Hybrids

Now that the 2010 Toyota Prius is available at most Toyota dealers, at least for test drives, we're waiting for its half-brother--the 2010 Lexus HS250h--to appear at Lexus stores around Labor Day. We've wondered for awhile what kind of sales Lexus expected, and now Automotive News reports that the...

Very few people in the world have months of experience behind the wheel of both a Toyota Prius and the new 2010 Honda Insight. Our 16-year-old Silicon Valley correspondent Kyle is one of those few people, and we asked him to sum up the pros and cons of the two cars. His impressions roughly map to...

Gas mileage is a fraught subject, even among hybrid drivers. Some compete to see who can 'hypermile' the hardest and return figures in the 70-plus-mpg range; others drive it like they stole it, figuring they'll still get better mileage than in a non-hybrid driven the same way. Our intreprid teenage...

A gas-electric version of Jaguar's big sedan is in the works--and owes something to the Chevrolet Volt.

We do a mix of articles here at GreenCarReports, writing both about cars--green, and occasionally not so green--and some of the broader automotive issues that affect our environment. We were struck by an article last week from The Hill, which covers DC politics as obsessively as we cover...

It's obviously green supercar day here at GreenCarReports. No sooner had we written about Lamborghini's green vehicle plans than more info popped up on our previous story about the plans for Ferrari hybrids as well. Editor Eddie Alterman from Car and Driver writes that a concept could debut at the...

First Ferrari frightened purists everywhere with news that it's designing hybrid electric systems for future Ferraris. Now competitor and fellow supercar maker Lamborghini is joining the purity parade. Rather than the patent drawings that sparked the Ferrari kerfuffle, Lambo issued a text-heavy...

Yesterday we introduced Kyle, our Silicon Valley teenage reviewer who's only ever driven hybrid cars. He's now been using a 2010 Honda Insight for two months after driving the family's Toyota Prius for six. Our first piece yesterday covered Kyle's overall impressions; over the next few days, we'll...

It's one of the most hotly debated matchups in the auto world these days: How does the Toyota Prius compare to the new 2010 Honda Insight? Lots of car sites have compared the Insight to the 2010 Toyota Prius, including us. We've also turned to an expert for help. Our latest correspondent, Kyle, is...

Texas is pickup country, as a visit will confirm. It's one reason Toyota builds its full-size Tundra pickup truck there. But Texas governor Rick Perry overstepped last year when he sneered at the ability of the Toyota Prius hybrid to hold hay. Austin American-Statesman humor columnist John Kelso...

Readers are eager for all kinds of information on the new 2010 Toyota Prius, though a Prius-Jetta TDI comparison sneaks into 5th place

From Miley Cyrus parking in a handicapped slot to geeky multi-culti Prius rap, we give you grim Prius idiocy on the way to the weekend

Reviewer lauds fuel economy, peppy driving, and spacious interior, even if it drives

Supplies of the eagerly await 2010 Toyota Prius could be affected by unexpectedly high demand in the Japanese domestic market

Ferrari is now testing prototypes of a hybrid-electric system in the fabulous 599 sports car

The first dedicated hybrid from Lexus is a very different mix of mileage and luxury than the Prius it's related to. And, boy, is it heavy.

Unlike all the other Asian automakers, Mazda's green strategy focuses on hydrogen fuel for its rotary engine--and now they've made it a hybrid

A mother in New Zealand recognized her pink-butterfly daughter in a post we did for AllAboutPrius.com; ah, the interwebs ...

Now that the 2010 Toyota Prius marketing theme has been launched, it's time to start ticking off the car's benefits, starting with MPG

Fulfilling a campaign promise, the Obama Administration will harmonize national mileage rules with California's limits on greenhouse gas emissions