Hybrid wars are on? Ford’s new hybrid, the Fusion hybrid, will beat the Toyota Camry hybrid in city fuel economy by 8 mpg according to the latest EPA findings. In the city, the Fusion hybrid will be rated at 41 mpg, 8 mpg more than the Camry hybrid. On the highway, the Camry hybrid will be [...] [...]
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Lexus Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe informed us at least year’s Detroit Auto Show that his company would be bringing two new hybrids to this year’s show in D-town. The first is the much anticipated next-gen Prius and the second is the first dedicated hybrid model for Lexus. This week [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Government/Legal, Green, Ford Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Sure, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid may have a base price that’s more expensive than a Toyota Camry Hybrid (,270 vs. ,150), but you get oh so much more. Aside from more interesting styling and a trick LCD [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Etc., Green, Honda, Lifestyle, Motorcycles Honda might be killing off the NSX and pulling its factory support out of various two- and four-wheeled racing events along with its long-running Honda Hoot gathering, but the automaker has managed to find the resources to invest in a five-story top hat-wearing Asimo float to lead the [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green Click the image above to watch Top Gear’s review of the Tesla Roadster after the jump We’ve been following the roller-coaster ride that Top Gear’s recent test of the Tesla Roadster has turned into with interest. Since Clarkson’s video review first aired, reactions to the way the Tesla was presented have been mixed, [...] [...] Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota Toyota dropped the teaser of teasers this morning in the form of a logo and a two sentence press release announcing the debut of a “battery electric vehicle concept” that will bow at the Detroit Auto Show in less than three weeks. The EV will join [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Etc., Green, Chevrolet, Honda, MINI, Mitsubishi, Misc. Auto Shows, Lifestyle The Green Car Vision awards celebrate a car that’s got its headlights pointed down the road of the future. Among this year’s five finalists are two serial hybrids (Chevrolet Volt and Fisker Karma) two electric cars (MINI E and Mitsubishi i-MiEV), and one [...] [...] The GMC Sierra hybrid Sales of big trucks are on the rise. Thanks to incentives and cheap gas, consumers are again interested in big vehicles. Could this help launch GM’s large hybrid pickups, which will hit dealerships early next year? Probably not since the sales of hybrid vehicles are tanking, and GM won’t be able to offer the [...] [...] |
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