Slick, powerful, and economic. These are the three things that can best sum up the Honda CRZ. Basically a hybrid vehicle, this is perhaps the best of its kinds that has ever come out of Honda.

The Honda CRZ boasts of a 6-speed manual transmission that offers superb steering and handling. Just like most hybrid vehicles, it combines petrol and electricity as its power source. Because of that, it offers excellent fuel economy and very low fuel emissions as well.

Fact is, the Honda CRZ uses a 1.5-liter IVTEC engine that does wonders if it’s coupled with its hybrid powertrain. Once you start driving it, you’ll be surprised to get as little as 117 g/km of carbon emissions. The best part is, it has an unheard of 56.4 mpg that other hybrid vehicles can’t provide.

Compared to other hybrid cars, the Honda CRZ is a sporty, powerful, and classy vehicle that is designed to protect the environment at the same time.

Volkswagen clearly stepped it up as far as green cars is concerned when it introduced the Eos Blue Motion. Featuring a highly-efficient 1.4-liter engine, this car is now available in both S and SE trims while being priced at 20,695 and 22,000 USD respectively.

In spite of its rather small size, the Eos Blue Motion´s engine can still generate 122 horsepower and 147 ft./lbs. of torque respectively. With its superior engineering, this car can actually extend a gallon of fuel to an astonishing 46 miles. On top of that, it’s specially-designed engine reduces carbon dioxide emission dramatically as well.

As far as acceleration is concerned, the Eos Blue Motion can go from 0-62 miles in just 10 seconds. Though not pretty fast, it still has a decent top speed pegged at 121 mph.

Volkswagen clearly stepped it up as far as green cars is concerned when it introduced the Eos Blue Motion. Featuring a highly-efficient 1.4-liter engine, this car is now available in both S and SE trims while being priced at 20,695 and 22,000 USD respectively.

In spite of its rather small size, the Eos Blue Motion´s engine can still generate 122 horsepower and 147 ft./lbs. of torque respectively. With its superior engineering, this car can actually extend a gallon of fuel to an astonishing 46 miles. On top of that, it’s specially-designed engine reduces carbon dioxide emission dramatically as well.

As far as acceleration is concerned, the Eos Blue Motion can go from 0-62 miles in just 10 seconds. Though not pretty fast, it still has a decent top speed pegged at 121 mph.

Back in 2000s, BMW created the C1, a motorcycle that aims to give more protection and security by being the first enclosed motorcycle in the world. Though the C1 wasn’t successful in the US, it was never a total failure because 12,600 C1s were manufactured in the span of two years.

Meanwhile, after years of dormancy, BMW resurrected the C1 program by introducing its new and more improved version: the BMW C1-E Motor Scooter. Basically, it uses lithium-ion batteries in order to generate power enough for inner-city driving.

Although not as fast as other sports motorcycles out there, the BMW C1-E Motor Scooter provides superb driver protection like no other. That’s because it features a safety cell that has a roll bar that covers the seat.

When it comes to fuel-cell cars, the Mercedes Hydrogen B-Class is slowly creating a massive fanbase. Basically a four-door hatchback, the Mercedes Hydrogen B-Class uses platinum-coated fuel cells that are as strong enough to store power that can last up to 240 miles. Now this is way better than the A-class based fuel cells that are being used by most fuel-celled vehicles today.

Meanwhile, the Mercedes Hydrogen B-Class has an electric motor that can generate 136 horsepower and 214 lbs-ft of torque. Since it also functions as a hybrid vehicle, it comes with 35 KW lithium-battery that can still be activated even during cold weather.

On sale at around 13,000 USD, the Fiesta Van ECOnetic is reputed to be fast, stylish, and green. Now what makes most people drool over this vehicle is that in year, you’ll be able to save as much as 35 gallons of fuel.

Manufactured at Essex, the Fiesta Van ECOnetic produces 10 percent less emissions than regular vehicles out there. Aside from that, it has lowered suspension and rear wheel deflectors that lessen the coefficient drag. On top everything, it has 14-inch wheels that that are designed to be low in resistance.

There’s a new car that every Audi lover would love to have these days and it’s the The Audi A3 TDI. Featuring a low CO2 output and a fuel economy of around 74 MPG, anybody would love to own this ride.

The secret behind this vehicle’s efficiency can be attributed to its modified five-speed manual, reduced height, aerodynamic drag, and smaller allot wheels. On top of that, it also features low-resistance wheels that further contribute to great MPG.

Even if the The Audi A3 TDI is one hell of a green vehicle, it still has enough firepower to impress you. In fact, it can generate as much as 105 horsepower and 250 ft/lbs of torque at the same time. It doesn’t end there because it can go as fast as 62.4 mph in just 11.4 seconds, while hitting a peak speed of 121 mph.

Without a doubt, CNG or compressed natural gas is one of the newest alternatives fuels around. Compared to regular petrol, it doesn’t emit too much harmful exhaust gases. Because of that, most green car lovers have a lot of good things to say about it.

Meanwhile, Swedish manufacturer Volvo was quick to jump into the CNG bandwagon with one of their newest green cars called the Volvo S60 CNG BioFuel. Basically, the entire fuel system is already fully integrated in this vehicle’s configuration.

When it comes down to numbers, the Volvo S60 CNG BioFuel only releases 159 g/km of carbon dioxide. Its MPG rating meanwhile is pretty impressive at 31.7. That means that whether you’re in the highway or busy city streets, you’ll get almost 32 kilometers out of every gallon of CNG that you use.

When you check under the hood, the Volvo S60 CNG BioFuel boasts of a highly efficient 24355 cc biofuel engine. This same engine can generate as much as 140 horsepower and 192 ft.-lbs of torque. Though it’s far from being a sports car, it has a decent speed and in fact, it can go as fast as 130 mph while accelerating from 0-60 mph in just 10.7 seconds.

We’ve been familiar with solar power for decades. Without a doubt, its potential is huge, especially if you’re to use it to power every vehicle out there. Unfortunately, solar panels take up a lot of space to be set up and the truth is, our country won’t grow any bigger. To compensate for the lack of space, Solar Roadway from Idaho has a radical idea: use every asphalt-covered road out there as real-estate for these solar panels. This way, it can supply the country’s energy needs.

Though it may seem really radical and perhaps even ridiculous, the DOT has given the said company a 100,000 dollar contract in order to demonstrate this proposal. Basically, solar road panels are composed of three layers. The bottom later contains all the data and power lines so electrical power can be distributed properly. The middle layer contains the solar cells and LEDs. Last but not the least, the top layer is translucent so that the sun’s rays can pass through.

Right now, everything is still in its conceptual stage and it’ll take decades before a real solar road panel can be used. Fact is, there are thousands of roads in the US and if you transform each of them into a solar road panel, it can create havoc when it comes to traffic. Aside from that, it’ll take such a long time for all of these roads to be transformed.

Opel finally figured out how to challenge America’s Chevy Volt and that’s by introducing its new electric-petrol car: the Vauxhall Ampera

Offering sleek design and superb aerodynamics, Opel wanted to showcase the future of green vehicles with the Vauxhall Ampera. The superb thing about this vehicle is that it has engine, but there’s a catch. The catch is that you don’t use it all.

Since the Vauxhall Ampera is an electric vehicle as well, you can plug it overnight and you’re good to go on a 40-mile commute using only its batteries. Essentially, it’s an electric-pertrol vehicle hybrid rolled into one.

So what happens when the batteries run out of charge? Simple. The engine comes into play automatically and does the job of turning the wheels.

Pegged at around 40,000 USD, the Vauxhall Ampera will be available by 2011.