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UberX Service Offers Hybrid Cars, Lower Fares In NY, San Francisco UberX Service Offers Hybrid Cars, Lower Fares In NY, San Francisco

VentureBeat's GreenBeat

A car service, not for the rich, but for the rest of us. It’s a novel idea, and its time has come, thanks to on-demand car service startup Uber, which will soon start offering patrons a...

Five Reasons Buying a Hybrid Prius Won't Save the PlanetFive Reasons Buying a Hybrid Prius Won't Save the Planet

John Voelcker

The 2012 Toyota Prius gets the best EPA-rated gas mileage–50 miles per gallon combined–of any non-plug-in car sold in the U.S. But the Prius hybrid sometimes gets a bad rap. At least some of it is...

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4: Diesel Hybrid First DrivePeugeot 3008 HYbrid4: Diesel Hybrid First Drive

Antony Ingram

You’ll be familiar with diesel cars, and familiar with hybrids, but as yet no manufacturer sells a diesel-electric hybrid car in the U.S. In Europe, things are different. Earlier this year, Peugeot launched the world’s first...

Toyota Prius Hybrid Popular Among Very, Very Wealthy AmericansToyota Prius Hybrid Popular Among Very, Very Wealthy Americans

Antony Ingram

You might think that the wealthiest individuals in society–commonly known as the ‘top one percent’–would flaunt that wealth with Ferraris and Porsches. On the contrary, it seems that they prefer to remain fairly low-key on the...

Green Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says FordGreen Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says Ford

Antony Ingram

Why do you drive your green car? Is it to do your bit for reducing pollution, greenhouse gases and dependency on oil, or is it simply to reduce your gas bills as prices creep upward? If...

Chrysler: Yes, We'll Build A Few Electric And Hybrid Cars (We Have To)Chrysler: Yes, We'll Build A Few Electric And Hybrid Cars (We Have To)

John Voelcker

Give Chrysler credit for consistency. A company executive said yesterday that it would indeed build electric and hybrid vehicles, though “sparingly” and for the “right kinds of targeted applications.” The comment came from Bob Lee, Chrysler’s...

Google Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than DriversGoogle Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than Drivers

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

After more than 300,000 miles of testing, Google’s automated self-driving Toyota Priuses have proven that self-driving cars have a future. Now Google is adding another hybrid car to its self-driving fleet: the 2012 Lexus RX450h luxury...

2013 Honda Accord: First Images Of All-New Midsize Cars With Plug-In Hybrid Model2013 Honda Accord: First Images Of All-New Midsize Cars With Plug-In Hybrid Model

John Voelcker

Used to be, cars were unveiled at auto shows. These days, their makers reveal them in little bits and pieces, just as the best ecdysiasts do (that’s “strippers” to you). So today we have the first...

2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Gets 47 MPG All-Round EPA Rating2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Gets 47 MPG All-Round EPA Rating

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

It’s been a while coming, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally approved gas-mileage ratings for the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid. As Ford predicted, the $25,995 hybrid has achieved an official rating of 47 MPG...

Hybrid Owners: Still Happy After 200K-300K MilesHybrid Owners: Still Happy After 200K-300K Miles

Antony Ingram

You’ll probably remember stories about Hummers being greener than hybrids over a dust-to-rust car lifecycle from a few years back. Much of the heavyweight Hummer’s supposed advantage was down to spurious claims that a hybrid would...

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UberX Service Offers Hybrid Cars, Lower Fares In NY, San Francisco UberX Service Offers Hybrid Cars, Lower Fares In NY, San Francisco

Five Reasons Buying a Hybrid Prius Won't Save the PlanetFive Reasons Buying a Hybrid Prius Won't Save the Planet

Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4: Diesel Hybrid First DrivePeugeot 3008 HYbrid4: Diesel Hybrid First Drive

Toyota Prius Hybrid Popular Among Very, Very Wealthy AmericansToyota Prius Hybrid Popular Among Very, Very Wealthy Americans

Green Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says FordGreen Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says Ford

Chrysler: Yes, We'll Build A Few Electric And Hybrid Cars (We Have To)Chrysler: Yes, We'll Build A Few Electric And Hybrid Cars (We Have To)

Google Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than DriversGoogle Adds Lexus RX450h To Self-Driving Fleet, Safer Than Drivers

2013 Honda Accord: First Images Of All-New Midsize Cars With Plug-In Hybrid Model2013 Honda Accord: First Images Of All-New Midsize Cars With Plug-In Hybrid Model

2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Gets 47 MPG All-Round EPA Rating2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Gets 47 MPG All-Round EPA Rating

Hybrid Owners: Still Happy After 200K-300K MilesHybrid Owners: Still Happy After 200K-300K Miles

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