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Hyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium BatteryHyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium Battery

John Voelcker

The hybrid wars look like they’re heating up, with aggressive challenger Hyundai planning a dedicated hybrid that takes direct aim at the iconic Toyota Prius. The company is “studying” a unique hybrid vehicle, one that shares...

2011 Fisker Karma Countdown: Visits to Dealers, Not Reviewers2011 Fisker Karma Countdown: Visits to Dealers, Not Reviewers

John Voelcker

The 2011 Fisker Karma will be the world’s first plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan. At a price of $87,400 before tax credits, it’s not surprising that the company wants to get the car exactly right before...

Preview: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In HybridPreview: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

John Voelcker

While the Toyota Prius is the world’s most popular hybrid vehicle–with well over 1.5 million sold globally since 1997–it’s become almost an accepted part of the automotive landscape. And with plug-in vehicles seen as the next...

Green Car Megadeal: Renault-Nissan-Daimler Could Save SmartGreen Car Megadeal: Renault-Nissan-Daimler Could Save Smart

Martin Padgett

2010 Smart fortwo Passion Coupe This morning’s deal bringing Daimler AG into the Renault-Nissan alliance has lots of interesting details–but first and foremost, it could be what Smart needs to survive in the long term. Today...

Green Car Roundup: Best & Worst of the 2010 New York Auto ShowGreen Car Roundup: Best & Worst of the 2010 New York Auto Show

John Voelcker

Well, it’s done. The public are streaming in, and the two media preview days of the 2010 New York Auto Show are over. It wasn’t a hugely significant show, but clearly the apocalyptic meltdown that automakers...

NY Auto Show Puzzler: 'Darker Side of Green' = New Lexus Hybrid ??NY Auto Show Puzzler: 'Darker Side of Green' = New Lexus Hybrid ??

John Voelcker

Hmmmmmm. First Sarah Silverman, now “The Darker Side of Green.” What exactly is going on with Lexus these days? The ominous message is the tagline for an interactive web video called, logically enough, Lexus Dark Ride....

2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, At Last2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, At Last

John Voelcker

For a few years, the only full hybrid sedan sold in the U.S. was the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Then came the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which won North American Car of the Year and upped the...

2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

John Voelcker

Hybrids originally came from mass-market brands–Toyota, Honda, then Ford–before they ascended into loftier realms (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche). Now Ford is taking its well-received hybrid sedans upscale, by adding a hybrid model to the 2011 Lincoln MKZ...

U.S. DoT Asks Scientists, NASA To Probe Toyota AccelerationU.S. DoT Asks Scientists, NASA To Probe Toyota Acceleration

John Voelcker

In the face of continuing suggestions that random electronic interference may be causing unintended acceleration in the Toyota Prius and other vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has asked for independent studies on the topic from...

Mercedes-Benz Decides All U.S. S-Class Cars To Be HybridsMercedes-Benz Decides All U.S. S-Class Cars To Be Hybrids

John Voelcker

While our colleague Nelson Ireson was driving the (very un-green) 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in Mexico this week, he heard an interesting item that’s much more along our lines. It is: Mercedes-Benz plans to sell only...

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Hyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium BatteryHyundai Plans Prius-Fighter Hybrid Hatchback, Lithium Battery

2011 Fisker Karma Countdown: Visits to Dealers, Not Reviewers2011 Fisker Karma Countdown: Visits to Dealers, Not Reviewers

Preview: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In HybridPreview: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Green Car Megadeal: Renault-Nissan-Daimler Could Save SmartGreen Car Megadeal: Renault-Nissan-Daimler Could Save Smart

Green Car Roundup: Best & Worst of the 2010 New York Auto ShowGreen Car Roundup: Best & Worst of the 2010 New York Auto Show

NY Auto Show Puzzler: 'Darker Side of Green' = New Lexus Hybrid ??NY Auto Show Puzzler: 'Darker Side of Green' = New Lexus Hybrid ??

2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, At Last2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, At Last

2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

U.S. DoT Asks Scientists, NASA To Probe Toyota AccelerationU.S. DoT Asks Scientists, NASA To Probe Toyota Acceleration

Mercedes-Benz Decides All U.S. S-Class Cars To Be HybridsMercedes-Benz Decides All U.S. S-Class Cars To Be Hybrids

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