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Green Ribbons Aren't the Only Green Things at the 2009 Denver Auto Show

At the opening of the Seoul Auto Show, Hyundai announced they will launch their first plug-in hybrid in 2012.  The plug-in is expected to be based upon the BLUE-WILL concept currently on display at the auto show. Previously, we reported that the BLUE-WILL was a plug-in vehicle.  Now the attention...

Much nicer materials and more luxury, along with marginal increases in most dimensions, make the 2010 Toyota Prius cabin a pleasant place to spend time

Recently, Honda's President and CEO Takeo Fukui announced that the company plans to introduce a fully electric motorcycle by 2010.  Previously, Honda had introduced prototype scooters and mopeds powered by electricity or fuel cell technology.  The goal of the electric motorcycle is to provide a...

Honda introduced the 2010 Insight, the lowest priced, mass produced hybrid on the market on March 24th.  Over the course of only 8 days, Honda sold 569 Insights. In its first partial month of sales, the 2010 Insight has seen strong sales.  With the release of the March sales report by Honda, one...

Ford Shares Their Plans for a Sustainable Future

It may look the same, but every facet of the 2010 Toyota Prius shape has been improved, all toward lowering air drag to improve mileage

While Subarus often appeal to the environmentally aware, the 2009 Forester adds an appealing eco-option: a Green Roof that cools the car

Another Year With Emphasis on Green Technology

Toyota Motor Corp. hopes to achieve sales of 400,000 units worldwide of the new Prius by 2010.  Toyota plans to accomplish this feat by selling the new Prius in 80 countries, nearly twice that of the outgoing model. From its humble beginnings of only 36,000 units in its first model year, to more...

Renault has a standing commitment with Nissan Motor Company to use batteries supplied by them for EVs in the near future, but Renault has started working on a new battery technology still years away from use. Renault's relationship with Nissan and a joint venture with Automotive Energy Supply Corp...

Debuting nearly nine years ago, the Toyota Prius took front stage on the hybrid scene.  Sales quickly outpaced predictions, but Toyota was in a way still disappointed.  Research determined that most Prius buyers bought the car as a second car.  Most buyers used the Prius for travelling to and...

No surprise here, this month's most popular blog posts--both real and satirical--were mostly about the upcoming 2010 Prius

Our heavy hitters for March came from a flurry of confusion over the miserable MPG measurement, plus Muslim sins and a lot about Volkswagen diesels

Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk argues the Model S is a bargain. Still lobbying for $350 million in federal funding, Musk pleads his case to customers and those in Washington, D.C. But do the numbers support Musk's assertion? According to him, the Model S is a value proposition when you consider the...

Responsible for more than 2,000 engineers, the chief engineer for the 2010 Toyota Prius mulled over problems on long rural drives

Toyota's New Hybrid Makes an Impact

Not relying on gasoline and all of its political and environmental baggage is the key advantage of driving an electric car.  But one British company called Romag adds another compelling possibility; being able to charge your car directly from the Sun. The plastics and glass manufacturing company...

How would you like to test drive a Tesla Model S today? Too bad. Unless you've already committed to buying one, this video is probably as close as you'll get - at least until it reaches showrooms in 2011. Venture capitalist, and first Model S customer, Steve Jurvetson, on the other hand, sat...

No new car is perfect, and so it goes with the 2010 Toyota Prius; we have a few quibbles.