Did Hyundai pull MPG claims from Super Bowl ad due to watchdog group pressure? [w/video]

Filed under: MPG, Hyundai, Videos

Hyundai has been targeted by Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit advocacy organization, over the automaker’s 40 mpg fuel efficiency claim on the Hyundai Elantra. The group says Elantra owners have seen fuel economy averages of 18 and 19 mpg instead of the the 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway reported by [...]

Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid

A Switzerland-based company is testing an extended-range plug-in mini-vehicle that it says gets more than 200 miles per gallon and has a single-tank range of more than 300 miles, according to website TechnologicVehicles.com.
The company, Catecar, tested a prototype of the vehicle at the Geneva Airport this week. The car weighs less than [...]

Who was for, who was against CARB’s ZEV mandate “over-compliance” rule

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy

What impact will the “over-compliance” rule – some would say loophole – in the California Air Resources Board’s recent changes to the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate have? The short and obvious answer is that only time will tell, but one can make [...]

New BMW 328i actually more fuel efficient than old 335d diesel

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, BMW

Saying automotive journalists like diesel sedans is like arguing the color pink is going to do well with the 5-year-old-girl demographic this quarter. You’re not going to find too many dissenting voices. So, it should be no surprise that we love ourselves some BMW 335d. With plenty of power and impressive [...]

Chevy Volt sales drop to 603, Nissan moves 676 Leafs in January

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan

This one has got to hurt. After a record-best 1,529 units sold in December, sales of the Chevrolet Volt dropped to just 603 in January, part of an overall decline in GM model sales compared to the last month of 2011. The good news in this less-than-half drop? If you [...]

Toyota sells 400,000th hybrid in diesel-loving Europe

Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Europe/EU

Some notable dates for Toyota and/or hybrid fans:

1997: Toyota introduces its first production hybrid vehicle, the Prius

August 2010: Toyota sells on millionth hybrid in Japan.

May 2011: Toyota sells one millionth Prius hybrid in the U.S.

June 2011: The two-millionth hybrid is sold in the U.S.

As of today, Toyota has sold over 3.5 [...]

Bob Lutz: Hey right-wingers, stop attacking the Chevy Volt

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM

In the wake of last week’s bruising hearing on Capitol Hill about the safety of the Chevrolet Volt, which itself followed an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that concluded plug-in vehicles do not “pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles,” former General Motors vice [...]

Watch a brace of Nissan Leaf EVs frolic in the snow

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Japan

While there were concerns that the Nissan Leaf might not be a very good vehicle for colder climates, the automaker is ready to demonstrate otherwise. It recently invited a few dozen journalists to have a go in the snow with its signature all-electric on a test course in Shibetsu, Hokkaido in [...]

Tesla Model X crossover teased, full reveal to be live on Internet

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, USA

Perhaps the biggest reveal of 2012 for fans of luxury performance all-electric vehicles (or, perhaps, anyone automotively-inclined with a pulse) is set for the 9th of February when Tesla Motors pulls the shroud from its Model X crossover at its new Los Angeles design studio. And now, we have been [...]

A word on Nissan Leaf sales, orders and reservation numbers [w/poll]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

What’s up with the sales, orders and reservations of the Nissan Leaf? Nissan loudly trumpeted the 20,000 reservations it originally collected back in September, 2010 and Nissan’s Mark Perry recently told AutoblogGreen that, since then, that number has climbed to around 26,000. Where do things stand today? That’s not exactly [...]

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