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Electric cars too expensive? Try renting the battery pack instead of buying it

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 11:26 AM

European electric car buyers have been getting lease options, and so will Americans who go for the new version of the Smart Electric Drive.

The strange saga of Terry McAuliffe's MyCar

Fri, Apr 12 2013 at 10:40 AM

The little electric car was supposed to give the former Democratic Party stalwart and would-be Virginia governor a nice clean business base, but it sure hasn't worked out that way.

Why supercars are often bad investments

Mon, Apr 08 2013 at 2:11 PM

Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces and other exotics don't have a good history of retaining value.

Clean diesel: What you need to know

Fri, Apr 05 2013 at 10:34 AM

A new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions.

To cut L.A. traffic woes, city installs synchronized traffic lights

Wed, Apr 03 2013 at 2:48 PM

Los Angeles is aiming for a 20 percent improvement in its legendarily bad traffic with smart lights that work together. Other cities are doing this kind of thing, too, with dedicated busways, improved biking lanes and cellphone incentives for taking transit.

Cleaning up killer gasoline

Fri, Mar 29 2013 at 1:39 PM

The EPA is proposing a two-thirds cut in gasoline's sulfur content, and is whacking away at other gas-borne pollutants, too. But the refiners say the new law will push up prices at the pump.

Live from New York, it's the 2013 Auto Show

Thu, Mar 28 2013 at 10:39 AM

BMW, Nissan and Mercedes go electric, Ford talks fuel economy, and much more.

Now hear this: Ultra-cool infotainment apps from the automakers

Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 9:54 PM

On the eve of the New York Auto Show, carmakers reveal the next wave in behind-the-wheel entertainment.

The noisy fight over quiet electric cars

Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 10:38 AM

One of the great benefits of electric cars is their silent operation. But that's also a safety problem, say blind activists and the federal government. Carmakers are having a problem with a new law.

Here come the laser cars

Tue, Mar 19 2013 at 9:52 AM

Cars ran on lasers in dog-eared 1950s science fiction paperbacks, but now it's actually happening.

Commenting (6)

The article is about the

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:30 AM

The article is about the "most likely to succeed," not about my personal favorites. But I do like the Volt--precisely for the reason I like other plug-in hybrids. It is electricity without the range anxiety. I do hope they make a cheaper version, such as a production version of the MPV5 crossover (based on the Volt) and shown in China.

I re-read my article and

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:27 AM

I re-read my article and didn't see any typos, so maybe you're on a higher plane.

I re-read my article and

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:27 AM

I re-read my article and didn't see any typos, so maybe you're on a higher plane.

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Jim is a freelance journalist, speaker, book author, radio personality and expert on all things environmental.

Jim blogs weekly for The New York Times, is a regular contributor to The New York Times’ "Automobiles" section, and has a weekly syndicated "Wheels" column. He also contributes to The Daily Green. He writes “Green Living” for the Environmental Defense newsletter and has contributed to Men's Journal, AMC Outdoors, Popular Mechanics, The Nation, The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Review, Salon, Grist, The Guardian, Tomorrow Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, Sierra and many other newspapers, magazines, and websites. He is a two-time winner of the Global Media Award from the Population Institute, and has shared his environmental expertise in radio interviews across the country.

His books include Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery,Forward Drive: The Race to Build "Clean" Cars for the Future and Feeling the Heat: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Change.

An , Jim is as comfortable lecturing at environmental conferences or academic gatherings as he is addressing the general public. His speeches are provocative and relevant.

Jim spent 14 years as editor of , a national bi-monthly where he now contributes as a senior writer. He has also served as executive editor for New Mass Media and edited an alternative news weekly. He is a member of the Society for Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and has taught journalism at Fairfield University and University of Connecticut. He hosts a bi-weekly public affairs and music radio show on listener-sponsored WPKN-FM.

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