Hybrid cars

The company recently announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices for the five-door hatchback, a smaller ... You'll also get nine airbags, anti-lock brakes and traction control. Of course, there are plenty of options. Aside from the standard ...  

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/540c6a/power_electronics) has announced the addition of the "Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, Volume 2 Passive Components" report to their offering. Passive Components Are Playing a More and More Active Role A +$2 Billion Market for Modules: a Big Opportunity for Power Electronics In 2016, almost 25 million cars manufactured will be...  

Expect to pay $18,950 for the standard version of the car ... split fold-down rear seat with adjustable headrests, cruise control, engine immobilizer, center console with armrest and storage compartment, and a cargo area tonneau cover.  

QUESTION: I am interested in buying a hybrid car. I am looking at both the Honda Civic and Toyota Prius. I know you get to test drive new cars every week and I would like your opinion on which one is best. I hope you can give me an unbiased answer on my selection.  

It is called the new Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Simply put, there is not much difference in the standard hybrid Prius and the “new” plug-in. It is very closely aligned with the Chevy Volt. They are both ‘extended range' vehicles. I recently had a ...  

Toyota’s newest Prius model, the 2012 Prius c, is set to hit dealerships next month. The Prius c is now the smallest Prius model available and sits at the opposite end of the lineup from the “versatile” Prius v. The Prius c five-door hatchback is about the same size as the Toyota Yaris and is powered [...]  

But now that the Insight and the Prius are both four-door hatchbacks, both all-new this year, and both nearly as indistinguishable from each other as Mary Kate and Ashley, price suddenly matters. We recently learned that Honda stuck to its promise to offer ...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Nissan The Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in costs more than the Nissan Leaf battery-electric vehicle up front, but it's less expensive to own during the first five years of driving. So said Kelley Blue Book in its first-ever Total Cost of Ownership study. A Volt will cost the driver $40,629 during the first five years of ownership, or almost $1,500 less than the $42,089 it will cost to own a...  

Think about the ambition – and challenge – behind those words. This is the equation that the Prius C needs to solve. Toyota is confident that it's cracked the hybrid sales code: Offer more models ... you can tell the system how much it ...  

To say Toyota has done well with the Prius is to say Apple just might have something with that tablet thingy they introduced a few years back. Toyota fully believes the iconic hybrid will be their most important car by the end of the decade ...  

The Prius C employs a new version of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain with a 73-hp 1.5-liter inline-four engine, a 60-hp AC synchronous motor, and a 144-volt nickel-metal hydride battery pack ... Traction Control, ABS, EBD, Brake Assist, Smart ...  

LOS ANGELES--February 10, 2012: Companies offering hybrid car rentals are being shown the way by MPG, a company so far ahead, their fleet of green cars and hybrids features new 2012 models even your greenest environmentally friendly acquaintance ...  

In the above video, David Owen visualizes the rebound effect. A reader pushes back against the notion: I don’t drive a Prius, but I do drive a Ford Fusion Hybrid, which I bought a little over a year ago.  One thing I have noticed about driving it is ...  

Soaring demand for the new Toyota Prius C in Japan may create a U.S. allocation dilemma. The pint-sized hybrid is scheduled to arrive in U.S. showrooms next month. Toyota Motor Corp. said last week that it had received 120,000 orders in Japan ...  

LOS ANGELES (NBC) -- The owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid who sued the automaker over the vehicle's failure to meet its advertised 50 miles-per ... wrote in the judgment obtained by the Associated Press. After seeing that a proposed class-action lawsuit ...