Porsche fuel efficiency challenge
Porsche would like people to know that a fuel efficient Porsche is not a contradiction in terms. “Turns out that over the years Porsche has been diligently working to increase power and decrease fuel consumption,” reports Senior Editor, Paul Williams.
Are Hybrids still worth the extra cash?
BCAA’s annual hybrid cost study examines if and when a consumer can recover the extra money required to buy a hybrid vehicle through its fuel savings. This year, 18 hybrids were compared with their gasoline-only equivalents.
Hydrogen Road Tour 2009
Twelve hydrogen-fuelled fuel cell cars arrived in Vancouver last week after finishing a much-publicized drive from San Diego. But with very few publicly-accessible hydrogen filling stations in North America, the future of mass produced fuel cell cars is still in doubt.
3.8 L/100 km in a Honda Insight: it can be done!
As one of the journalists who took part in Honda Canada’s “Insight into Canada” cross-Canada journey, Senior Editor Paul Williams achieved the lowest fuel consumption of all the drivers - but his fuel-efficient driving techniques are no secret, he says.
Honda’s environmental round table
Honda Canada recently invited interested parties to discuss the future of transportation as it relates to alternative fuels and powertrains. Many options are already available but there is one fundamental obstacle to consumer acceptance, reports Senior Editor, Paul Williams.
Interview: Tom Baloga, VP Engineering, BMW Group North America
Tom Baloga, Vice President of Engineering, BMW Group North America, discusses the future of BMW’s environmentally friendly technologies, including a new start/stop system which shuts the car engine off when the vehicle is stopped, a feature commonly used in hybrids.
2010 Honda Insight vs 2010 Toyota Prius
The redesigned Toyota Prius and all-new Honda Insight will square off in 2010, following their introduction at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh reports that they’re both hybrids, but that’s where the similarity ends.
Subaru’s environmental initiatives
Waste can cost money or it can make money, as automakers are discovering. Assistant Editor Jil McIntosh visited Subaru's plant in Indiana to see how one company looks at the environment.
2008 CanadianDriver Fuel Economy Challenge
2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid. Click image to enlarge
Story and photos by the editors of CanadianDriver
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Photo Galleries:2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid;2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel
It’s wasn’t too long ago that Canadian consumers were complaining that the price of gasoline had reached 60 cents per litre (that was in 2000). Now [...]
Toyota Hybrid Tour
Toyota Canada Managing Director, Stephen Beatty, with the 2008 Highlander Hybrid. Click image to enlarge
Story and photos by Chris Chase
Preview: 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
You have to give it to Toyota for taking this hybrid thing and running with it. Since launching the first Prius in Japan in 1997, it’s managed to turn its Hybrid Synergy [...]
‘Hydrogen on the Hill’: hydrogen buses in Ottawa
Ford E450 Hydrogen-powered shuttle bus. Click image to enlarge
Article and photos by Chris Chase
Photo Gallery: Ford E450 Hydrogen-powered shuttle bus
It’s technology that’s years away from mass production, but Ford hopes that a “mostly-made-in-Canada” hydrogen-powered shuttle bus pilot project on Parliament Hill will provide food for thought on the future of alternative fuel vehicles.
Earlier this month, [...]
Going green in the Green Mountain State
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Click image to enlarge
Articles and photos by Chris Chase
New England is a lot of things. For the geographically challenged, this portion of the northeastern United States comprises Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island (which actually isn’t one). It’s also quite friendly. But in person, perhaps its most striking characteristics [...]
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