Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Peter Gorrie | Wheels.ca

Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Peter Gorrie | Wheels.ca

Gorrie, Peter

pgorrie@sympatico.ca

Feb 09, 2012 -

Gorrie: Honda ruling opens door to mileage claim free-for-all

Feb 02, 2012 -

Gorrie: Develop an app that uses GPS for Toronto parking spots

Jan 27, 2012 -

Natural gas is not an environmentally friendly fuel

Jan 19, 2012 -

E-vehicle batteries killing mass growth despite research

Jan 13, 2012 -

Hybrids, EVs everywhere at Detroit auto show

Jan 06, 2012 -

Is the electric car dead? It’s too soon to tell

Dec 28, 2011 -

The heather on the hills

Dec 23, 2011 -

Swapping Santa for a grey Rover

Dec 15, 2011 -

Decking out the family sleigh

Dec 08, 2011 -

Here’s why Canada, U.S. fuel numbers are so different

Nov 30, 2011 -

For and against: Road taxes inspire heated debate

Nov 26, 2011 -

Mazda’s CX-5 crossover: a closer look

Nov 18, 2011 -

EVs: Drivers demand range, convenience

Nov 11, 2011 -

Will mobile batteries replace gas cans?

Nov 04, 2011 -

How far does an EV have to go before it will sell?

Oct 28, 2011 -

Cars that smell like french fries

Oct 21, 2011 -

What if we saw EVs as public utilities?

Oct 14, 2011 -

How many car buyers save money by going electric?

Oct 07, 2011 -

Is a nuclear car on the road ahead?

Sep 30, 2011 -

Hybrids need help for future

Sep 22, 2011 -

Study suggests future of electric cars limited

Sep 16, 2011 -

Try finding a hybrid taxi in Toronto

Sep 09, 2011 -

BMW has its ‘i’ on 2013 for revamped battery car

Sep 02, 2011 -

Why you should care about the fate of your junk car

Aug 26, 2011 -

Determining the ‘green-ness' of a car

Aug 19, 2011 -

Having fun, saving fuel in a Chevy Volt

Aug 12, 2011 -

Plastic finds its way under the car

Aug 08, 2011 -

New fuel-economy standards hardly draconian

Jul 29, 2011 -

The EV battery challenge

Jul 22, 2011 -

What's the 'greenest' car? It's impossible to name

Jul 15, 2011 -

Waterloo team third at EcoCar Challenge

Jul 08, 2011 -

Incompatible charge systems: Pull the plug!

Jul 01, 2011 -

The race is on to make sound for EVs

Jun 24, 2011 -

Can 18-wheel electric trucks be far off?

Jun 17, 2011 -

$90,000 to turn SUV electric? Sure, if it saves you $10,000!

Jun 03, 2011 -

Is this the urban car of the future?

Jun 03, 2011 -

Is this the urban car of the future?

May 27, 2011 -

Sobering facts offset environmental optimism

May 20, 2011 -

Sailing through the Tyrolean Alps — in a Porsche

May 13, 2011 -

Hopes riding on Equinox

May 06, 2011 -

Tiny electric car maker Thinks it’s got gold

Apr 28, 2011 -

Plugging in your electric car will send data in all directions

Apr 22, 2011 -

’58 Apache pickup powered by electricity

Apr 15, 2011 -

Low-speed trucks deserve to get a break

Apr 08, 2011 -

Power study boosts electrics

Apr 01, 2011 -

Review: Luxury hybrid sportback is a gas miser

Mar 25, 2011 -

New auto fuel technology could threaten health, report says

Mar 18, 2011 -

Electric car tech sparks quirky problems and remedies

Mar 11, 2011 -

Why do they build all those fast cars anyway?

Feb 25, 2011 -

The magic word for (Nissan) Leaf fans is ‘patience’

Feb 18, 2011 -

Obama EV goal will exclude us

Feb 11, 2011 -

Charging EVs could be like paying for laundry

Feb 04, 2011 -

Toronto faces electric car dilemma

Jan 28, 2011 -

Condo residents warned against purchasing electric cars

Jan 24, 2011 -

China’s top electric vehicle could be car of the future

Jan 14, 2011 -

Auto industry’s green shift is all about survival

Jan 14, 2011 -

Electric vehicles ready for next year

Jan 07, 2011 -

Ford fuel-saving technology a ‘no brainer’

Dec 31, 2010 -

Green Wheels: Give GM full marks for effort

Dec 23, 2010 -

Out of Africa — barely

Dec 17, 2010 -

Eight for the road: Batteries, plug-ins

Dec 10, 2010 -

Gorrie: Some chocolate and a gear knob

Dec 03, 2010 -

Chevy Volt loses the smoke and mirrors

Nov 26, 2010 -

Hydrogen fuel cell potential not dead just yet

Nov 19, 2010 -

LA Auto Show: How green are the automakers?

Nov 12, 2010 -

Not so easy to fund Canadian promise

Nov 05, 2010 -

Driving better electrically — but how much better?

Oct 29, 2010 -

Looking at the Nissan Leaf's small print

Oct 22, 2010 -

Homegrown EVs turn heads at Toronto show

Oct 22, 2010 -

Driving the Leaf with a feather

Oct 15, 2010 -

Much to think about as we prepare for EV explosion

Oct 08, 2010 -

Porsche takes its hybrid tech to the track

Oct 01, 2010 -

Don’t get excited about the Leafs in Toronto

Sep 24, 2010 -

Electric starter doomed the electric car — in 1912

Sep 17, 2010 -

The long and short of electric-powered vehicles

Sep 10, 2010 -

Gas-saving gizmo puts a new spin on turbo

Sep 03, 2010 -

Will gas taxes go electric? Count on it

Aug 20, 2010 -

Home recharging units could be a shock

Aug 13, 2010 -

Revolutionary change ups the battery wars ante

Aug 06, 2010 -

No reason to blow cash on recharging network

Jul 30, 2010 -

Gizmo may soon watch you drive

Jul 23, 2010 -

BMW flips structure around for EV safety

Jul 15, 2010 -

Electric Mini has to lose weight and flaws

Jul 09, 2010 -

Time to start talking about electric cars

Jul 02, 2010 -

Gasoline cleaner choice for spark–plugless engine

Jun 24, 2010 -

Rebates won’t help electric car industry

Jun 18, 2010 -

What will be price of Afghan lithium for EVs?

Jun 14, 2010 -

Gas engine without spark plugs raises hopes

Jun 04, 2010 -

Will we mistake style for substance again?

May 29, 2010 -

Burlington Hydro tests electric SUV to save gas

May 20, 2010 -

Plugging into the right battery size

May 14, 2010 -

Vaunted lithium-air cell just paper battery

May 07, 2010 -

Study backing 80 km/h limit ignores our nature

Apr 30, 2010 -

Cool your jets on electrics, battery guru advises

Apr 23, 2010 -

Toll roads: What do they do with the money?

Apr 16, 2010 -

Better fuel economy starts with common sense

Apr 09, 2010 -

North American fuel efficiency rules riddled with loopholes

Apr 01, 2010 -

GM and Toyota up stakes in plug-in battle

Mar 19, 2010 -

Fuel efficient vehicles could mean more jobs, report says

Mar 12, 2010 -

Rowing a viable way to go green

Mar 05, 2010 -

Bribing people to buy electric cars is folly

Feb 27, 2010 -

Canada, Europe develop tire ratings to reflect fuel efficiency

Feb 20, 2010 -

Plug-in Prius is careful step forward for Toyota

Feb 13, 2010 -

EV enthusiasm may have perverse side effects

Feb 05, 2010 -

Cities jockey for chance to be EV trailblazers

Jan 30, 2010 -

The greening of the Soo

Jan 23, 2010 -

Industry's big goal: get small in a hurry

Jan 16, 2010 -

The fill-ups of the future

Jan 09, 2010 -

The search is on for rare earth elements

Jan 02, 2010 -

Looking for a car — 10 years from now

Dec 26, 2009 -

Finding life does exist beyond woes of the QEW

Dec 18, 2009 -

An oh-so-brief taste of a real live electric car

Dec 12, 2009 -

Wanted: a glorious Trabant and Carpool Karma

Dec 05, 2009 -

U.S.-China pact on electric cars needs more spark

Nov 28, 2009 -

Cars mimicking nature is no bird-brained idea

Nov 21, 2009 -

Dutch law charging by distance driven a brave idea

Nov 14, 2009 -

Financial incentives key to fighting global warming

Nov 07, 2009 -

More questions than answers about our EV future

Oct 31, 2009 -

Dose of reality needed for battery range claims

Oct 24, 2009 -

New industry promises jobs and greener cars

Oct 16, 2009 -

Should taxpayers fund plug-in infrastructure?

Oct 10, 2009 -

Will plan for electric vehicle charging network catch on?

Oct 02, 2009 -

EV `road map' not much use for getting anywhere

Sep 25, 2009 -

Will China's BYD win electric car race?

Sep 19, 2009 -

Creature comforts, yes, but at what cost?

Sep 02, 2009 -

Electric vehicles' fuel ratings more magic than math

Aug 28, 2009 -

In the dark on the future of electric vehicles

Aug 22, 2009 -

GM asking for trouble with Volt mileage claims

Aug 15, 2009 -

Carmakers the real winners in eco-rebate schemes

Aug 08, 2009 -

Green: Slow road to electric driving

Aug 01, 2009 -

Lithium unlikely to deliver us to post-oil nirvana

Jul 18, 2009 -

Saving gas and environment presses all right buttons

Jul 11, 2009 -

Growing use of aluminum helps put vehicles on diet

Jun 20, 2009 -

U.S. fleet to buy Mississauga EV technology

Jun 06, 2009 -

U.S. fuel plan hardly one giant leap of any kind

May 30, 2009 -

Battery-swap stations for tomorrow's cars

May 22, 2009 -

Ethanol is a red herring, not a green cure for fuel

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