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Fuel efficiency, full-hybrid system, and a sleek design.

The hip and stylish Cooper achieves 32 city/40 highway, while the more athletic Cooper S rates at a still impressive 29 city/36 highway.

The hybrid version of the Camry beats the fuel efficiency of the V6 version by 10 mpg.

Slightly upscale version of the Ford Escape Hybrid.

The 2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid is basically a re-skinned Ford Escape Hybrid, using the same powertrain and many of the same interior bits.

The Fit has a smart, but playful appearance, a deceivingly large and versatile five-passenger interior, and enjoys top-notch Honda build quality and reliability.

Popular and practical model with fuel efficiency approaching the hybrid realm.

Plain-Jane from from front to back, inside and out, the Kia Rio makes no false promises. It's affordable and efficient.

A segment buster: part compact car, part sport wagon, and part small crossover utility.

Offered in two body styles, a sporty 5-door hatchback and a 4-door sedan, the Versa is the largest and most powerful entry-level city car.

Saturn aims for hybrid affordability.

More affordable than the Lexus RX400h, more powerful than Ford's hybrid SUVs, and more efficient than GM's full-size SUV hybrids.

The most affordable all-wheel-drive vehicle on the road today.

The Mercedes Benz ML 320 CDI is the brand’s mid-size diesel-powered sport utility vehicle, and perhaps one of the most economical people-movers in its class.

The popular sedan is one of the front-running flagships of the E85 movement.

The Lexus LS 600h L is the most bizarre and misguided hybrid.

One of the true workhorse E85 vehicles.

The Touareg TDI is defined by its powerplant, a mammoth 5-liter V10 turbo diesel engine that is engineered to cleanly burn today’s ultra-low sulfur fuel.

The eBox is an electric vehicle conversion of the Scion xB.

The Myers NmG is a funky, single-occupant three-wheeled electric vehicle. That’s right, there’s just enough room for you and a cart’s worth of groceries.

A limited number of southern Californians will have the opportunity to lease a Honda FCX Clarity in 2008. This is the first time a customer can obtain a fuel cell car directly from a retail dealer.

A hulking 5.7-liter V8 Hemi hybrid.

The sporty Volkswagen Jetta with a 2.0-liter diesel engine that rates 140 horsepower.

The first eight-passenger luxury SUV hybrid. An odd mix of self-indulgence and green.

Could break the 20-mpg mark to become the most efficient full-size pickup.

GM phased out the ultra-light hybrid pickups that produced a 10-15 percent increase in fuel economy to make room for a full-hybrid version of the Silverado, which goes into production in late 2008.

This all-electric truck that offers a 1,000 pounds of payload capacity, 120 horsepower performance capable of 0-60 mph in less than 10 seconds.

The rear-wheel drive sporty plug-in hybrid from designer Henrik Fisker.

The leading contender for the first commercial plug-in hybrid—in the form of a small SUV.

An SUV that has crossed over into sports car territory

Mitsubishi plans to mass-market a small electric vehicle by 2010.

Chrysler's hemi-powered hybrid system applied to the Ram pickup

A hybrid transmission with a twin-turbocharged V-6 diesel engine calibrated to run on biodiesel.

Before the Chevy Volt, there was the Toyota Volta—a super-hip and speedy concept hybrid from Toyota.

The Hybrid X is a design exercise indicating the general visual direction of Toyota's hybrids.

Rocket-shaped three-seater can accommodate the full range of power systems and fuels.

The BMW Hydrogen 7— essentially a 7 Series sedan—burns sub-zero liquid hydrogen in its conventional V-12 engine.

Can a hybrid compact car be sporty and speedy? Honda tries.

Subaru's concept vehicle to work on getting charge times down to five minutes or so.

The Honda Accord Hybrid emphasized power over efficiency. Honda's experiment failed, and the vehicle was discontinued in 2007.