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New Gas Mileage Rules Will Reshape What Americans Drive: Hybrids, Electrics, Cost

Hybrids and plug-in electric cars probably get more press than they deserve, given how small their numbers are in the vehicle fleet. The U.S. has roughly 250 million vehicles on the roads, of which less than 2 percent are hybrids and plug-ins of all kinds. Nonetheless, both technologies are...

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Car Repair Costs Rising--Apart From Hybrids, Which Get Cheaper

April 9, 2013 12

If You're Going To Attack Electric Cars, Do Your Homework

October 15, 2012 80

Electric Cars Equal $1/Gallon Gas For Life + $1,200 Cash A Year

May 24, 2012 39

2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive (European version)

Would Battery Leasing Ease Sticker Shock On Costly Electric Cars?

There's no getting around it: Hybrids cost more than gasoline models, and plug-in electric cars cost a lot more than gas vehicles. Each type of green car cuts operating... May 18, 2012 by John Voelcker 12

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid - production model

Payback On Plug-Ins: Finance Commentator Misses The Point

We love data, and articles that analyze data. We love them a little less when their opening lines sneer at sites like this one by calling them the "sunshine, lollipops and... April 19, 2012 by John Voelcker 18

2011 Nissan Leaf: One-Year Drive Report

On March 28, 2011, I took delivery of a European-specification 2011 Nissan Leaf. Yesterday, a few days short of our 1-year anniversary with the car, its odometer passed the... March 26, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 27

2012 Volt Cheaper To Own Than 2012 Leaf, Says Kelley Blue Book

The 2012 Chevrolet Volt might cost nearly $5,000 cheaper more than the 2012 Nissan Leaf, but over the next five years, it might cost you less to run. At least, that’s... February 8, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 42

3 Best-Selling Hybrids: Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Sonata Hybrid

For a few years now, hybrid sales have been stalled at 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. market. But for the first seven months of this year, the total is at the low end of the... September 9, 2011 by John Voelcker 18

2010 Honda Civic GX natural-gas vehicle, Los Angeles, November 2010

Chrysler To Join Honda In Selling Natural-Gas Cars...In 2017

Ask anyone to name an alternate fuel, and natural gas is rarely the first one that comes to mind. Ethanol, perhaps, and increasingly electricity. But natural gas? Not so... April 14, 2011 by John Voelcker

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: By The Numbers, Would It Work For You?

Over six days of driving—limited to around-town trips—we put about 103 miles on a fleet-test Toyota Prius Plug-In, averaging 90.8 miles per gallon. In that time... March 24, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson 15

Cheap Insurance For EVs? LEAF May Benefit, Will Others?

With all the talk of purchase price, charging costs, tax incentives, congestion charging exemptions and maintenance costs for EVs, there's one financial area which often gets... November 19, 2010 by Antony Ingram 5

Renault Fluence EZ concept, 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show

EV Vs Gas Vs Diesel: Breaking Down The Costs

Thanks to the limited availability of electric cars on the market thus far and lack of parity between EV models and their gasoline or diesel counterparts, comparing the... November 10, 2010 by Antony Ingram 11

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... August 16, 2010 by John Voelcker 2