This week’s Paris Auto Show is practically a parade of electric and hybrid cars. It's a chance to see a glimpse of the future. Check out our showcase of the 10 coolest and greenest vehicles from the Paris show.
Last week, HybridCars.com took a drive through Reykjavik in one of 10 hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrids, offered as part of Hertz’s Reykjavik rental fleet. Available for around $300 a day, the hydrogen-powered Priuses make for an intriguing drive through the spectacular landscapes around Reykjavik.
The Chevrolet Aveo sedan and Aveo5 hatchback are a pair of no-frills five-seat subcompacts aimed at efficiency and affordability. Our drive time was spent with the Aveo5, which achieved 32.8 miles per gallon in mixed driving.
President Bush signed a spending bill Tuesday that includes $25 billion in low-cost government loans for the auto industry. The idea is to allow automakers to borrow money in order retool plants to build more advanced technology vehicles—including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and clean diesel cars—to boost fuel efficiency by 25 percent.
For 2009, the Malibu Hybrid is rated at 26 city and 34 highway, meaning a much healthier 4-mpg boost over the base-level Malibu—compared to the 2-mpg benefit in last year's model. We took the 2009 Malibu Hybrid on a 156-mile loop and managed 29.8 miles per gallon.
The current credit crisis—with or without a $700 billion bailout—has already spread from Wall Street to commercial banks, and from the financial sector to other parts of the economy, including to the auto industry. We take a look at how the credit crunch is impacting key players in the hybrid vehicle market.
Toyota confirmed last week that it asked suppliers to bid on parts needed to produce a vehicle based on the Toyota A-BAT concept hybrid truck. Though it’s far from a commitment to production, it shows Toyota is seriously looking into a new small-size super-efficient pickup. Is a Prius pickup on the way?
What will your children drive 20 years or more from now? According to one analyst, many of them are likely to take the wheel of a battery electric car.
Nobody has questioned the importance of high gas prices to the rise of green cars, but one has to wonder: Just how many car shoppers out there are concerned enough about the environment that it factors into a purchase decision? According to a study by Kelley Blue Book's market research division, the answer is "quite a few."
Toyota hopped on the compressed natural gas (CNG) bandwagon today when the company said it will unveil a CNG-powered Camry Hybrid concept vehicle at the Los Angeles International Auto show this November.
