Fuel Efficiency

Annual Sales of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Will Exceed 8.3 Million in 2020REVEGovernment incentives and increasingly stringent emissions regulations will continue to drive the adoption of hybrid and electric cars. Hybrid vehicles have been on the market for many years now, but 2011 was significant for the introduction of the ...and more » […]

MotorTrend MagazineCar review: 2012 Buick RegalChicago TribuneThe mild-hybrid Regal eAssist is EPA-rated at 36 mpg on the highway, while the Regal GS reincarnates Buick's Gran Sport performance label in a car with 270 horsepower and a manual transmission. I evaluated both, and I've also driven the mainstream, ...Buick's eAssist Named the Go-To […]

Small and Fuel-Efficient Cars Make Big Gains as Gas Prices IncreaseMarketWatch (press release)Shoppers turned their attention toward compact and hybrid cars amid rising gas prices in January, according to the New Car Insights Report from AutoTrader.com. ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As gas prices crept up to a national ...and more » […]

Popular MechanicsGreen Auto News: Mr. Green Car: State of charge: Hybrid and electric car batteriesThe Rock River TimesFirst, there are two batteries in the Prius, as there are in most other hybrids. One is a standard lead-acid 12-volt battery like that found in any other car. This powers all systems that are unrelated to the drive motor. You can replace thi […]

Hybrid cars and hunting don't mix? Not so, Newt.StoryfulA proud owner of an electric Volt car has taken GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich to task over his claim that you cannot fit a gun rack into its trunk. In a stump speech, Gingrich vowed to bring back cheaper gas because “you can't put a gun rack ...and more » […]

Fleet News OnlineVeolia puts Auris Hybrid to the green testTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)“Hybrid technology is an alternative that Veolia has been actively following in all areas of its fleet for cars as well as light and heavy commercial vehicles.” Toyota is set to add to its hybrid offering this summer when it launches the Yaris Hybrid ...Veolia adds Toyo […]

INAUTONEWSUMW Toyota explores hybrid car assemblyThe Sun DailyPETALING JAYA (Feb 21, 2012): UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is exploring the assembly of hybrid cars and the manufacturing of components, but the outcome will depend on the revision of the National Automotive Policy, as well as the trend and sales of hybrid ...Toyota mulls assembling hybrid cars in Mal […]

Hybrid Cars NewsRussian Billionaire Promises Another Hybrid Car Factory, YoForbesRussia's Yo-Auto plant, co-owned by Prokhorov, is expected to offer its first Yo-mobile hybrid cars for sale in December 2012, Ria Novosti reported on Monday. The annual production capacity of the first Yo-mobile plant near St. Petersburg is around ...Yo-Auto Announces Anot […]

Honda Hybrid Cars Settlement May See 5 States InterveneHuffington Post... SAN DIEGO — A judge on Tuesday granted California and four other states more time to consider objecting to a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims about the automaker's hybrid vehicles.and more » […]

Hybrid car maker talks to take 'several months'OCRegisterBy MARY ANN MILBOURN / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The head of Fisker Automotive Inc., the Anaheim-based electric hybrid car maker, said today that the company's negotiations with the US Energy Department over the remainder of its $529 million loan will ...and more » […]