Honda’s new hybrid version of “Civic sedan” car is displayed during its launch in New Delhi June 18, 2008. Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would start selling a hybrid version of its Civic sedan in India from the end of this month as it chases Toyota Motor Corp in the green car […]

A Prius with the new Hybrid engine is seen at the fair stand of Japanese car manufacturer Toyota at the international car show IAA in Frankfurt

Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010, under a widespread strategy to be green outlined Wednesday.
The ecological gas-electric vehicles, which can be recharged from a home electrical outlet, will target leasing customers, Toyota Motor Corp. said. Such plug-in hybrids can run longer as an […]

The 2009 Toyota Matrix XRS compact wagon arrived a year later than most people expected, but at the perfect time.
Skyrocketing fuel prices have boosted small-car sales, and the Matrix — and its GM sibling, the Pontiac Vibe — hit the road with an appealing combination of high miles per gallon and affordable sticker prices.
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Forget the galloping fuel prices, just book your Prius. Japanese auto major Toyota is planning to launch the first mass-marketed hybrid car in India early next year.
Hybrid cars, which use both petrol engine and electric motor, are usually fuel efficient and has lower emission levels, making them environment-friendly.

Toyota’s domestic arm, which does not have the […]

Hybrid cars combine a conventional internal combustion engine with a battery-powered electric motor, with the two power units combining their efforts to produce greater efficiency than is possible with the engine alone. While hybrids are more expensive to build and to buy than an ordinary car, they can provide financial savings for company car drivers […]

Honda Motor Company plans to expand its hybrid lineup over the next three years, including a model that is priced below the Civic hybrid, media reports from the Detroit auto show said.
The Detroit Free Press quoted Honda officials at the North American International Auto Show as saying the company expected to sell 200,000 of the […]

Automotive industry executives have identified finding alternative fuel sources as the number one trend facing the industry and are focused on producing low cost cars and hybrids to meet consumer demand, according to an annual global survey by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.
In the KPMG survey, based on interviews with 113 […]

BMW’s X6 ActiveHybrid concept vehicle is displayed during the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 24, 2007. BMW’s sales in Japan have not been hurt this year by the strength of the euro against the yen, sales and marketing chief Stefan Krause said

Nissan plans to launch an electric car and a hybrid in 2010, according to product planning bosses at the company. The electric car will use technology the company is developing through its Pivo concept cars - Pivo2, the latest version unveiled this week at the Tokyo motor show, features more compact and efficient electric motors, […]