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  • 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid

    Hybrid cars may not be universally popular, but most can appreciate the thinking behind them. After all, who actually likes paying high prices for gas? Even so, some may prefer the benefits of hybrid technology without the image that occasionally comes with it. We've picked six hybrid cars that offer the benefits of a hybrid drivetrain--great gas mileage and ease of use--with styling that, to the untrained eye, doesn't automatically scream "this car is a hybrid"... Toyota Camry Hybrid Several generations of Camry have barely registered as cars, such is their anonymity. Newer Camrys look a...

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    2012 Toyota Camry Vs 2012 Hyundai Sonata: Midsize Sedans Compared

    Camrys have topped the passenger car sales charts since the dawn of time, but with the 2012 Hyundai Sonata on the market, it's no longer a given that the Camry is the car to go for. Both provide five seats, four doors and decent gas mileage, both are affordable, and both should provide many miles...

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    2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid: Overshadowed By Prius, Competent Nonetheless

    With the 2012 Toyota Prius V wagon, 2012 Toyota Prius C, and 2012 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid all launching within the past 12 months, it’s been easy to forget that there are other Toyota hybrids outside of the Prius brand. In fact, the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid and 2012 Toyota Highlander...

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    Hybrid Payback: How Long For Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata?

    People have many reasons for choosing hybrid vehicles. For some, the chance of cutting down on fuel bills may be a priority. For others, knowing that they're doing less damage to the environment is very appealing. We've noticed that you, our readers, prioritize many different factors when choosing...

  • San Francisco Ford Hybrid Escape Taxi by Flickr user Ian Fuller
    San Francisco: Twice As Many Taxis Burn Half As Much Gas; Here's How

    In the past 15 years, the city of San Francisco has doubled the numbers of taxi cabs on its streets, up from 750 vehicles in 1997 to 1,500 this year. But thanks to incentives designed to get taxi operators behind the wheel of greener cars, 92 percent of San Francisco’s taxi fleet are either...

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    2013 Ford Fusion To 2012 Toyota Camry: Our Hybrid's Mileage Is Higher

    Toyota may be the acknowledged master of hybrid cars - after all, they were one of the first to the party - but Ford isn't about to let its Japanese rival steal the show. To this end, Ford is promising big things with the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid - including Camry Hybrid-beating fuel efficiency...

  • 2011 Toyota Prius with PLUS Performance Package

    If you've been following over the last few weeks, you'll have seen us pitch two cars from particular manufacturers against each other. While there are often clear differences between the models, the exercise highlights what someone in the market at a particular price point can expect, when comparing a hybrid model for an equivalently-priced gasoline-only vehicle. This time, it's the turn of two more Toyotas - the ubiquitous 2012 Toyota Prius, and the all-new 2012 Toyota Camry. Both are better than ever - but where would your money go? Economy While the Camry can do little to topple the Prius...

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    2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Highly Rated By Consumer Reports

    Toyota's Camry has long dominated the family car sector, and that doesn't look set to change any time soon. The February issue of product testing organization Consumer Reports carries tests of three different 2012 Camry models, including the important and extensively-updated hybrid model. All three...

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    Toyota's Green Autumn: 2012 Yaris, New Camry Hybrid, Prius V Wagon

    While Toyota is still struggling to get itself entirely back to normal after the devastating March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami, the company has a number of new green cars coming along this autumn. It is pulling forward the launch for the redesigned 2012 version of its best-selling Camry...

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    2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid: First Drive

    The all-new 2012 Camry Hybrid gets excellent gas mileage, of up to 43 mpg city, 39 highway

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    2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid: New Style, Same Old Hybrid System

    Sometimes, you find information in the strangest places. Take the YouTube video, "Georgetown Plant on the 2012 Camry," apparently posted by Toyota of the Black Hills, a dealer in Rapid City, South Dakota. It's got some shots of the newly redesigned 2012 Toyota Camry moving down the production line...

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    How Much Gasoline Can You Save With A Hybrid Or Plug-In Car?

    As of the middle of April, gasoline is approaching $4.00 per gallon across the United States and oil is surging past $110 per barrel. More and more energy observers are talking about "$5 per gallon fuel" here in the U.S. So how do you minimize your gasoline costs and maximize your mileage? What...

