Hybrid Cars News
Hybrid Honda a sporty coupe
On the hybrid technology front Honda has charted a slightly different path to its main rival, Toyota, writes Iain Dooley.
More Hybrid Cars Added To Police Dept. Fleet
The New York Police Department has deployed the first 30 of 102 Ford Fusion Hybrid alternative fuel vehicles for use as marked patrol cars. The Ford Fusions will be used on patrol in all five boroughs. read more
State briefs: SEPTA putting hybrid tech to use in subway
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The transit agency serving the Philadelphia area is planning to put hybrid technology to use on its subway cars.
Honda CR-Z hybrid misses the mark
Honda was once an extremely ingenious automaker, but each of its recent hybrid cars is less impressive than the one that came before.
Shaky Economy Drives Down Hybrid Car Sales
Sales of Toyota Prius and other hybrid models fell in August.
To beat traffic China may roll over cars
Struggling under mounting congestion problems and facing an explosion in automobile sales, China may build a novel bus-train hybrid people-mover that rolls over cars.
High flying super cars take on jet fighter
Super-cars took on an F-18 Hornet on the long runways at CFB Cold Lake in Alberta last weekend at a speed-centric charity event
Car Tech Live 184: Big change coming to MPG window stickers (podcast)
New cars to get MPG grades on their EPA window stickers, Infiniti M debuts as company's first hybrid, Mazda3 doesn't need to be a hybrid, and we drive the Infiniti G37 Sport convertible. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092583',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true, ... Originally posted at Car ...
Volt vs. Leaf
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Who knew that electric cars could be fun to drive and practical at the same time? Those were my impressions last week after test-driving the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, two new cars that will reach showroom floors later this year. The Leaf is zippy and feels spacious and fun. The Volt feels like a standard family car updated for the 21st century ...
Electric cars will have fewer gadgets -- here's why
Texting while driving: Just the beginning of the distractions. (Flickr/Jason Weaver)