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We’ve been here before. The government mandates more fuel-efficient vehicles across the board, yet the American public continues to gravitate toward what’s big and powerful.

Barring this era of greater responsibility and restraint, which might pass like a fleeting fancy with the recession, why not pick the bigger or more powerful car, we say?

A lot of things are different this time around, though. Perhaps most remarkably, quite a few executives of automakers and major auto-supplier companies are voicing out in favor of higher fuel taxes—of more rigorous regulation of what types of vehicles can be built and sold—as a way of reducing our...

We’ve been here before. The government mandates more fuel-efficient vehicles across the board, yet the American public continues to gravitate toward what’s big and powerful. Barring this era of greater responsibility and restraint, which might pass like a fleeting fancy with the recession, why not pick the bigger or more powerful car, we say? A lot of things are different this time around, though. Perhaps most remarkably, quite a few executives of automakers and major auto-supplier companies are voicing out in favor of higher fuel taxes—of more rigorous regulation of what types of vehicles can be built and sold—as a way of reducing our... Read More

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950

Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery.

Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics.

Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the...

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950 Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery. Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics. Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the... Read More

The Frankfurt Auto Show this year is all about green cars: highly fuel efficient clean diesels, electric cars, and plug-in hybrids. It's where the German automakers offer up their sexiest concept cars.

So the photos of the eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz "Vision" concept car are a bit of a shock: It looks identical to a standard 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a fancy white and silver paint job.

But it's the mechanical parts that matter; the Vision S500 is what Mercedes-Benz feels a plug-in hybrid S-Class luxury sedan would be like. It follows the lead of the amazing 2007 Vision F700 concept, a full-size four-door sedan with S-Class...

The Frankfurt Auto Show this year is all about green cars: highly fuel efficient clean diesels, electric cars, and plug-in hybrids. It's where the German automakers offer up their sexiest concept cars. So the photos of the eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz "Vision" concept car are a bit of a shock: It looks identical to a standard 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a fancy white and silver paint job. But it's the mechanical parts that matter; the Vision S500 is what Mercedes-Benz feels a plug-in hybrid S-Class luxury sedan would be like. It follows the lead of the amazing 2007 Vision F700 concept, a full-size four-door sedan with S-Class... Read More