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U.S. feds spends $300 million on green vehicles, will save $40 million in fuel costs

Every few months, the federal government puts out a little note announcing which and how many green vehicles they we bought recently. Back in June, for example, we learned over 17,000 new and more efficient vehicles, mostly Fords, were added to the national fleet. Most recently, the General Services Administration says it has bought another collection of clean rides, including 35 hybrid-electric buses. All told, the GSA has spent $300 million on 17,246 vehicles from six manufacturers. The most recent phase of the purchase included the ... Read more →

Review: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - What a difference 60 degrees makes Sam Abuelsamid

Recently, we had our third opportunity to drive the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Actually, the last go around was with a Mercury Milan Hybrid, but aside from a different nose and fanny, it is the same ...

Review: 2009 Smart ForTwo - Undone by a Dud of a Tranny Sebastian Blanco

The Smart ForTwo isn't for shy people. Even though Smart USA has sold about 30,000 of these tiny two-seaters in the U.S., the little rollerskate attracts a lot of attention. On the road or in a ...

Review: 2010 Toyota Prius a miser with new moves Sam Abuelsamid

When car buyers think of hybrids, the name that most often springs to mind is the Toyota Prius since it was the first really practical hybrid to come to market and has sold more than any other ...

Review: 2010 Audi A3 TDI, diesel with a healthy dash of sport Sam Abuelsamid

Audi started its big push for clean diesel here in the U.S. market this spring when its big Q7 TDI finally went on sale. While the Q7 TDI is one of the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUVs ...

First Ride: 2009 Zero X electric motorcycle 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Is the world ready to swap its gas-burning cars and trucks for electric vehicles? It's an interesting question, to be sure, and the answer may not be as straightforward as we'd like. As much as many of us would love to ditch petroleum all together, there are a number of things to consider ...

Review: 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the LA Auto Show in November, Ford unveiled the updated 2010 Fusion and its hybrid stablemate to considerable fanfare. When we got the chance to drive the Fusion a month later we came away impressed, although some of you found the new, larger three-bar grille even more obnoxious than the ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive desirability is a strange thing. If you ask any statistically significant number of people to choose any car they desired, surely a large number of them would name Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins or some other exotic breed. And yet these cars sell in only the low tens of ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Lexus GS450h 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since debuting the Prius just over a decade ago, Toyota has been gradually spreading its hybrid drive technology through its product lineup including the Lexus brand. Later this year, Lexus will be getting its first hybrid-only model in the form of the HS250h but it's first hybrid sedan was ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The car as we know it is being redefined. Hybrids have reintroduced electrons to the driving experience, and the rumble, shake and shimmy of internal combustion engines is being muffled and, in some cases, even silenced by cars like the Toyota Prius, 2011 Chevy Volt and Tesla Roadster. For us ...

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