  • 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Drive  -  March 2011

    This year’s 2011 Denver Auto Show (DAS) has a lot to offer consumers from demonstrations to manufacturer ride and drives to concept vehicles that will “fuel the future.” Wednesday marked the opening of the largest Denver Auto Show in history at some 500,000 sq. ft and it also marked Toyota’s announcement that they will be displaying a number of different alternative fuel vehicles for consumers to see while at the DAS. The wide range of Hybrid Synergy Drive vehicles shows Toyota’s commitment to the environment and delivering customers the technology they want and...

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    Should The U.S. Lower Speed Limits In Order To Curtail Fuel Consumption?

    The recent spike in oil prices has got the whole world focused on fuel consumption, so much so in some parts that countries are lowering their national speed limits in an effort to reduce their national fuel consumption levels. One such country is Spain, which reduced its speed limit for cars from...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevy Volt, with charging station visible; photo by George Parrott
    2011 Nissan Leaf vs 2011 Chevy Volt: Strengths & Weaknesses, By The Man Who Owns Both

    Many comments are appearing on the internet taking enthusiastic positions for either the new 2011 Chevy Volt or the 2011 Nissan Leaf. It seems most readers are in one "camp" or the other. In our household, after studying the technical strengths and features of both cars as they moved from concept...

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    Rumor: Toyota To Show Yaris Hybrid Concept At Geneva Motor Show

    Last year, Toyota promised to launch a dozen new hybrid and plug-in hybrid models by the end of 2012. One of those new hybrid models may be unveiled in concept form at next month's Geneva Motor Show. Two Dutch websites are reporting that the company will use the show for the world debut of a Toyota...

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    Russian Billionaire's Natural-Gas Hybrid Electric Car, Yo

    Never let it be said that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't put his money where his mouth is. He plans to invest 150 million euros, or about $200 million, in a new company that will build the world's first production natural-gas series hybrid vehicle. The car will be called Yo, which is...

  • Prokhorov CityCar natural-gas hybrid vehicle, design prototype
    Russian Billionaire Gets Gassy To Go Green: Prokhorov City Car

    Russia. Onion domes, remnants of Communism, enormous natural-gas reserves, and a fierce love of Vodka. These elements have now somehow combined to convince Mikhail Prokhorov--reportedly Russia's wealthiest man, new owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, newly-minted publisher of the New...

  • Pre-Production 2010 Toyota Prius in Orlando

    Sometimes, you'd think that hybrid-electric vehicles were the most important development in the automotive world, if not the entire geopolitical sphere, in the last 15 years. They're not. More than a decade after they launched into the U.S. market, their market share hovers just south of 3 percent. Globally, it's roughly 1 percent. And by far the biggest portion of that total volume belongs to the three generations of the Toyota Prius, the world's first hybrid and the one that still represents more than one of every two hybrids on the planet. Its distinctive form has even earned the honor of...

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    Why The Cost of Insuring Your Hybrid Car Is Going To Rise

    We already knew that the quintessential hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, costs a little more to repair than non-hybrid cars. Now, the news gets worse: Insurance rates for hybrids are going to rise, probably at a faster rate than auto insurance premiums overall, according to Mitchell International's...

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    Only One Hybrid Car Pays Back Its Owners; Know Which One?

    One of the criticisms of hybrid cars has historically been that there's no payback, especially given the cheap gasoline prices in the U.S. The extra money you spend on a hybrid isn't returned in gas savings, say critics. Well, that may be true, especially when regular gasoline is averaging $2.77 a...

  • 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
    Five Questions: Michael Deitz, 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Product Manager

    Hyundai is on a roll in general, and last week we published the first 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid drive report, by our colleague Marty Padgett. This very important model is the carmaker's first-ever hybrid to be sold in the U.S., but far from the last.  In 2012, Hyundai plans an upcoming dedicated...

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    Cities Want High-Mileage Hybrid Taxis; Judge Says It's Illegal

    If you've been to New York City lately, you may have noticed an increasing number of hybrid taxis on the roads: mostly Ford Escape Hybrid SUVs, but also Toyota Camry Hybrid and Nissan Altima Hybrid sedans, and a scattering of others too. It's part of a long-term plan to green the fleet of 14,000...

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    Next Toyota Prius To Be Built in U.S.--But Not Until 2016

    The convoluted twists and turns of possible Prius production in the U.S. have taken another unexpected bend. A Toyota executive has now told Reuters that the company intends to build the quintessential hybrid in the States, but not until its next generation is launched. That would be in 2016, since...

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