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Is it fully charged yet? This is usually a question that you might find yourself asking if you own a plugin hybrid or EV. With a new iOS application by Volvo, you can stop guessing.

You don’t have to be a conservative, tree-hugging environmentalist driving a small, puny Nissan LEAF EV in order to help save the Earth. Rather, you can be a cool tree-hugging environmentalist driving a sexy, fast sports car like the Nissan ESFLOW.

The Prius is undoubdtedly one of Toyota’s more popular eco-friendly cars, but it’s not Toyota’s only fuel-saver. It’s also planning to upgrade its other smaller models, like the Yaris, with a hybrid system.

Honda has just announced the upcoming 2012 update to its compact Civic. While at first glance, the car might look like the current generation Civic from some angles, it’s actually a complete refresh. And the new Civic Hybrid gets better mileage, too.

Electric vehicles and plugin hybrids offer one inherent advantage: you can drive your car without consuming a drop of gasoline, as long as the battery has charge. But you still spend on electricity costs, right? AeroVironment wants to minimize that, too.

Having a flashy sports car doesn’t necessarily mean forgetting about saving the Earth. Porsche’s latest Boxster E will get you from naught to 60 in 5.3 seconds without the guilt.

How would you feel about travelling roads across the land down under all for $16? This is just what the Wind Explorer team did with its pod-like wind-powered car.

If you think the Toyota Prius is the most popular hybrid out there. Think again. In Japan, the Prius has actually been overtaken by the Honda Fit in terms of sales (both hybrid and petrol-powered) this January. And it looks like the Fit is going to get a bigger brother [...]

Hybrids and EVs are not the only cars making a positive impact on the environment. In emerging economies, super-small cars are giving more people the opportunity to own cars that are fuel efficient and fun to drive.

Anyone else remember that movie Flash of Genius, about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper back in the sixties, and then spent a whole lot of years trying to prove it was, in fact, his? Well, what a difference fifty-odd years makes, because the windshield wiper may be [...]