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These Are the Greenest – and Meanest – Vehicles You Can Buy

These Are the Greenest – and Meanest – Vehicles You Can Buy

by | Mar 15, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Looking for an environmentally friendly vehicle? You have more options than ever before. That includes a flood of new battery-electric vehicles, as you might expect, but if you’re still reluctant to go with an EV you still have plenty to choose from. In fact, the top-ranked model in the 2024 GreenerCars list is a plug-in hybrid, and even some products running solely on gasoline do well in the annual study. Better yet, there are plenty of affordable options. But there also are some surprises, as Headlight.News reports.

First Drive: 2024 Honda Prologue — A Partnership Pays Off

First Drive: 2024 Honda Prologue — A Partnership Pays Off

by | Feb 22, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Honda is finally getting into the EV game, the automaker getting ready to roll its first long-range model into U.S. showrooms in the coming weeks. The name is an appropriate one, the 2024 Honda Prologue set to become the first in a planned family of EVs set to debut later this decade. While future models will be developed in-house, however, the Japanese automaker took a shortcut with Prologue, turning to its longtime Detroit rival, General Motors for help. Headlight.News has the back story — and a first review of the 2024 Honda Prologue.

With Stellantis Now Onboard, Tesla Has Won the Charger Battle

With Stellantis Now Onboard, Tesla Has Won the Charger Battle

by | Feb 16, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Stellantis will adopt the Tesla-style North American Charging Standard. The parent of brands including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram was the last holdout among major automakers to go with the NACS plug. It means owners will have access to a substantial wider network of plugs and formalizes Tesla’s Superchargers as the de facto winner in the charging battle. Tesla, meanwhile, is taking steps to prevent the embarrassing charger failures many owners ran into during a recent Midwest cold snap.

Shell Shutting Down All its California Hydrogen Stations

Shell Shutting Down All its California Hydrogen Stations

by | Feb 14, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , ,

The struggling market for fuel-cell vehicles was handed another setback as Shell announced that it was shutting down all seven of its hydrogen refueling stations open to retail customers in California. That might seem an irrelevant number were this to involve its gasoline service network. But it represents nearly one in six of the hydrogen facilities in California and about 12% of the 59 open to the public nationwide.

New Tesla Supercharger Rival Ionna Opens Up; Backed By Seven Major Automakers

New Tesla Supercharger Rival Ionna Opens Up; Backed By Seven Major Automakers

by | Feb 9, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A group of seven major automakers officially launched Ionna — aimed at becoming an EV charging network to rival the Tesla Supercharging system — and, in the process, give motorists more confidence they’ll be able to charge up their battery-electric vehicles wherever they travel.

Soaring Fuel Prices Threaten Market for Hydrogen Vehicles

Soaring Fuel Prices Threaten Market for Hydrogen Vehicles

by | Jan 29, 2024 | , , , , , , , , , ,

When Toyota introduced the Mirai fuel-cell vehicle three years ago the automaker tossed in an appealing incentive, $15,000 worth of the hydrogen needed to power it up. At the time, it cost just over $70 to fill Mira’s 5.6-kilogram tank. Today, you’ll pay over $200 – if you can find the lightweight gas, as many of the stations providing it have run dry. And that’s threatening to short-circuit the “hydrogen economy” that fuel-cell proponents have predicted is just around the corner.