs a slight redesign in order to meet with the approval of the U.S government. Sad news for Canadian Fiat lovers, they’re likely going to miss out since the cost of [...]

The Chevry Cruze had been scheduled to launch production at the General Motor’s Ohio factory in April of next year, but the company has just announced that the launch date has been pushed to July. This push comes regardless of earlier launches of the Cruze in China and Europe going smoothly. The Cruze is expected [...]

CO2 emissions from a car, truck or SUV are likely to be a significant part of your carbon footprint. But transportation is an essential part of every day life– which presents green minded people with a moral (and practical) dilemma: is it possible to be an eco-friendly driver? The answer is, absolutely. Here’s a look [...]

The United States Postal Service has around 220,000 vehicles in its fleet, of which 43,000 are alternative fuel vehicles. The new set of energy efficient vehicles will be introduced as part of the Post Office’s plan to reduce petroleum use by 20% over the next five years. They recently announced a major green step to [...]