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Toyota Prius C earns Greenest Vehicle honor

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 15th annual comprehensive environmental ratings list is a rating of several products, and cars in particular. Its 2013 list rated the Toyota…

Sports Hybrid to get Honda competitive again

Honda, despite being the first car company to offer a hybrid car in the States, has since been the kid in the back of the bus. Companies like Toyota, Ford…

Tesla Model S wins Automobile Of The Year award

Kudos falls on Tesla this month as their Model S electric sedan was chosen as winner of AUTOMOBILE Magazine’s most prestigious award, “Automobile of the Year”. The Model S was…

SEMA Show 2012: Toyota Avalon HV Edition

The Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas typically showcases high performance go-fast parts, accessories and cars each year. It’s not common to see a hybrid car among…

SEMA Show 2012: Toyota Prius dream build

Fresh from his third NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the season on Saturday in Charlotte, Clint Bowyer finds himself neck-deep in another chase – to win the Toyota Racing Dream…

Report: General Motors losing $49,000 per Volt

A new report by Reuters released this week says that General Motors is losing as much as $49,000 on every Chevrolet Volt sold. While sales have been on the increase…

Nissan Leaf Limousine debuts in Nashville

You have never seen anything like it. Inside it’s a limo and outside it’s a stretched Nissan LEAF. “This is the world’s first road-worthy, licensed, street legal electric limousine, and…

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Ford, Microsoft tout user tech in Ford Focus Electric

This month, the first Ford Focus Electric cars are now arriving at dealerships. As this occurs, Ford and Microsoft are taking the opportunity to tout the model’s connectivity and recharging…

2012 Honda CR-Z fails to make the grade

The Honda CR-Z is illustrative of Honda’s failure to really make a competitive play in the arena of hybrid cars. The small two-seater that harkens back to the popular and…

Ford Focus Electric to pace Virginia NASCAR race

After being unveiled in a public ceremony today at the Virginia State Capitol, the 2012 Focus Electric pace cars are ready for their historic race weekend when they become the…