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Reviewers Hurl Criticism at 2010 Honda Insight

The 2010 Honda Insight has as many critics as it does admirers. Photo via dsix.

What’s the biggest obstacle to mainstream adoption of greener cars? Cost. The new generation of super fuel-efficient high-tech vehicles—including hybrids, clean diesels [...] [...]

So long, Porsche: The Roadster is my daily driver

Michael Marks was interim CEO of Tesla from August 2007 to November 2007. Before that he was CEO of electronics manufacturing services company Flextronics. He sits on the board of directors at several public and private technology companies, and he has been managing partner of Riverwood Capital since March 2007. He took [...] [...]

PV+EV: We’re getting 72 miles per day of sunlight, or 72 MPS!

Dr. Rob Wilder is Manager of Encinitas, Calif.-based WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO), the first Index on Wall Street for renewable energy, better energy efficiency and zero-carbon solutions. He was previously on faculty at U.C. Santa Barbara, and University of Massachusetts; he has been AAAS/EPA Fellow in Environmental Science & [...]
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Will the new GM be as pathetic as the new GMAC?

Another reason to dislike GM?
Not that long ago, but before the gas price boom of 2008, GM’s Bob Lutz stated that GM could have used a fraction of one year’s marketing budget to produce a Toyota Prius competitor. Instead, GM invested that money into ads promoting its latest round of gas guzzlers as Toyota went [...] [...]

Ford hybrid sales up 91 percent in June

But, it’s not quite as good as it sounds
Sales of Ford hybrid cars were up 91 percent in June compared to last June, largely thanks to the new Fusion hybrid. Then again, last year at this time, supplies of the Escape hybrid were so low that I’m not quite sure this number is as impressive [...] [...]

Optional head lamp could destroy Toyota Prius

Dead on arrival?
Boy, read MotorTrend or AutoWeek this morning and one might think the world has crashed on the king of hybrid cars and it’s Toyota Prius.
An optional, upgraded head lamp has been faulty and potential class action lawsuits are in the works. Yet, from what I’ve been able to determine, this is a problem [...] [...]