Hybrid Vehicles News

The cars will all be leased for purposes of field testing. Toyota is now in discussions with federal and local governments and energy companies about who will get how many of the lithium ion battery Priuses.

Performance: When the original Insight introduced about a decade ago, it was being criticized as overpriced, cramped and too quirky for its own goods.

Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment.

Tesla will compete with established automakers like Ford, General Motors and Nissan Motor Co, all of which are racing to launch electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Remember that $21,000, very basic 2010 Prius? Toyota has now confirmed it has neither current plans nor a schedule for selling the lowest-level model of the 2010 Toyota Prius, known as the Prius I, to consumers.

Hoping to see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait _ if you can get there.

Ford's Fusion, already a solid entry in the mid-sized sedan segment, gets added appeal for 2010 with the introduction of a hybrid model.

From charging the Chevrolet Volt's revolutionary power system to washing the car, everything about the extended-range electric vehicle is new, but Volt owners must find it familiar and easy to use.

Anyone looking to convert a Toyota Prius into a plug-in electric vehicle can get $5,000 from the state to cover some of the cost.

The Leafa s battery can be recharged fully in eight hours. LOS ANGELES a For some consumers, concerns about the batteries in all-electric and even hybrid vehicles are tempering their enthusiasm for jumping on the alternative-power bandwagon.

Even with that impediment, the Camry still has a comfortable lead versus its archrivals, the Honda Accord and Nissan Altima.

For 2010, BMW is releasing two hybrid vehicles that are very different both in style and in their approach to using electric power to assist the gasoline engine.

The City of Houston and Reliant Energy, an NRG Energy company , today launched a program to bring plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to the streets of Houston to demonstrate the important role that electric cars can play in the city's clean energy future.

The Toyota Prius has dominated the market for hybrid cars, and for the last eight years has been Consumer Reports' top pick "green" car.

Mercedes-Benz has introduced the 2010 ML450 Hybrid, which it says is the first European full hybrid vehicle to be offered in the U.S. The midsize utility vehicle mates a 275-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine with two powerful electric motors.

At the Los Angeles Auto Show on Dec. 2, General Motors will announce the initial retail markets where the electric-drive Chevrolet Volt will be sold, the company announced today.

The Ford Fusion has been selected by Motor Trends magazine as Car of the Year. The award is among the most prestigious in the automotive industry.

After sifting through about 27,000 submissions, Chevrolet has announced the finalists in the contest to name a silver-green paint color for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt .

Sure enough, Toyota has announced that the new 2010 Lexus GX460 will be among the array of vehicles to be shown next week at China's Auto Guangzhou 2009 show.

The Chinese government is urging China's domestic carmakers to work jointly to get hybrids and electric vehicles on the market more quickly.