Automakers are adjusting their strategies amidst shifting consumer demands, with a notable surge in interest in gas-electric hybrid vehicles overshadowing the cooling sales of purely electric cars in the United Full Article »
Redwood Materials has recently inked a long-term contract to supply Toyota Motor with recycled materials, catering to the Japanese automaker’s ambitious $13.9 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in North Full Article »
Hybrid vehicles are not fading away as quickly as anticipated in the rush towards all-electric cars in the automotive industry. Ford, along with Toyota and Stellantis, plans to produce and Full Article »
Lexus launched the HS 250h hybrid in the U.S. in the summer of 2009, as a 2010 model. Meant as a fuel-efficient bookend to Lexus’ other entry-level offering, the rear-drive Full Article »
Over the next few years, expect to see a flood of new hybrid vehicles hit the market, as automakers scramble to reach the federally mandated corporate average fuel economy numbers Full Article »
CNW Marketing Research recently conducted a study into consumer interest towards the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Their findings? Interest among both “early adopters” of technology and the general car-buying public is Full Article »
As hybrids go, Lexus’ CT 200h is a mixed bag. Lexus wants to sell it as a “sporty” hybrid, but at the end of the day it’s a Toyota Prius Full Article »
During a press conference at the Shanghai Auto Show, Honda’s president, Takanobu Ito, confirmed what car enthusiasts the world over have hoped for: Honda will build a successor to the Full Article »
For years, Americans have ignored hybrid vehicles in favor of trucks, SUVs, minivans and sports cars. Even the occasional bump in gasoline prices wasn’t enough to make buyers warm up Full Article »
In 2010, Porsche became the first automaker to campaign a hybrid race car in endurance racing events around the world. Their original 911 GT3 R Hybrid saw competition at the Full Article »
Where, I wonder, did Mitsubishi go wrong as an automaker? The brand that once had such promise has fallen on hard times, and finds themselves forced to create a new Full Article »
