Hybrids

Electric and hybrid cars drive for miles without the need for gasoline. Their batteries, however, still have a lifespan.

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Are Hybrids Cost Effective?

Sales of hybrid cars have soared in the last few months due to rising fuel prices, but a new study suggests that increased fuel economy doesn’t make the investment worthwhile.

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Driver’s looking for small, fuel-efficient cars just got several more options to choose from. Honda launched multiple models for the Civic compact today including a natural gas and hybrid version.

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As gas prices continue to soar, Toyota has sold it’s one millionth Prius hybrid in the United States. Which means, there are now three million Priuses on the road across the globe.

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As high gas prices finally seem to be catching up to consumers, hybrid car sales nearly doubled in March, compared to February 2011 (or even the same time last year).

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Toyota announced today that it will raise prices on almost all 2011 models sold in the U.S. under the Toyota, Scion and Lexus brands.

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10 Years Later, The Prius Still Shines

With the arrival of the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF, several questions about the cars’ battery life, costs, performance, etc have risen over the past couple of months. Turns out, skeptics were asking those same questions about hybrids when the Toyota Prius launched 11 years ago. And based on most surveys, the car’s been doing remarkably well over the years.

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While Toyota has resumed limited production of three hybrid models, including the Prius, Lexus HS250h and Lexus CT200h, the company told its main suppliers that production in the country will not start till at least April 11.

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Sales Of Fuel-Efficient Cars Stall

While automakers are doing everything in their power to meet the government’s 2016 fuel economy standards that require fleets to give 35.5 miles per gallon on average, not enough customers are buying fuel efficient cars.

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With gas prices going up on a weekly basis these days, it would be great to convert your gas-guzzling car into a hybrid. Now a Massachusetts-based company has developed a hybrid conversion kit that can make your car 30 percent more fuel efficient.

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