Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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2012 Toyota Prius c Overview & Specs
January 12, 2012 – 6:54 am | No Comment
2012 Toyota Prius c Overview & Specs

Smallest Prius yet completes the Prii line.

Toyota’s Prius family or Prii, representing plural models, has been greatly expanded since the first Prius hit the market in 1997. Today, you can shop for five Prius models …

Making Sense of Vehicle Electrification
July 19, 2011 – 1:50 pm | One Comment
Making Sense of Vehicle Electrification

What’s in a word for electric vehicles.
By Harrison Card
Manufacturers’ recent push of new electric vehicles has resulted in a multitude of different levels of electric propulsion.  While the electric car has been around for over …

Media Ride-N-Drive Opens Plug-In 2011 Conference
July 18, 2011 – 3:00 pm | No Comment
Media Ride-N-Drive Opens Plug-In 2011 Conference

Media event kicks off electric vehicle confab.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The very first press event at the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition was a media ride and drive featuring recently released vehicles such as the Chevrolet …

Why Thrifty Compacts Are Killing Hybrids
June 22, 2011 – 5:16 am | No Comment
Why Thrifty Compacts Are Killing Hybrids

Compact cars provide excellent fuel economy at an affordable price.

The hybrid vehicle market remains weak, far weaker than what some people would like to admit. You can’t blame car shoppers for bypassing hybrids in favor …

Next Gen Toyota Camry to Hit the Market This Fall
May 24, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Next Gen Toyota Camry to Hit the Market This Fall

The best-selling car in America for most of the past decade is a car that is built in Georgetown, Ky. The Toyota Camry, a five-passenger, front-wheel-drive sedan has led the market consistently for a number …

Volt’s Resale Value Just $17,000 After 3 Years
May 17, 2011 – 7:19 am | No Comment
Volt’s Resale Value Just $17,000 After 3 Years

Electrified Chevy resale projections have been released.

Imagine paying $41,000 for a car and after three years it is worth just $17,000. That first number represents the sticker price of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt; the second …

KBB Advises Consumers to Put Off New Car Buys
March 21, 2011 – 9:57 am | No Comment
KBB Advises Consumers to Put Off New Car Buys

Car manufacturers are not going to like Kelley Blue Book’s news release advising consumers to wait to buy a new car unless they absolutely must do so. In a statement issued today, KBB notes that …

Toyota’s Tie In With Social Media And Tech
January 11, 2011 – 1:05 pm | One Comment
Toyota’s Tie In With Social Media And Tech

By Selena Narayanasamy
I love cars. And I’m not talking about regular cars that go from Point A to Point B. I’m a die-hard fan of stalking all the new awesome features that come out. Who …

When is a Lexus NOT a Lexus?
September 15, 2010 – 12:05 am | One Comment
When is a Lexus NOT a Lexus?

Lexus CT 200h mixes things up
I only have photographs and some data supplied by Toyota to tell me that the all-new Lexus CT 200h is a game changer for the Lexus brand, one that redefines …

Rumored: No Honda Diesel. We’re Bummed.
July 26, 2010 – 1:01 am | One Comment
Rumored: No Honda Diesel. We’re Bummed.

Last week, Autoblog relayed the news that Honda’s diesel engine plans were dead. That isn’t too surprising given how long the supposed roll out was delayed.
In November 2007, I published an article titled, “Your 52 …

Hot Car Trends In 2010
April 19, 2010 – 11:49 am | 2 Comments
Hot Car Trends In 2010

By Sarah Harris
As Honda, Toyota, Peugeot and Citroen inadvertently make our roads safer by recalling nearly all their faulty cars, the remainder of the motor industry is leaping ahead in 2010 with a series of …

Toyota Hybrid Concept Electrifies NAIAS
January 12, 2010 – 6:18 am | One Comment
Toyota Hybrid Concept Electrifies NAIAS

When it comes to hybrid vehicles, Toyota easily leads the industry. The Toyota Prius is a runaway bestseller, while Lexus offers the only compact premium hybrid model on the market.
Toyota isn’t planning on stopping …

Five New Engines Power Ward’s List
December 14, 2009 – 12:07 am | 2 Comments
Five New Engines Power Ward’s List

Let’s put aside for a moment all of the “car of the year” awards rolling out lately. When it comes to what really counts, isn’t what can be found underneath the hood most important to …

Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds
April 22, 2009 – 3:53 am | 5 Comments
Electric Hummer Combines The Best Of Two Worlds

Forget for a moment that the Toyota Prius is the best selling hybrid vehicle sold in the United States.  That car is currently duking it out with the all new Honda Insight for hybrid supremacy, …

The Most Fuel Efficient Cars of 2009
November 3, 2008 – 3:06 am | 6 Comments
The Most Fuel Efficient Cars of 2009

Although gas prices have retreated considerably since peaking above $4 per gallon over the summer, consumers who are in the market for a new vehicle are still putting a high importance on choosing cars that …

Hybrid Car Prices? Going Up!
September 4, 2008 – 3:20 am | 2 Comments
Hybrid Car Prices? Going Up!

Here’s a terrible thought: you’re planning to trade in your gas guzzler for a Toyota Prius, that famed hybrid car offering industry leading fuel economy, when you learn that the price you can expect to …

NADAGuides Asserts Most Hybrids Are Not Cost Efficient
July 10, 2008 – 3:01 am | 5 Comments
NADAGuides Asserts Most Hybrids Are Not Cost Efficient

That handsome Saturn VUE Hybrid you have your eye on isn’t such a bargain after all. Sure, it can get great gas mileage, maybe 30 mpg or even higher if you are soft on the …