If you need a full-size pickup truck but want to use as little gasoline as possible, GM has built what may be the roughest, toughest hybrid this side of a transit bus.
The Honda Civic GX was named last week as the greenest car of the year by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. This article from Hybridcars.com discusses trends the list reveals.
Although gaining in popularity, there are still some question marks when it comes to hybrid vehicles. Find answers here, with a look at how green has matured in the last ten years.
This recession-era gift-giving season signals the resurgence of classic toys made of wood, tin and string, like the wind-up rubber band car, which points the way to energy storage strategies for hybrid cars.
A group of US battery companies have teamed up to boost American manufacturing of lithium ion batteries, seen as key to the success of next generation hybrid and electric cars.
Consumers pumped 0.3% more gasoline last week than in the same period last year, according to data compiled by MasterCard Advisors — the first gas consumption increase since April.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars might become more than just the stuff of science fiction movies. Greater Los Angeles is becoming the location for real fuel cell cars, although still on a limited basis.
Hyundai Motor America has announced that it will be able to achieve a fleet average of 35 miles per gallon by 2015, five years ahead of the timetable for new fuel economy regulations.
Thirty hybrid models will be on display at 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public on Nov. 21 — revealing the diversity of options coming to the market.
Hybrid car sales in North America will double in the next three years, says a leading auto industry market research firm. The growth in Western Europe should be even more dramatic.
In recent years, many argued that the path toward reduced vehicle greenhouse gas emissions would be led by a switch to ethanol and biodiesel. Is that argument dying?
Ronn Motor Company rolled out its hydrogen hybrid supercar, the Scorpion, last week at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association Show (SEMA) in Las Vegas.
This month, BYD Auto, a Chinese carmaker, will sell the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid. Offered only in China, is this vehicle ready for global primetime?
BMW officially jumped on the electric car bandwagon with the announcement of production of the limited edition Mini E car, based on the Mini Cooper platform.
Compact and midsize vehicles seem to be the sweet spot for US hybrid sales, so Hybridcars.com was eager to test drive the pre-production Saturn Vue Two-Mode Hybrid sport-utility.
Toyota just launched its most miniscule production vehicle yet, the iQ, to debut in Japan before the end of this year. Can a car this small make it across the Pacific to the US market?
San Francisco taxi drivers are providing solid data about the outer reaches of hybrid battery life. Some of the city's hybrid taxis have passed 300,000 miles with no problems.
With clean diesel beginning to rise in the US automotive mainstream, Hybridcars.com decided to take the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI out for a test drive to judge for themselves.
The newest version of the electric Smart, set for demonstration projects in the US and Germany, will use lithium ion batteries that should give the car close to 100 miles of range.
After more than three years of rumors, Volkswagen has acknowledged consideration of a subcompact car for the US market, which would compete with the Toyota Yaris and the Honda Fit.
Last week, HybridCars.com took a drive through Reykjavik in one of 10 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrids, offered as part of Hertz's Reykjavik rental fleet. Available for around $300 a day, the hydrogen-powered Priuses make for an intriguing drive through the spectacular landscapes around Reykjavik.
Volvo has shown several hybrid concept vehicles at various international auto shows, but there have been no formal announcements about taking any green ideas to market. Until now.