Hybrid Vehicles News

Growth will be primarily driven by a range of government policies and initiatives in the form of purchase incentives, indirect benefits and mandated purchases.

Honda says it still hopes to sell the new Insight hybrid for less than $30,000 when it arrives next year.

Toyota may be readying a Prius sub-brand for its most fuel efficient offerings, but General Motors says it has no plans to launch a green Volt division.

Dear EarthTalk: Celebrities and billionaires are shelling out big bucks for cutting-edge green-friendly cars like the Tesla Roadster.

Toyota has fought with both Solomon Technologies and Paice LLC over the gasoline-electric technology.

Electric Vehicles International unveiled plans Wednesday to produce all-electric trucks and delivery vans, as well as a two-seat electric city car and plug-in hybrid car conversions, at its new Stockton assembly plant in coming months.

Cars whose wheels are driven by battery-powered electric motors, continuously or intermittently, have become a hot topic.

New Models What you'll be driving in 2010 European 2009 Ford Fiesta is coming to Canada and the U.S. next year as a 2011 model.

Toyota 's popular Prius hasn't been a hot vehicle for customizers, but that could all change with increased interest in highly-efficient green technologies, as Toyota's Prius Aerius concept shown at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas shows.

This past Monday Toyota released a statement denying any finding of fault on Toyota's part or any defect in its cars in relation to the deadly floor mat safety advisory issued in late September.

There's a simple way to get people to drive fuel-efficient cars, according to auto executives, but they are not going to like it - sharply hike the gas tax.

As timeless as hanging out at the mall, automobiles have played an important role in young people's social lives, have acted as a means of self-expression and more importantly a necessary tool for interacting with friends.

Toyota said Thursday it returned to a profit in the latest quarter as government incentives boosted sales, leading the world's largest automaker to trim its projected red ink for the year.

Tax breaks and subsidies on the purchase of eco-friendly cars after scrapping old vehicles are boosting sales of not only hybrid cars, but also fuel-efficient gasoline-engined models.

In this Aug. 23, 2009, file photo, an old pickup truck is displayed outside a car dealership in Norwood, Mass.

Fuel miser is a step up; 2010 Honda Insight When the Insight first debuted in 1999, it keyed on fuel efficiency.

Ford may be planning to put the Sync on the cloud , but the Toyota Prius looks ready to have a whole carload of stuff up in the cloud.

SO MUCH for California agencies biting the bullet. Apparently, some of them didn't get the memo that we have been - and still are - in a fiscal crisis.

Toyota Motor Sales USA has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas .

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. said Tuesday its October sales declined 3.5 percent from the year-earlier level as stronger luxury and hybrid volumes offset weaker light truck sales.