Let Sustainable Transportation Drive Your Buying Habits – Mother Earth News
When you wake up in any city in North America you hear the roar of hundreds or even thousands of internal combustion engines. There are over 200 million licensed drivers…
New Volkswagen XL1 Is the World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car – Mother Earth News
What first stands out about the new Volkswagen XL1 is the diesel plug-in hybrid’s stratospheric fuel efficiency — a combined 260 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) under ideal conditions. But…
7 Electric Car Questions, Answered – Mother Earth News
No longer hypothetical vehicles of the future, electric cars are shaking up the market much like hybrids did more than a decade ago. Nine models of rechargeable vehicles — all-electric…
Watch ‘Pump,’ a Documentary on Alternative Fuels and More – Mother Earth News
Imagine your local filling station, transformed: Instead of a few pumps supplying only gasoline, there are hoses for methanol, ethanol, gasoline and CNG (compressed natural gas) — and even a…
Watch ‘Pump,’ a Documentary on Alternative Fuels and More – Mother Earth News
Imagine your local filling station, transformed: Instead of a few pumps supplying only gasoline, there are hoses for methanol, ethanol, gasoline and CNG (compressed natural gas) — and even a…
Today’s Energy Efficient Cars Strive to Meet CAFE Standards – Mother Earth News
The looming 2025 federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) goal of 54.5 miles per gallon across an automaker’s fleet is one of the driving factors behind a series of advancements…
Meet Our VW Microbus – Mother Earth News
I always wanted a solar-powered electric vehicle. I realized that if I built a highway-legal vehicle with a good amount of solar on top, I would really have something valuable.…
‘Car of the Year’ Goes Electric – Mother Earth News
In what’s been described as a game-changing moment in the auto industry, the Chevy Bolt EV has been awarded Motor Trend ’s coveted Car of the Year award for 2017.…
Meet the ‘Sisters on the Fly’ Mobile-Living Community – Mother Earth News
Women of all ages, backgrounds, and life experiences are welcome to this mobile-living community, camping together in a safe, generous, and joyful way. The following post is an excerpt from…
How Far Can Electric Cars Go? – Mother Earth News
A new world record has been set for the longest range traveled in an electric vehicle at highway speeds on a single charge — and the winning car might surprise…