The electric Cube was pretty nimble on the test track, but the new hybrid raises as many questions as it answers
I just got back from driving Nissan’s much hyped new electric car and hybrid. The press event, held in searing heat at an advanced technology showcase 90 minutes outside Tokyo, was the first chance that […]
You work hard for your money, and the gas prices are certainly not treating you right. Here’s a list of the top ten cars that won’t pillage your pocket at the pump, as compiled by Car and Driver.com.
2008 Toyota Prius
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
2008 Smart Fortwo
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid
2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2009 […]
General Motors is back at the scene of the crime.
When the Detroit automaker pulled the plug on its unprofitable electric-vehicle program in 2000, it became known, in the words of a popular documentary, as the company that killed the electric car. Its love affair with the Hummer didn’t help either.
Now the company is betting big […]
May 23, 2008
TOKYO–Toyota is building a US$192 million plant in Japan to produce batteries for gas-electric hybrid vehicles, as it seeks to keep its lead in an intensifying race for green cars set off by soaring fuel prices.
Toyota’s joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., which makes Panasonic brand products, is building the plant in […]
Volvo’s plug-in hybrid concept heralds a wheel-motor revolution.
Volvo’s ReCharge features a lithium-polymer battery and four electric motors, one in each wheel. A small flex-fuel engine serves as a backup generator.
Volvo’s new concept car looks like a regular C30, but a plug on the front and some very different insides make this a big step forward. […]
According to figures released this week by Toyota, sales of the iconic Toyota Prius, the first hybrid to be mass marketed, have now surpassed the 1 million mark.
From January to April 2008 dealers sold 66,100 Prius units, a pace that, should it continue, will bring end of the year sales to 198,300 an increase of […]
Some young and influential professionals are making a conscious effort to tread lightly on the earth by eschewing consumerism and working against social ills.
SAN FRANCISCO — They drive hybrid cars, if they drive at all, shop at local stores, if they shop at all, and pay off their credit cards every month, if they use […]
BOULDER, Colo., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Exploring U.S. backcountry by safari vehicle just got cleaner, thanks to Natural Habitat Adventures, which this month unveiled the planet’s first hybrid safari vehicle. A four-wheel-drive hybrid Toyota Highlander retrofitted for optimal off-the-beaten-path wildlife viewing, the Hybrid Safari One includes such custom features as beefier suspension, a new […]
Everyone knows the name Tesla Motors. High-profile VC fundings, a high-performance sports car and its layoffs have gotten the company endless coverage. However, there’s also a slew of lesser-known electric car companies. One of the handful with real potential (and real funding) is Miles Electric Vehicle, a Santa Monica, Calif. company with plans to release […]