Hybrid Cars

A "green" SUV is one that is either manufactured in a way to lessen damage to the environment, gets excellent fuel economy, has a hybrid powertrain or a diesel powertrain. These vehicles offer the...

As fuel prices rise, you hear of many people who struggle to pay their bills. Part of the problem is that most people don't adapt to changing times. I'm not particularly fond of change either, but...

Hybrid cars have become increasingly popular among environmentally conscious drivers. A study by J.D. Power and Associates estimates that 7 percent of the total American market will be hybrid...

As automakers seek new technology to allow cars to use alternative fuel sources, several important possibilities have emerged. Two of these are hydrogen fuel cell cars and plug-in electric cars,...

Buying a hybrid vehicles sometimes means making sacrifices. Hybrid vehicles are not often described as spacious, powerful or rugged. Often, they are more commonly associated with descriptions like...

Hybrid-electric vehicles are one of the fastest growing market segments in the automotive word today. With new models arriving every year, there are more options than ever for drivers wishing to...

Toyota's Prius is probably the most recognizable hybrid car available as of August 2009. However, in the years since the Prius gained prominence, several other car companies began to produce...

In a world increasingly concerned with the price of oil and carbon footprints, car buyers should consider buying a fuel-efficient vehicle. Hybrid cars are some of the most fuel-efficient vehicles...

As consumers showed more concern about their pocketbook and the environment, the hybrid car became more popular. But is the hybrid really that much better than its conventional, gas-powered...

Since their introduction in 2005, hybrid cars---which combine a gas engine with an electric motor---have become increasingly popular. The actual fuel economy of such vehicles has been debated in...

Since 2006, the United States Government has offered the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit, which is available to those who buy cars using hybrid or advanced lean burn technology. The credit,...

Hybrid vehicles are powered by an electric motor and a small internal combustion engine. The electric motor provides boost to the internal combustion engine at higher speeds and allows the vehicle...

Throughout the history of the automobile, engineers and designers have often faced the question of how to make cars more fuel efficient. Fuel-efficient cars are loosely defined as those cars that...

Soaring gasoline prices in 2006 and 2007 fueled American consumers' demands for hybrid vehicles, such as the popular Toyota Prius, as well as other makes and models. Running on a combination of...

Alternative fuel vehicles bypass fossil fuels by running on electricity, hydrogen, biodiesel and other renewable resources. They are a possible solution to rising gas prices, environmental...

One of the most important things that determines fuel-efficiency is the engine. Cars need a lot of power to accelerate quickly, but don't take nearly as much power to run once they get up to...

The hydrogen car is a family of alternative automotive technologies. The best-known branch is the hydrogen fuel cell, which showed a lot of promise in the 1990s but has since been largely...

Ford's history of innovation in alternative fuel vehicles reaches back to its founding in 1903. By the turn of the 21st century, Ford had sold more than 90% of the alternative fuel vehicles in the...

World leaders increasingly rely on fuel efficiency to address problems of the economy, global diplomacy and the environment. Fuel prices affect our pocketbooks and foreign relations, and the...

Electricity and gasoline combine to power a hybrid vehicle, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing oil dependence. With the use of electricity and kinetic energy (created by the car when it...

There are more than 600 million vehicles worldwide, and only 1 million hybrids on the road. In the U.S. there are more vehicles than there are drivers. They drive 2 trillion miles and burn 120...

When people talk about green cars, they are of course, not speaking of vehicles that are green in color. Instead, they mean environmentally friendly cars. Though the green movement really took...

A hybrid car works by combining two specific forms of energy production. A gas-powered motor works in conjunction with an electrical motor in order to move the car forward (as opposed to straight...

Hybrid gas-electric cars are a reasonable compromise for the environmentally conscious consumer who must have an automobile. Once considered a niche market, the skyrocketing gas prices of summer...

With demand for gasoline reaching all time highs and wildly fluctuating oil prices, the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles has exploded in the past decade. This has pushed new research and...

Acceleration wastes a lot of energy. In a conventional car, an engine needs to put out a large burst of power to accelerate. Once the car gets up to speed, however, relatively little energy is...

With unstable gas prices and the alleged effects of carbon emissions on climate change, more and more people are turning to hybrid cars. Hybrid cars use both battery power and fuel when traveling...

Hot on the tail of Hybrid cars, Hydrogen cars are seeking to be the next great innovation in "green" car technology. Already available in some parts of the world, hydrogen cars run on hydrogen...

Hybrid vehicles are enjoying a boost in interest recently as Americans search for more fuel efficient ways to get around. Nearly every major car manufacturer produces at least one hybrid vehicle...

Hybrid cars are automobiles that are powered by more than one power source. In the majority of modern hybrid cars, this means that the hybrid is powered by a combination of traditional gasoline...

Toyota is making a strong effort to advance its hydrogen power technology. The hydrogen fuel-cell cars the company offers give car buyers a competitive alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles....

Toyota currently stands as the world's largest automobile maker. The Japan-based multinational corporation is spearheading the push for fuel-efficient cars with a new lineup of hybrid vehicles....

Hybrid car owners spend less at the gas pump than other drivers, but their savings don't only apply have to the cost of fuel. They can cut transportation costs even further by paying attention to...

Although some environmental purists consider the idea of a hybrid SUV an oxymoron, the concept meets a real need. Several SUV hybrid models, such as the Ford Escape Hybrid, the Lexus RX 400h and...

Many key elements in achieving maximum fuel efficiency as you drive a hybrid car are the same as for other vehicles. Other issues, such as the effects of stop-and-go urban driving, are...

Whether you own a hatchback sedan or an SUV, driving a hybrid car can make a positive difference to both the environment and your wallet. Surprisingly, despite the outstanding natural mileage...

Saving the environment while putting money back in your pocketbook sounds too good to be true. The Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit came as a result of the 2005 Energy Policy Act. Beginning with...

Owning a hybrid vehicle has many advantages. The government is encouraging consumers to drive hybrid vehicles by offering tax breaks as well as other incentives. Take advantage of every single...