Hybrid News

Hybrid car owners would pay a special fee to recoup lost gasoline taxes under the state Senate's budget.

Hybrid cars are reaching the Gulf in limited numbers. But those who want to do their bit for the environment, or make a statement, will have to dig deep into their resources - the niche here is dominated by prestige, performance marques such as Porsche, Lexus, BMW and McLaren Automotive.

The second-largest U.S. automaker said on Wednesday that 20 assembly, engine and other plants will be idled for just one week this summer instead of the traditional two-week "summer shutdown" period.

Holden has adopted a tactic of targeting family buyers over fleets with the new model due in showrooms next month.

A memorial service for Jordan Costa is planned for Saturday at the church where he married his wife, Heather, the day before he died.

Last week, we listed cars 6 through 10 in AOL Autos May top car bargains. There were loads of variety and lots of savings out there.

The 2013 Ford C-Max Energi gets Ford's automatic tailgate, which is actuated with a waive of a foot.

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Midnight this morning, if you were in DC, you might've spotted a chick in a powder blue Nissan Altima with her windows down and radio up, chair dancing shamelessly in the driver's seat.

Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada to remind owners to fill their tanks with diesel - not gasoline.

Kelly Blue Book's list of the 10 Best Family Cars includes mid-size cars, minivans and small SUVs.

Six cars worth a total of between A 75,000 and A 80,000 have been stolen from a garage in Glasgow's east end.

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Making a battery for an electric car is more like assembling microelectronics than the kind of auto-plant scenes we think of, involving huge steel stamping presses and battalions of automated ... (more)

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John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Now, though, as hybrids and plug-in cars are slowly growing their share of the market, Prius sales have fallen--not just as a share of the "alternative powertrain" segment, but in raw numbers.

General Motors Co. has released one of the final pieces to its redesigned Chevrolet lineup with the unveiling of the 2014 Chevy Impala.

The last time Ford stock reached that level, the company was benefiting from a spate of recalls at Toyota Motor ( Today, Ford stock's strength can be attributed to the company's success, rather than competitors' difficulties.

In heavy rotation for the new Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is a 30-second TV spot in which an RV passes a Japanese manufactured hybrid.

The folks at Kia who have by the way been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck, say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand.

In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp.