Golf Wagon should win Car of the Year

Mazda focuses on fuel consumption

Laguna Seca, Calif.– In comedy, they say timing is...

GM asking for trouble with Volt mileage claims

The hype over GM's manufactured figure of 230 mpg for...

Want to save gas? Ban drive-thrus

You'd have to have been asleep under a rock this last...

Driving as far north as the gravel goes

This is a story of driving for glory in the smallest car fit for the road.

Hamilton: Zero-emission Tesla always draws a crowd

Driving around the city in a Tesla Roadster for a day, not consuming a single drop of gasoline, I found myself getting a little smug.

Rolex 24 at Daytona in pictures

Toronto photographer John Larsen attended the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona last weekend and brought back these pictures, primarily of Canadian...

Gas station job fuels memories

A gas station is a common meeting place for a nation on the move – from clueless travellers to friends closer to home – and the summers I spent pumping gas gave me the chance to observe them all.

Using 'green' foot on gas saves me 0.6 L/100 km

I got a book in the mail the other day entitled 75 Ways To Save Gas, by Jim Davidson, president of auto consultancy firm CarSmart, and its title is self-explanatory. Since I was driving a new Honda...

Buyer Koenigsegg writes new chapter in Saab story

Now that bankrupt General Motors has finally found a buyer for its beleaguered Saab brand, in the form of Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg , what's the immediate impact on Saab's lineup?

U.S. fleet to buy Mississauga EV technology

On Tuesday, representatives of a small Mississauga company with big ambitions will be in Baltimore to reveal the first major buyer of a new electric vehicle.

Hydrogen tour hypes fuel, dodges the big questions

The pace of development of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles is accelerating, as many manufacturers have advanced prototypes on the road for real-world testing around the globe.

Honda's hydrogen fuel-cell Clarity is road ready

With its Clarity, Honda may be the automaker furthest along the path to a marketable fuel-cell car.

Challenges of alternative fuels

Deep in the Star 's archives, there's a photo taken at Yonge and Front Sts. in 1945. Alongside trucks and electric streetcars, there's a horse-drawn wagon.

Honda Insight vs. Honda Fit: Penny-pinching face-off

Let's face it: the 2010 Honda Insight clearly exists because of the unexpected success of the Toyota Prius. One look at the Honda's egg-on-wheels profile clearly gives the impersonation away.

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

"This nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

Is ethanol a dead end?

As North America seeks to end its reliance on foreign oil, ethanol – and hydrogen produced as a by-product – had gained momentum to be the replacement fuel that powered our vehicles.

Battery-swap stations for tomorrow's cars

The company is called Better Place, and it's into electric cars. Not building them, but making them convenient enough that the public will want to buy them.