Full hybrid vehicles came onto the automotive marketplace as a solution to the problem of how to increase fuel efficiency, and they gradually spawned mild hybrids. But what's the difference between the two?
"There's no rule written anywhere that a green car has to be ugly, or small, or uncomfortable," said Henrik Fisker, the designer of this low, sleek, plug-in hybrid sports sedan.
The maker of Subaru cars announced plans this week to introduce a gas-electric hybrid car by 2012, but did not specify which Subaru vehicle might get the hybrid treatment.
In a sign of changes in the auto industry, Ford said today it will retool its Wayne, Mich., assembly plant to produce fuel-efficient compact cars and electric-drive vehicles.
Two bright spots in the hybrid market are providing evidence that hybrids can help carmakers recover in the short-run and prosper thereafter — Ford and Honda.
The theme of the 2009 World Congress of the Society of Automotive Engineers was “Racing to Green Mobility.” Read this report on the event from Hybridcars.com.
Kelley Blue Book, a leading consumer information website, announced its 2009 picks for the Top 10 Green Cars. Hybrid gas-electric cars top the list that also includes two small cars and two diesel engine vehicles.
When it was announced that Schurr High School, home of the Mighty Spartans, won the team spirit award everyone clapped wildly. Schurr had certainly earned it.
The goal of the Shell Eco-marathon is to design and build the world's most fuel-efficient vehicle that produces the fewest emissions. Follow Carlist.com's Lou Ann Hammond as she reports on the event.
The green car movement is reaching into the furthest recesses of the automobile industry, Bentley Motors, the British-based luxury brand, is moving in an eco-friendly direction.
The Honda Civic for 2009 has very few changes. Nice styling, great dependability, and high mileage at an affordable price — if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Despite the fact that hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides from US cars have decreased significantly below 1970 levels, air quality has improved only slightly. How could that be?
The dismal economy is forcing companies to make tough decisions, but instead of shelving green-car technologies, the world's major automakers are holding firm to plans for fuel-saving programs.
Toyota has confirmed plans to produce a smaller, less expensive hybrid. "We are going to compete by expanding our hybrid-vehicle lineup to smaller hybrids," said the chief engineer of the third-generation Toyota Prius.
Seventy-five-point-three miles to the gallon! That was enough to win the 2010 Toyota Prius fuel economy competition that stacked 28 auto journalists against one another.
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.