Pat Cadam is owner of Pat’s Garage, an independent auto repair shop located in San Francisco’s SOMA district. He and his mechanics work primarily on hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. He’s also one of the few “green” auto repair shops in the Bay ...

During Hybridfest, in Madison, Wisc., I met Bill Kinney, a hypermiler from the Seattle area, who traveled to the event in his Honda Insight, averaging about 108 miles per gallon and spending only $56 on gas for the 2000+ mile trip. During Hybridfest, Bill also won the ...

During the Alternative Fuels & Vehicle Conference, we rode in the Honda Civic hybrid with Barry Carr from Honda’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle platform program.

Unveiled during the Geneva Auto Show, the Dodge Demon is a two-seat roadster concept car that I was able to get an introduction to at the New York International Auto Show. To me, this is a vehicle that DaimlerChrysler needs to build to compete with the Saturn Sky ...

As host of The Next Gear, I get to meet people who are trying to bring about postitive changes in the automotive industry. Many of the people I meet are entrepreneurs whose inventions have the potential to change the world, and many of these people are using their own money, ...

During the Chicago Auto Show, I spoke with Sage Marie, Honda’s manager of public relations, about the new Honda Accord coupe. A new look with new stylings and technologies, the vehicle incorporates Honda’s next-generation Variable Cylinder Management technology and features an i-VTEC V-6 engine, to provide higher ...

Imagine never having to stop at a refueling station ever again and still be able to drive a vehicle with little to zero fossil fuel emissions. That’s the promise of Phill, the new at-home, natural gas refueling appliance. Made by Fuelmaker, the system is available in California and ...

“Quiet vehicles with little to no emissions that look cool.” Those are the words of Honda’s Chris Martin. I spoke with him at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit about the release of Honda’s latest hydrogen hybrid concept, the FCX. The car is a kind ...

Green Car Journal’s 2nd Annual Green Car of the Year was awarded to the Toyota Camry Hybrid at the L.A. Auto Show. Voted on by a panel of judges including Carroll Shelby, Carl Pope, Francis Beinecke, Jean-Michel Cousteau and others, the competition also featured the Honda ...