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Tom Baloga, VP Engineering, BMW Group North Americ...

Tom Baloga, VP Engineering, BMW Group North Americ...

February 24, 2009: Tom Baloga, Vice President of Engineering, BMW Group North America, discusses the future of BMW’s environmentally friendly technologies, including a new start/stop system which shuts the car engine off when the vehicle is stopped, a feature commonl... Read Article

2010 Honda Insight vs 2010 Toyota Prius

2010 Honda Insight vs 2010 Toyota Prius

January 26, 2009: The redesigned Toyota Prius and all-new Honda Insight will square off in 2010, following their introduction at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh reports that they’re both hybrids, but that’s where the similarity ends. Read Article

Subaru's environmental initiatives

Subaru's environmental initiatives

October 21, 2008: Waste can cost money or it can make money, as automakers are discovering. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh visited Subaru's plant in Indiana to see how one company looks at the environment. Read Article

2008 Autos Fuel Economy Challenge
Toyota Hybrid Tour
'Hydrogen on the Hill': hydrogen buses in Ottawa
Going green in the Green Mountain State
Hybrid FAQs

Hybrid FAQs

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Alternative power: where we are and where we're go...

September 26, 2005: New York. March 22, 2005. The Ford Escape Hybrid was in town to take on the worst congested commutes and determine New York's "Longest Miles" and demonstrate the vehicle's fuel economy advantages. Click image to enlarge By Paul Williams With gasoline prices steadily rising, car buyers are definitely talking alternatives. But will we really do anything this time? After all, this scenario is n... Read Article

Top Ten Gas Sippers

March 20, 1999: by Greg Wilson It's too early to tell if rising gas prices will force motorists to trade in their Suburbans and Expeditions for Metro's and Civics, but for those who do want to compare vehicle's fuel consumption ratings, the 2000 Fuel Consumption Guide published by Transport Canada and Natural Resources Canada offers complete fuel economy ratings for all cars, vans, sport-utility vehicles and p... Read Article