Test drive: the 2015 Ford F-150
By Allen Penticoff Columnist This week’s column will look at an American staple – the 2015 Ford-150 pickup truck. The
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Mr Green Car: Returning the auto industry to America
By Allen Penticoff Columnist When I evaluate new cars that I review I always inspect the window sticker for “Domestic
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More highlights from the Chicago Auto Show
By Allen Penticoff Special to TRRT You can’t send a car nut like myself to an event like the Chicago
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Mr. Green Car: Auto Show highlights EVs big and small
By Allen Penticoff Special to TRRT The Chicago Auto Show is the nation’s premier exposition for manufacturers to display their
Read moreMr. Green Car: Windows: A little work with a tiny expenditure can save a lot of money
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer This is way off the topic of vehicles. But my goal is always to save
Read moreMr. Green Car: Winter car care
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer I try not to recycle old Mr. Green Car columns. If you’d like to read
Read moreMr. Green Car: ‘Mr. Green Car’ gets a Chevy Volt
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer It was February 1992 when we bought our last new car — a 1992 Honda
Read moreMr. Green Car: Bits and pieces: Safety, diesel, weight and winter driving
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer This week, I don’t have one big topic to expound on, or a car to
Read moreMr. Green Car: 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek: Comfortable and affordable
By Allen Penticoff Freelance Writer Regular readers of this column may note that I had been the owner of a
Read moreMr. Green Car: General Motors’ green policy
By Allen Penticoff Freelance Writer When I recently tested the diminutive Chevy Spark, I took note of a big, leafy
Read moreMr. Green Car: Tiny Chevy Spark a true ‘city car’
By Allen Penticoff Freelance Writer Mr. Green Car is back with another small-car test/review. This time, the tiny Chevy “Spark.”
Read moreMr. Green Car: Electric shock drowning — the bad combination of water and electricity
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer I write about all sorts of transportation-related issues, most of them environmental. But in this
Read moreMr. Green Car: Natural gas power in Rockford
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer It has been several years since I test-drove a Honda Civic powered by compressed natural
Read moreMr. Green Car: Kia Optima Hybrid offers luxury in the low $30,000s
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer I’m back from a little hiatus of writing car reviews with an exciting new hybrid
Read moreMr. Green Car: ‘Mr. Green Car’ visits New York City
By Allen Penticoff Free-lance Writer My wife, Ruth, and I recently spent a couple days in New York City. The
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