Hybrid Car

ORLANDO, Feb., 2010 – Ford Motor Company’s commitment to contributing to a better world further expands with the announcement of the ‘Go Green’ Dealership Sustainability Program.The program is being shared with the company’s U.S. Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers today at the 2010 National Automobile Dealers Association Convention.The goal of ...    Read more

Many of the major rent-a-car companies in the United States have started to rent out so-called "green cars". These cars are hybrids. But now Hertz has come forward and said it will include the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle to its rental fleet in the first quarter of 2011. The Leaf ...    Read more

Six months after the LF-Ch concept was revealed, Lexus will unveil the new CT 200h at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Created for those who wish to lower their emissions but not their standards, the CT 200h will be the first, and only, full hybrid vehicle in the premium compact ...    Read more

February, 2010 - - MotorWeek, television’s longest running automotive series, announced the Toyota Prius has won the top honor of “Best of the Year” in its 2010 Drivers’ Choice Awards “for making improvements on virtually every front including, fuel efficiency, power and versatility.” Prius was a double winner ...    Read more

For many, the savior of the planet as well as the auto industry is the battery. Already we have plenty of hybrid models that rely both on battery power as well as a gasoline engine to kick in when the battery is depleted. The Toyota Prius is the best-known example. ...    Read more

Despite snowstorms and partisan bickering, the U.S. Congress somehow continues to work. One bill that is now being considered by the Senate is extending existing tax credits for hybrid heavy trucks, biofuels, and renewable fuels. Moreover, the proposal will extend other energy credits not mentioned in a similar House ...    Read more

Are you looking for a plug-in hybrid bus?There aren’t many. But at least there is one in Ventura, California. The Ventura Unified School District is now using a plug-in hybrid electric bus to transport kids to and from school. The Community Environmental Council created the project and financed it with ...    Read more

Wolfsburg / Munich, February 10, 2010 - Volkswagen is unveiling the completely redeveloped Touareg as a world premiere. It is the most technically innovative “VW” since the brand has been in existence. This Touareg is reinterpreting the fascinating multipurpose SUV idea in a contemporary way – thanks to a ...    Read more

CHICAGO, February 10, 2010 – Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled the Ray Plug-in Hybrid concept during a press conference at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, advancing momentum of Kia Motors’ global alternative fuel and powertrain research program, and its sub-brand coined “EcoDynamics,” to develop innovative fuel-stretching and emissions-cutting technologies.The ...    Read more

Toyota provided the following Frequently Asked Questions, or FAQ, on the Toyota Prius/Lexus HS Hybrid recall:FAQs About the 2010 Prius/2010 Lexus HS 250h/Camry Voluntary Recalls1. What is the problem with the 2010 Prius?The anti-lock brake system (ABS) in the 2010 model-year Prius, in normal operation, engages and disengages rapidly (many ...    Read more

Are you ready to control your Chevy Volt from a distance? General Motors' OnStar subsidiary will offer apps that will allow owners to control key vehicle functions from a far. The owner to remotely lock and unlock the doors, honk the horn, flash the lights, activate the heating and ...    Read more

TOKYO, February 8, 2010 – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that its new -generation electric vehicle i-MiEV has been awarded with the “Environment Special Grand Prize” during the 25th International Automobile Festivalheld in Paris, France on February 4, 2010. The i-MiEV was selected amongst 4 nominees each representing "concrete projects ...    Read more

CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2010 – Ford Motor Company today unveiled the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect – the 2010 North American Truck of the Year – at the Chicago Auto Show and confirmed the zero-emissions small van will be in fleet operators’ hands later this year.The 2011 Transit ...    Read more

TORRANCE, Calif., February 8, 2010 – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc, today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 133,000 2010 Model Year Prius vehicles and 14,500 Lexus Division 2010 HS 250h vehicles to update software in the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system (ABS).No other Toyota, Lexus, ...    Read more

Toyota is reeling as it attempts to overcome the fall-out of its recalls.Now Toyota admits that Priuses sold since late in January do indeed have a problem on their antilock braking system. The company acknowledged the problem when it reported a *** billion profit for the fourth quarter of 2009. ...    Read more

This is interesting. Ford issued the following statement involving its hybrid Fusion and Milan hybrids. ...    Read more

The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Orlando and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) to advance zero-emission mobility in the Orlando area by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. The announcement, ...    Read more

Are execs at Toyota and the people who own its cars saying, “Oh God, here we go again?” Reports say that slow moving brakes may have led to a collision in July just months after the next generation Prius went on sale in Japan. All told, reports say that at ...    Read more

It’s coming! It’s coming this year!! The era of the electric car is upon us and the first models -- the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan Leaf and others will be showing up in dealer showrooms and traversing the streets of America very, very soon.What can be wrong with the electric ...    Read more

We've posted over the past few days our thoughts describing the big changes to driving habits and lifestyle may be at hand when the electric car becomes a major influence in this country. Among other things, we discussed the next emotional crisis many of us will be facing in a ...    Read more

It appears that electric will be king in the auto industry. And many of today’s auto manufacturers are rushing to prepare for it. General Motors is one U.S. company that appears to be bullish about electric vehicles. After all, reports Motor Trend , it is coming out with ...    Read more

Henrik Fisker, manufacturer of electric vehicles, is expected to offer its first car in late 2010. So the company is in the process of building a dealer network.The first Fisker car to be sold will be the Karma plug-in hybrid electric cars. The exotic carmaker forecasts that it will sell ...    Read more

General Motors has plans to kind of ease the Chevrolet Volt into the American market. Thus, it is focusing on selected markets for the initial introduction in 2011. These markets include California, Michigan and Washington, D.C. GM says that concentrating the initial in those states will provide customers with “a ...    Read more

It has been reported that GM has quietly been working on electric motors since 2003. It says that it has invested $246 million in electric motor and electric drive facilities in plants in Pontiac, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Maryland and California. The company actually has a number of electric motor projects ...    Read more

DETROIT, Jan., 2010 – Ford Motor Company today announced it will invest an additional $450 million in its aggressive electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build a next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle in Michigan beginning in 2012 and creating 1,000 new jobs. This comes in addition to Ford’s ...    Read more