2010
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As Others Make Costly Mistakes, Hyundai Sets the Example
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Expanding the Prius Lineup: Minivan, Compact Hatch, or Coupe?
While the all-electric cars being launched as 2011 models--the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, and Coda Sedan--get lots of attention, their total U.S. sales won't break 100,000 in their first year. Toyota, on the other hand, sells more than twice that number of hybrids here each year, making it by far...
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2010 Mazda3: Loved Even More By Canadians
Mazda3 Passes Honda Civic In Sales To Date
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Dodge Changes Logo To Help Brand Identity Of Car Products
The Logo Change Might Help Spur Small Dodge Car Sales
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Roundup: Hybrid SUVs and Crossovers from Ford, Toyota, Chevy
Our reader Celeste wrote to ask us about available hybrid SUVs and crossovers, and we thought our answer might be useful for the site. At the moment, there are three main hybrid SUVs sold in the U.S. Each of them also has variations sold under other brands. All are likely to be durable, as their...
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2010 MazdaSpeed3: Puts the Zoom in Zoom-Zoom
An Affordable Pocket Rocket That Can Carry Too
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The Wait For the New Civic Design Gets Extended
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2010 Toyota Prius Is Japan's Best-Selling Car For Entire Year
Sales of the 2010 Toyota Prius are booming in the U.S., up more than 50 percent over last year during April alone. But they're way better yet in Japan, where the 2010 Prius has just completed a full year as the country's best-selling car. Toyota sold 26,482 Prius models in Japan during April...
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2010 Hyundai Accent Cheaper To Own Than A Smart ForTwo
Sometimes Smaller Doesn’t Mean Cheaper
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Hybrids Are For Soldiers Too, Not Just Elite Effete Eco-Wimps
Yeah, yeah, we know. The only people who buy hybrids are the ones who want to show off their green credentials. They're effete, elite coastal residents who probably drove Subarus before they got their hybrids. Uh huh. Tell it to the Marines. Or, more accurately, tell it to the Israel Defense...
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2010 Nissan Versa: Taking Cheap New Cars To a New Level
So Inexpensive That Even Frugal Shoppers Might Want An Upgrade
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2010 Lexus HS 250h Luxury Hybrid Not Selling As Expected
Last summer, when we first drove the 2010 Lexus HS 250h luxury hybrid--and then did a full test drive--we were quite puzzled by it. Neither as fuel efficient as a hybrid nor as elegant and refined as other Lexus models, it seemed neither fish nor fowl. And in the end, while we appreciated its...
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Chrysler Announces New Incentives For New Car Buyers
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2010 Toyota Prius Sales Up 50 Percent Over Last April
Toyota Motor Sales announced yesterday that its U.S. sales of new cars were up 24.4 percent over the previous April, during the worst of the economic meltdown. Despite recent months--during which a lawsuits have rained down on Toyota for unintended acceleration and brake related safety concerns...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
All-electric Golf Blue-e-Motion Concept Follows German EV Initiative
VW Throws Their Hat In the EV Ring
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California Bill Seeks To Legalize Sharing Your Car For Cash
Ever loan your car to a friend for a day in exchange for a few bucks? Soon, that may not void your insurance and make you a criminal. At least in California. State Assemblymember Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill (AB 1871) that would amend the state's insurance laws by allowing...
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2011 Suzuki SX4: They Will Fill Your Tank If You Buy One
Will Gas Money Help Increase Suzuki’s Market Share
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A BMW X1 and Mercedes BLK Crossover Competitor
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VIDEO: Five Things About Hybrid Cars That You Should Know
Do you know the difference between a mild hybrid like a 2010 Honda Insight, and a full hybrid like the 2010 Toyota Prius? Or what happens to all hybrid vehicles when the weather gets cold? If you do, you're probably well versed in green cars, and you may already be a hybrid vehicle owner. If not...
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Better Place Launches Battery-Swap Test In Four Tokyo Taxis
This past Monday, the electric-vehicle infrastructure provider Better Place held a press conference in Tokyo at the site of its first completed battery-swap station to be put into regular usage, in the Ropongi Hills area. Together with Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo's largest taxi company, the company will...
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Ford Fusion Hybrid Fastest To Pay Off Premium
When it comes to hybrids, there are two main factors that motivate buyers into paying the premium the vehicles demand over comparable non-hybrid models: money and the environment. Hybrids are cleaner than regular models in that they consume less fuel and thus produce fewer emissions, but at the...
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Ford Hybrids: Tough Enough To Be Police Cars in New York City
As New York City works aggressively to reduce its carbon footprint and cut exhaust emissions, it has encouraged large fleets to switch to hybrids. From utility ConEd to the fleets of yellow cabs, more and more hybrids are showing up on city streets. The latest large fleet to go greener is the New...
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Natural-Gas Honda Civic To Oklahoma As U.S. Lags in NGVs
The U.S. buys more hybrids than any place else in the world except Japan. We have a handful of clean diesels, with sales slowly increasing. But the "other alt-fuel" for automobiles--natural gas--is barely a blip on the U.S. market. Nonetheless, Honda is plugging away (ahem) with its 2010 Honda...
John Voelcker