Hybrid cars

In a Web teaser for its redesigned Prius, 'Toyota's Prius Team' leaked what fans of Toyota's gas/electric hybrid believe to be the new startup screen from its computer display: "Welcome To Prius." Much like CEO Dieter Zetsche recently announcing Daimler AG had "invented the car - and we will do...  

Honda Insight Hybrid 2.0 The all new Honda Insight hybrid version 2.0, still officially a concept car but probably very close to what the production model will look like, has been generating a lot of buzz lately. Finally some competition for the Toyota Prius from a dedicated hybrid model, and...  

If that statement about the Prius is true... Toyota buyers are absolutely screwed. DaSmith  

Everything about Alison Gannett is green, from her straw-bale house to her solar-powered appliances. But when you're as serious about curbing carbon as she is, a mere hybrid won't do. That's why she spent $35,000 to install an extension cord on her Ford Escape Hybrid. She is among a small but...  

Filed under: Spy Photos, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Toyota Toyota's marketing team has released the first image of the next-gen Prius, and it's not what you think. The shot shows what appears to be the welcome screen that will appear on the car's in-dash screen upon startup, and the font looks...  

Honda has become the winner in Japan with the tiny Insight coupe at 102 mpg. The Prius is just behind at 99 mpg. The new Toyota Prius will be getting 113 ...  

The Honda Insight is a five door hatchback, much like the Toyota Prius. The Insight should get fuel economy similar to the current Honda Civic Hybrid, ...  

Looks like: Honda’s version of the Toyota Prius Defining characteristics: Affordable hybrid powertrain and five seats Ridiculous features: Illuminated grille    Chance of being mass-produced: This is almost exactly what the real thing will look like; we’ll see that one in Detroit in...  

OK folks, now that the new Prius-fighter from Honda has officially seen the sheet dropped at the Paris Motor Show early this morning, it's time to ask the important question — which one will...  

Those waiting to see the 2010 Toyota Prius sans camouflage shall wait no longer now that Toyota has dropped their first official teaser shot of the next-gen Prius at Prius Chat. What is it, exactly?...  

PARIS — Honda took the cover off its Insight hybrid concept car today here at the Paris Motor Show , and with it took direct aim at the new Toyota Prius . As Toyota officials work to electrify their champion of the hybrid market , Honda was hoping ...  

Honda has taken the covers off of its new Insight Hybrid Concept, a concept that is pretty much the production ready model that will arrive on U.S. roads in April 2009. At the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Honda’s CEO Takeo Fukui said that he is targeting a price of just below $19,000 for the Prius...  

Honda hopes to aggressively compete with the Toyota Prius by unveiling its own affordable hybrid car that will hit markets in the relatively new future, according to Autopia: Honda's finally pulled the sheet off the world's cheapest hybrid, a $19,000 five-seater that resurrects the Insight name...  

PARIS — Honda clearly has the Toyota Prius in the crosshairs with its Insight Concept, which was formally unveiled on Thursday at the 2008 Paris Auto Show. Among the more critical details: Honda's recitation of the Insight Concept's exterior dimensions, which blatantly seem to use the Prius as a...  

When engineers from Japan showed him Toyota's first hybrid in 2000, Matt Kevnick didn't get it. "There were a number of us who said, We're doing what? We don't see a business case,' " Toyota's senior regulatory engineer said.