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2012 Honda Insight: New Front Styling, Better Gas Mileage2012 Honda Insight: New Front Styling, Better Gas Mileage

John Voelcker

Although the Honda Insight was eagerly awaited before it launched as a 2010 model, the little hybrid hatchback has never come remotely close to its sales goals. But the company isn’t giving up, and the new...

Should Range-Extended Cars Have a "Battery Saver" Mode?Should Range-Extended Cars Have a "Battery Saver" Mode?

Antony Ingram

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show back in March we learned an interesting bit of information about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt’s European cousin, the Opel Ampera. Unlike the Volt, the Ampera is to be equipped with...

Whoops: 2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid Shown In Brochure LeakWhoops: 2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid Shown In Brochure Leak

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

In the automotive industry, leaks about an upcoming product normally fall into two categories: genuine mess-ups, or a purposeful, pr-driven leak designed to give a new car extra attention. But we the latest leak from Japan...

Consumer Reports Pans 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid For Unrefined DrivetrainConsumer Reports Pans 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid For Unrefined Drivetrain

John Voelcker

The magazine Consumer Reports is deeply trusted by many car buyers for its analysis of auto reliability, so when it pans a car, automakers sit up and listen carefully to its criticisms. We suspect Hyundai Motors...

2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Is This The Greenest 3-Series Ever?2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Is This The Greenest 3-Series Ever?

John Voelcker

BMW today announced the sixth generation of its quintessential 3-Series, the compact sport sedan that is its highest volume seller and the face of BMW globally. Along with the return of four-cylinder engines in 3-Series cars...

Toyota Making Le Mans Return With Hybrid Prototype RacerToyota Making Le Mans Return With Hybrid Prototype Racer

Antony Ingram

Racing is getting greener: F1 has plans for downsized engines, Porsche has the 911 GT3 RSR with kinetic energy recovery and Le Mans has rumbled to the sound of turbo diesel engines for several years now....

Loss Of California HOV-Lane 'Prius Perk' Slows All Traffic, Study SaysLoss Of California HOV-Lane 'Prius Perk' Slows All Traffic, Study Says

John Voelcker

Many California drivers silently cheered on July 1, when the yellow stickers on 85,000 hybrid cars expired–meaning their drivers were no longer allowed to travel solo in the carpool lane. According to a new study released...

Next Nissan Altima Previewed By New High-Mileage Hybrid-CVT SystemNext Nissan Altima Previewed By New High-Mileage Hybrid-CVT System

John Voelcker

Although Nissan has taken its Altima Hybrid off the market for 2012, the model is likely to live on. The latest evidence: Nissan today unveiled in Japan a new generation of its Xtronic continuously-variable transmission (CVT)...

High-Mileage Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain To Get Eco eAssist System For 2014?High-Mileage Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain To Get Eco eAssist System For 2014?

John Voelcker

The mild-hybrid system that General Motors calls eAssist (on the 2012 Buick Lacrosse and Regal models) will also appear on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco version. But now it appears that the system will spread further...

2012 Ford Escape Hybrid: Sentenced To Death, So Buy One Now If You Want One2012 Ford Escape Hybrid: Sentenced To Death, So Buy One Now If You Want One

John Voelcker

The Ford Escape Hybrid was not only the first U.S.-built hybrid electric vehicle, it was also the first hybrid sport-utility vehicle–or crossover, if you prefer. It’s had a good run, starting in the fall of 2004...

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2012 Honda Insight: New Front Styling, Better Gas Mileage2012 Honda Insight: New Front Styling, Better Gas Mileage

Should Range-Extended Cars Have a "Battery Saver" Mode?Should Range-Extended Cars Have a "Battery Saver" Mode?

Whoops: 2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid Shown In Brochure LeakWhoops: 2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid Shown In Brochure Leak

Consumer Reports Pans 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid For Unrefined DrivetrainConsumer Reports Pans 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid For Unrefined Drivetrain

2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Is This The Greenest 3-Series Ever?2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3: Is This The Greenest 3-Series Ever?

Toyota Making Le Mans Return With Hybrid Prototype RacerToyota Making Le Mans Return With Hybrid Prototype Racer

Loss Of California HOV-Lane 'Prius Perk' Slows All Traffic, Study SaysLoss Of California HOV-Lane 'Prius Perk' Slows All Traffic, Study Says

Next Nissan Altima Previewed By New High-Mileage Hybrid-CVT SystemNext Nissan Altima Previewed By New High-Mileage Hybrid-CVT System

High-Mileage Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain To Get Eco eAssist System For 2014?High-Mileage Chevy Equinox, GMC Terrain To Get Eco eAssist System For 2014?

2012 Ford Escape Hybrid: Sentenced To Death, So Buy One Now If You Want One2012 Ford Escape Hybrid: Sentenced To Death, So Buy One Now If You Want One

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