The British government has announced a major plan for electric vehicle market penetration. The plan includes a government subsidy of 25 percent (up to £5,000, or $7,654) towards the purchase of an electric vehicle. It also includes the installation of thousands of charging points throughout the country. The grant pro...Read more

The State of Washington is currently considering a new policy that would implement a new annual registration fee of $100 on electric vehicles. This new fee would be in addition to other registration fees currently assessed on all highway vehicles. Is this a fair policy for electric vehicle owners? Apparently, the Washi...Read more

The Chevy Volt may soon have some competition. This week, both BMW and Jaguar have announced intentions to produce and sell plug-in hybrid models. Each of these models will be based on an extended-range platform, as the Volt is. So, how will they compare? First, in terms of all electric range, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt w...Read more

Driving an electric car is empowering. No longer are you confined to gas stations for energy - suddenly, any home or business can be considered a possible energy source (depending on how long you would like to charge and how). Now, two new videos have come out that show you just how easy and convenient driving a plug-i...Read more

On Public Policy Day at the D.C. Auto Show this year, we got wind of some dire news. The Federal Highway Trust Fund is slowly depleting because gas taxes have not been raised in 17 years. While the federal gas tax has remained constant, the spending power of the 18 cents a gallon used for transportation improvements ha...Read more

Honda gets a lot of slack for their second-generation Honda Insight. It's not as fuel-efficient as its first generation model or its competitor, the Toyota Prius. Nonetheless, at $23,000, it is still the most economical hybrid on the market today. I test drove this vehicle last week as part of my 2010 Hybrid Challenge...Read more

After six days and over 400 miles of real-world road testing of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, I am happy to report that the car has earned its green cred. It travels over 600 miles on a single tank of gas and provides instantaneous mpg performance based on current driving patterns. I took it all across Southern Califor...Read more

It's true. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation show that China surpassed the U.S. last year in the total number of cars produced. This is a radical shift from 1980, when the U.S. manufactured 56 times more vehicles than China. In 2008, China produced 9.5 million vehicles, while the U.S. produc...Read more

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Editor's note: High Gear Media wants you to write for us. Here's what happens when you do--you get published alongside the pros, if your post is smart, well-written, and (for GreenCarReports.com) has the goods on the greenest of wheels. Want to be our next contributor? Check us out, sign up, and join us on more than 40...Read more