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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

Green Car Congress

It’s a great-looking truck featuring four doors with room for five adults, a standard full-hybrid engine with city fuel economy that beats a Honda Civic, plenty of towing and hauling for weekend trips or do-it-yourself projects, and it starts under $20,000. The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Maverick has exterior color options of Alto Blue Metallic, Iconic Silver Metallic, Carbonized Grey Metallic, Shadow Black, Hot Pepper Red Metallic, Cyber Orange Tri-coat Metallic, Oxford White, Cactus Grey, Velocity Blue Metallic and Area 51, which was the color on our test vehicle. Road Test: 2017 Honda Ridgeline.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Another reason to quit carbon (32) Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act introduced to protect the blind from quiet cars (28) EEStor comes up with an Earth Day announcement - its "a huge milestone" (26) Greenlings: Can I run a car on natural gas? (25)

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We continue to look for energy-efficient replacement vehicles for our aging fleet as we explore ways to reduce our transportation-related carbon emissions," said Sam Pulcrano, Vice President-Sustainability, U.S. Postal Service for mail delivery. "We Postal Service.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Another reason to quit carbon (32) Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act introduced to protect the blind from quiet cars (28) EEStor comes up with an Earth Day announcement - its "a huge milestone" (26) Greenlings: Can I run a car on natural gas? (25)

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are likely many benefits to home charging that ought to make this the most popular option and here well cover the three "c"s: convenience, cost, and carbon-control. and your Honda/Sony car will be perfectly happy with any Durcell/Energizer pack just like AA calls in your flashlight. gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9