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Green Scene

CanadianDriver's Green Scene is your source for everything green in today's automotive scene: hybrids, alternative fuels, car reviews, technology, features and more. Scroll down to see our most recent articles, or select a subject from the menu below.
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Green Car Reviews

2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid 4WDTest Drive: 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid 4WD
"My hat is off to GM for building the Yukon Hybrid. It's a fascinating engineering exercise, and dammit if it doesn't work as advertised," says contributor Peter Bleakney. "The question remains whether it is relevant," he opines.

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid LT 4WD
Test Drive: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
Inside Story: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
2009 Subaru Legacy Wagon PZEV
2009 Mercedes-Benz Bluetec diesel models
2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid
2008 Smart Fortwo Cabriolet Passion
2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid
2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
2009 Audi Q7 TDI diesel
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Hybrids

2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid GM's 2009 Two-Mode Sierra and Silverado Hybrids
GM's fuel-saving two-mode hybrid system is now available in the 2009 Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks. "GM claims this hybrid pickup will achieve a 25 per cent improvement in overall fuel consumption over a conventional pickup," reports Jim Kerr.

More on Hybrids
GM's Two-Mode hybrid
Hybrids in winter
Defining Hybrids
Hybrid FAQs
Hybrids: the pros and cons
Toyota Hybrid Tour
Alternative power: lessons from the past
Long-Term Test: Honda Civic Hybrid and Toyota Prius
The scoop on hybrid vehicles
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Green Car Buyer's Guide

2008 Toyota Prius Buy Green and Go
With more than 20 clean diesel and gas/electric hybrid vehicles available on the market, energy conscious buyers have never had more choices than they have today.

Read the Buyer's Guide and choose wisely

2008 Fuel Economy Challenge

2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Fuel efficiency for everyone
We're testing hybrids, diesels and gas powered cars and SUVs to find out how real world mileage stacks up to Energuide's ratings. At the same time we're employing fuel-efficient driving techniques to get the fuel consumption as low as possible. Our current fuel economy challenger is the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid.

Click here to read the 2008 Fuel Economy Challenge

Green Technology

An in-depth look at Green technologies
CanadianDriver's technical expert, Jim Kerr, explores a wide variety of Green technologies in his weekly AutoTech column. Take a look at some of the fuel-saving technologies available today and explore the technologies of the future.

Read these Green technology features
Ethanol-fueled vehicles
Emissions standards
Diesel update - BlueTec and AdBlue
Improving your fuel economy
GM's Two-Mode hybrid
2009 Ford Escape Hybrid technology
Advances in automatic transmissions
Vehicle emissions: Going 'green'
Engine technology and design
Automobile painting
Biodiesel: the pros and cons
Chevrolet Volt electric car concept
Diesel particulate filters
"Feebates" - another form of taxation?
Fuel economy ratings

View the full list of Green technology articles

Once the showcase for futuristic styling, the autoshow is now the forum to display the latest in advanced technology, wrapped of course in great styling. Have a look at the technology and cars of tomorrow. You could be driving these sooner than you think.

Look into the future

Honda Insight hybrid will debut at Detroit Auto Show Fisker Automotive will debut plug-in hybrid at Detroit show
Electric car sales drop by more than half in Britain GM announces pricing of new hybrid pickup trucks
Low-speed electric vehicles safe, says Electric Mobility EU automobile emission reductions vary
Europe moves closer to new fuel quality law Consumers want action on carbon concessions: HSBC
Volvo launches E85 models in Thailand BMW announces pricing of 2009 diesel models

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We've done it again. We rounded up 13 compact cars and drove them until they ran out of gas. One went more than a 1000 kilometres. Read it all right here.

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Subaru's environmental intiatives Ford HySeries Drive B.C. or Bust: Driving across Canada in a Honda Civic Hybrid
Going green in the Green Mountain State
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Alternative power: where we are and where we're going
Biogas: a renewable fuel that makes sense
Fuel cells: promises, promises!

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