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Tesla, Ford, and Nissan to Use $8B in Federal Loans to Create Green Cars, JobsThe federal government is lending $8 billion to Ford, Nissan, and Tesla in order to advance green vehicle technology as well as to create thousands of green jobs. |
2010 Ford Fusion ReviewSave America; buy an American car. If you feel even the slightest inclination in that direction, your time may have come. The 2010 Ford Fusion, and in particular, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, delivers contemporary styling, a first-class driving experience, and world-class fuel mileage. |
2009 Hybrid Buying GuideIn 2001 there were only 2 hybrids available on the market; today there are over 20. While the fuel savings can be significant, are they worth the often premium price? You'll have to factor in how environmentally responsible you want to be, balanced with how much you're willing to pay for that responsibility. To that end we've tried to provide you with a reasonable Price Premium estimate based on the non-hybrid alternative. We've also provided you a look at available tax where applicable. With that, here's what's currently available for 2009-10 in the realm of hybrid automob |
Prius Price is Challenging to HondaToyota Motors Corp. has offered a U.S. price for its Prius hybrid that may be a challenge to its closest rival, the new Honda Insight. |
Challenges to Grow with Electric Cars' Sales: Aging Grid Needs to Handle More PowerPresident Barack Obama and others are calling for a boom in electric vehicle production, which seems simple enough on the surface: Build the cars and plug them in. If only it were that easy. When a Chevrolet Volt is plugged into a 240-volt outlet, it will use about 3.3 kilowatts of power, or about the same amount of power as a dishwasher or air conditioner. Most people are already familiar with what can happen when thousands of air conditioners are plugged in and running at the same time during the summer: brownouts. |
Highlights from the 2009 New York Auto ShowThe New York Auto Show tends to have a luxury focus to it, and this year didn't disappoint with a trio of new Land Rovers. There were also a couple offerings for urban dwellers that don't have time to find a parking spot for an SUV, including a surprising collaboration between GM and Segway. Finally Mercedes-Benz offered up yet another reason to go diesel and the new Nissan 370Z finally dropped its top. Like the city around it, this year's New York Auto Show contained something for everyone. |
GM, Segway Team Up on PUMA -- a Two-wheeled Concept VehicleAfter 18 months of working together in secret, General Motors Corp. and Segway Inc. plan to unveil Tuesday a prototype two-wheel, electric passenger vehicle that the companies say could be a transportation solution for increasingly overcrowded urban areas. Enter Project PUMA. |
Tesla Motors Unveils Model S, a Highway-Capable Electric Family VehicleTesla Motors this week unveiled its long-awaited electric family sedan, the Model S, which the company believes will be the world's first electric vehicle fit for the highway that is mass-produced. Although the fuel-friendly car isn't expected to roll off the production line until 2011, the company is taking orders. |
Honda Rolling Out First 'Affordable' Hybrid CarJapan's Honda Motor Co. says it is set offer U.S. consumers the Insight, which it calls the world's first affordable hybrid vehicle. |
200c Concept Could Be the Hit Chrysler NeedsChrysler's hanging by a thread, its future dependent on loans from the U.S. government and the alliance it's negotiating with Fiat. This is not the time for timidity. It's the time to swing for the fences, change the game with a single blow. Chrysler doesn't have the resources for a technical home run like GM's going for with the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car, but one car with grand-slam potential stood on its stand at the North American International Aut |
Cool Cars from the Geneva Auto Show . . . That You'll Likely Never DriveThe Geneva Auto Show is full of cars you'll probably never drive, either because they are so limited edition only a handful of people ever will (like the Aston Martin One-77), or because even if you could afford one, there is no price tag (like the Nissan Qazana Concept). So why should you care? Well if 15 pages of automotive eye candy doesn't seem appealing to you, than maybe you shouldn't. Just don't feel left out when everyone is talking about this Bugatti Veyron Blue Centenaire at work tomorrow. |
Huge Hybrids: Are the Price Tags Worth the Gas Savings?The Chevy Tahoe and Dodge Durango are big, bad sports utility vehicles that can tow a strip mall. But the hybrid tames the miles per gallon nicely. The result: large people carriers that can render a rock or two and pass up the gas pump a little. This versatility doesn't come cheaply. |