The last few weeks have made painful reading for fans of electric car startup Fisker Automotive. It seems fate has a few more nails to bang in to Fisker's coffin. Automotive News reports the company is now facing a federal lawsuit from 160 employees laid off on Friday, for breaking laws requiring...
There was a point, when Toyota Prius and Honda Insights were rolling off dealer lots in their mere hundreds nationwide, that hybrids were easy to dismiss. Now, as sales leap... April 2, 2013 by Antony Ingram 4
New York cabbies love their hybrid taxis--they're far more efficient than previous taxi designs, and proving incredibly reliable too. But those hybrids are under threat from... April 1, 2013 by Antony Ingram 8
Toyota's Prius has become such a significant figurehead for hybrids that Toyota has turned the Prius name into a burgeoning range of models. First to join the regular Prius... March 29, 2013 by Antony Ingram 7
The car you see here is Subaru's first production hybrid vehicle, the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid. Launched today at the New York Auto Show, the hybrid crossover is set to hit... March 28, 2013 by Antony Ingram 11
With a raft of new diesel vehicles entering the market this year and next, the question arises: Who exactly will buy them? Based on the results of a survey to be released... March 28, 2013 by John Voelcker 49
Offering a more luxurious take on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, Infiniti has officially unveiled the 2014 QX60 Hybrid crossover at the New York Auto Show. It's clear to... March 28, 2013 by Antony Ingram
The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder enters its second year as a seven-seat family crossover with a new model added: the first-ever Pathfinder Hybrid, a direct shot across the bows of... March 27, 2013 by Antony Ingram
A brand new generation of the Toyota Highlander crossover made its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show this morning, and with it came a new version of the popular Highlander... March 27, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 5
It's confirmed: Audi will offer its A3 Sportback e-Tron plug-in hybrid in the U.S. The German automaker has confirmed the news (via Motor Authority) at the New York Auto... March 27, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2
The New York Auto Show is almost upon us, and rather than the usual raft of green concept cars, it's the production vehicles we're most looking forward to this year. Several... March 26, 2013 by Antony Ingram 2
A Toyota Prius is many things, but a convenient lawn mower isn't one of them. Useless, right? Luckily, it is now possible to buy a hybrid lawn mower, known as the Raven... March 22, 2013 by Antony Ingram 11
The first internal pacemakers were developed in the 1950s. Heart patients were naturally skeptical: How does it run? Will the battery die? Can I be electrocuted? Just two... March 21, 2013 by Richard Read 3
Every month we report on sales of plug-in electric cars, which tripled last year over the total in 2011. As virtually every analyst and commentator has pointed out, electric... March 21, 2013 by John Voelcker 27
Electric car fans have long been skeptical of government plans to install noisemakers to alert pedestrians to a car's presence--and now automakers are pushing for a different... March 20, 2013 by Antony Ingram 20
Next week at the New York Auto Show, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid will be unveiled. It's the first-ever production hybrid vehicle from the small Japanese maker of... March 20, 2013 by John Voelcker 4
