Toyota (TM ) not only makes more profit than any other automaker but also enjoys the best reputation for producing clean-running, fuel-efficient vehicles. Its gas-electric hybrid Prius is a public relations juggernaut and the centerpiece of a lineup with an average fuel efficiency of 28.9 miles per gallon, second only to Honda’s fleet average. […]

Dave Hermance, the lead engineer of Toyota’s hybrid vehicle development in the U.S., died on Saturdaywhen his small plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles. He was instrumental in bringing the Prius to the U.S., and his passing is a blow to Toyota’s hybrid vehicle program.
I met Dave and interviewed him several times. […]

Most often when considering the purchase of a new car the last thing that comes to mind is that it can actually be financially beneficial. In the case of buying a new hybrid car it can be a financially sound purchase. Since their beginning hybrid cars have been used as a tax credit. Luckily for […]

General Motors. Corp.’s first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle aimed at the mass market joined the Saturn lineup this past summer.
It’s the Saturn Vue Green Line, derived from Saturn’s popular five-passenger, gasoline-only Vue sport utility vehicle.
The hybrid drivetrain uses a 170-horsepower, 2.4-liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine for primary power and a small electric motor to boost acceleration, […]

he Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged the certification by Ford Motor Company that two of its 2005 vehicles meet the requirements of the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as qualified hybrid motor vehicles.
The tax credit for hybrid vehicles applies to vehicles purchased on or after January 1, 2006.
The hybrid vehicle certifications recently acknowledged by the IRS […]

The term “hybrid” means that something is mixed with its original form. The hybrid is a car that has both an electric and a gas motor to run it. But, unlike electric cars of yesteryear, the hybrid will recharge itself, hence no need to plug it into an outlet.
The gasoline engines in these cars are […]

Better late than never, Nissan is finally going to jump into the hybrid market. They have a hybrid Altima coming in 2007, though the technology in that model has been licensed from Toyota. The company will reportedly be launching their own, entirely self-built technology in time for the 2010 model year. This is an interesting […]

For the first time ever, America’s top-selling car, the Toyota Camry, comes as a fuel-thrifty gasoline/electric hybrid.
It’s big news for the Camry, which was redesigned, made larger and more powerful for 2007.
The new 2007 Camry Hybrid looks like a regular four-door, five-passenger Camry sedan.
And with seven standard airbags, including a new knee airbag to help […]

For the first time ever, America’s top-selling car, the Toyota Camry, comes as a fuel-thrifty gasoline-electric hybrid.
It’s big news for the Camry, which was redesigned, made larger and more powerful for 2007.
The new, 2007 Camry Hybrid looks like a regular four-door, five-passenger Camry sedan.
And with seven standard air bags, including a new, knee air bag […]

Nissan Motor Co. plans to sell a hybrid vehicle developed in-house in 2010, limiting its licensing ties with Toyota Motor Corp. to the Altima sedan due in the United States next year, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.
Japan’s two biggest car makers signed a deal in 2002 under which Toyota would sell its […]