Honda’s FCX Clarity is surrounded by the kind of buzz you’d expect from a 350 lb yellow jacket. Timid notions that this may very well be the next step in automotive technology nag in the shadowy recesses of gearheads’ and eco warriors’ minds alike. The truth is, it may be better than anybody has prepared [...]

I’m sipping on a double shot cappuccino at the Coffee Bean in Studio City waiting for a buddy to arrive for a Sunday morning canyon ride. It’s early and there’s no one around. Suddenly I spot a metallic light blue Lotus Elise pulling in. Wait a minute, that’s not an Elise, that’s a freaking Tesla! [...]