This week’s story of a San Diego man and his runaway Prius marks the turning point on when Toyota’s unintended acceleration issues crossed over into hysteria. While observers cast doubt on the truthfulness of the high-profile incident, more drivers have reported cases of Prius sudden acceleration. With each new report, there [...] [...]
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The most important vehicle in America? In February, Ford sold almost 33,000 Ford F Series trucks, making it the top selling vehicle in America, by far. Of the top 3 selling vehicles, 2 were trucks. Inevitably, day after day, month after month, year after year, and decade after decade, large trucks dominate the top of US [...] [...] Is it real this time? Several years ago I had such hopes for Ford, particularly its couple hundred thousand hybrid cars per year by 2010 plans, including unique and new vehicles, such as the Reflex hybrid pictured here. Instead, Ford sold 30,000 hybrids last year. Toyota sold 500,000. Fortunately, that Ford is gone. Yesterday’s Ford died when it [...] [...] The car did it Contrary to popular opinion, now is the greatest time ever to own a Toyota. Today you can talk and text while driving. You might even be able to get away with drunk driving, just make sure you’re only drinking vodka, or something that doesn’t stink too much. Even better, get a little [...] [...] And the decline is set to begin? Researchers from Kuwait University and from Kuwait Oil Company are predicting that world conventional crude oil production is set to peak in 2014. Using a new multicycle Hubbert Model, the scientists evaluated the oil production trends of 47 major oil-producing countries and came up with their 2014 forecast. [...] > Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Sales trends for hybrid cars rise and fall with the Toyota Prius. Toyota usually sells as many units of the quintessential hybrid as all other gas-electric cars combined. But February was far from a usual month. Multiple safety recalls throughout February, including one issued on [...] [...] |
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