What do you think of when you think of Sweden? Meatballs? Chefs? Flat-pack furniture and massive station wagons? We do. Beneath that safe, sensible, clean modern design exterior lies a very different Sweden. It's the country that loves classic American hot rods and big motorcycles, thinks nothing of driving through sn...Read more

Can you really improve fuel economy and performance just by taking a production car with a turbocharged 5-cylinder engine and adding Formula 1 race technology?  To find out, we headed to Volvo headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden to test-drive a top-secret prototype Volvo has been testing for the past year. It's an ...Read more

Almost two years ago, I took delivery of one of the very first 2011 Nissan Leafs to be imported into the United Kingdom. With its two-year anniversary approaching, and more than 32,000 miles on the clock, has our family's opinion of the Nissan Leaf changed? What has life with the car been like? And do we regret buying ...Read more

In a few months’ time, the Nissan Leaf electric car will have been on sale in the U.S. for two years.  While a steady--if slow--stream of Leafs have left dealers all over the U.S. since, Nissan, like some of its rivals, has struggled to find the right way of advertising its first plug-in car.  Until now...Read more

If you’re a parent, the chances are you’ve had to make the painful choice between everyday practicality and gas mileage when looking at new cars.  In fact, if your family consists of the archetypal two kids, two adults, a dog, and a whole lot of luggage, the chances are you’ve longed for a miniva...Read more

Later on today, I will hit the publish button on my final article as a full-time writer at Green Car Reports, turn off my computer, and officially end my time as an automotive journalist.  Today, I start the transition from automotive writer to electric car advocate, a role I’ve wanted for many years, but--a...Read more

U.S. production of the 2013 Nissan Leaf moved one step closer to reality earlier this week, when Nissan started eMotor production trials at its factility in Decherd, Tennessee.  Located about 70 miles from Smyrna, where Nissan will start official U.S. production of the 2013 Leaf electric car, the motor production ...Read more

At the start of this year, at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Honda’s luxury arm Acura wooed the crowds with the world premiere of its NSX hybrid supercar concept.  At the time, Acura promised its new flagship car would be on the roads for 2015 and ran a Super Bowl ad so popular, it crashed Acura’s website...Read more

It might be a compliance car, built by Toyota for the sole purpose of meeting California’s regulations for zero-emission vehicles, but the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV is one of the most highly-anticipated plug-in cars of 2012. The anticipation is with good reason.  Combining the practicality of a crossover SUV with ...Read more

The nights are getting longer, children are starting to get ready for Halloween, and in certain states, you’ll have already had the first fall frost.  If you’re approaching your first winter of plug-in car ownership, however, you might be in for a shock as the mercury starts to drop.  Like you, yo...Read more