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Infiniti Confirms 2012 M35 Hybrid Sedan, Its FirstInfiniti Confirms 2012 M35 Hybrid Sedan, Its First

John Voelcker

While Nissan goes full-bore into electric cars, including projected sales of 20,000 of its 2012 Nissan Leaf, the company’s Infiniti luxury marque has neither electric cars nor hybrids in its 2010 lineup. But that will change...

Infiniti Preparing M35 Hybrid For Spring Of 2011Infiniti Preparing M35 Hybrid For Spring Of 2011

Robert Scardino

Infiniti M35 Hybrid In March we told you that Nissan’s luxury brand, Infiniti, planned to release a hybrid version of their M sedan. Today the Japanese automaker has confirmed that the new hybrid will be available in the...

Green Car of the Year Finalists: Three Hybrids, Two DieselsGreen Car of the Year Finalists: Three Hybrids, Two Diesels

John Voelcker

The five finalists for the 2010 Green Car of the Year Award include three hybrid models–two Japanese hatchbacks and one U.S. sedan–and a pair of German clean-diesel cars. The nominations were announced today by Green Car...

Video: Fox News Criticizes DOE Loans to Fisker and TeslaVideo: Fox News Criticizes DOE Loans to Fisker and Tesla

Robert Scardino

Fox News While discussing two upstart electric car companies, contributors to the self proclaimed “fair and balanced” Fox News Channel (FNC) have proven that they are not smarter than a fifth grader. Jeff Foxworthy didn’t even...

MPG Follies, Or, Why Electric Cars Can't Get 367 MPG. Sheesh.MPG Follies, Or, Why Electric Cars Can't Get 367 MPG. Sheesh.

John Voelcker

One of our most popular posts in August was a piece that broke down how General Motors projected a fuel efficiency of 230 miles per gallon in the city for its 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric...

PREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports CoupePREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports Coupe

John Voelcker

While the 2010 Honda Insight is the company’s big hybrid news for this year, it’s far from the only new hybrid headed to us from Honda. As we’ve noted before, Honda will launch two more hybrids...

Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid Headed To TokyoSuzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid Headed To Tokyo

Robert Scardino

Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid Suzuki says that their cars are as much fun as their bikes. Now they’re trying to make one model just as fuel efficient. The Japanese automaker plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid...

Will 2010 Toyota Prius Hatchback Get a 2011 Sedan Sidekick?Will 2010 Toyota Prius Hatchback Get a 2011 Sedan Sidekick?

John Voelcker

Two weeks ago, Toyota confirmed that it would offer more than one body style for its Prius hybrid-electric vehicle. Now, in Japan, the company has introduced a Toyota version of the car we know here as...

GM's Electric Car Guru ResignsGM's Electric Car Guru Resigns

Robert Scardino

general motors volt teasers motorauthority 001 Bob Kruse, who formulated General Motors’ long-term electric vehicle plans and whose team helped develop the Chevy Volt, has resigned, ending his 31-year career with the company. The 50-year-old Rochester...

World's First Plug-In Hybrid Sales? So Far, Not So GoodWorld's First Plug-In Hybrid Sales? So Far, Not So Good

John Voelcker

Late last year, a small Chinese company achieved a milestone: It offered the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle for sale. BYD Automotive, of Shenzhen, started selling its 2009 BYD F3DM (for “dual mode”) compact sedan...

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Infiniti Confirms 2012 M35 Hybrid Sedan, Its FirstInfiniti Confirms 2012 M35 Hybrid Sedan, Its First

Infiniti Preparing M35 Hybrid For Spring Of 2011Infiniti Preparing M35 Hybrid For Spring Of 2011

Green Car of the Year Finalists: Three Hybrids, Two DieselsGreen Car of the Year Finalists: Three Hybrids, Two Diesels

Video: Fox News Criticizes DOE Loans to Fisker and TeslaVideo: Fox News Criticizes DOE Loans to Fisker and Tesla

MPG Follies, Or, Why Electric Cars Can't Get 367 MPG. Sheesh.MPG Follies, Or, Why Electric Cars Can't Get 367 MPG. Sheesh.

PREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports CoupePREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports Coupe

Suzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid Headed To TokyoSuzuki Swift Plug-In Hybrid Headed To Tokyo

Will 2010 Toyota Prius Hatchback Get a 2011 Sedan Sidekick?Will 2010 Toyota Prius Hatchback Get a 2011 Sedan Sidekick?

GM's Electric Car Guru ResignsGM's Electric Car Guru Resigns

World's First Plug-In Hybrid Sales? So Far, Not So GoodWorld's First Plug-In Hybrid Sales? So Far, Not So Good

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