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Hybrid Cars

 
Hybrid electric vehicles combine features of internal combustion engines (using gasoline, diesel, natural gas, ethanol or other fuel) and electric motors. Unlike 100 percent electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles do not need to be plugged into an external source of electricity to be recharged; most operate on gasoline.
 
Hybrid passenger cars arrived in the U.S. in model year 2000, following their introduction in Japan a few years earlier. First came the two-seat Honda Insight, followed by the Toyota Prius in model year 2001. They are now available in many makes and models.
 
Hybrid systems have also proved effective in buses and heavy trucks, including military vehicles, transit buses and many others. (Source: EPA, NREL / Photo: Flickr)
 

Articles about Hybrid Cars

  • 7 electric cars to watch in 2012

    Fri, Jan 06 2012 at 10:08 AM

    2012 may prove to be the year of the electric car. Some of the world’s biggest automakers will be bringing new electric vehicles to market in 2012. They are not alone, though, as smaller automakers also have plans for EVs in the coming year.

  • Fiat lifts Chrysler stake as U.S. OKs eco car

    Thu, Jan 05 2012 at 4:43 AM

    Chrysler received approval to manufacture an fuel-efficient Dodge Dart based on Fiat's engine technology.

  • Guaranteed low prices! TrueCar's 'transparency' riles dealers

    Wed, Jan 04 2012 at 11:51 AM

    Now partnered with Yahoo! Autos, TrueCar helps consumers find the best deal around. But some dealers and automakers don't like how the company does business, and 6 states are investigating.

  • Fisker recalls 239 Karma cars over battery defect

    Mon, Jan 02 2012 at 6:56 PM

    The recall will affect fewer than 40 cars sold to consumers, with most of the recalled cars still in car dealers' inventories.

  • Ford Motor Company sets water reduction goal

    Fri, Dec 30 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Ford Motor Company plans to use 30% less water per vehicle by 2015.

  • Mitt Romney slams the Chevy Volt

    Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Republican presidential hopeful says the plug-in hybrid is an 'idea whose time has not come.'

  • Wanted: A cheap green car

    Wed, Dec 28 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I'm looking for 50 mpg on the highway, and a price tag under $16,000. It doesn't have to be a hybrid, though that would be nice.

  • Toyota Prius V: Best in class fuel-efficiency

    Thu, Dec 15 2011 at 11:20 AM

    The 2012 Toyota Prius V is capable of 44mpg in the city.

  • In praise of American cars

    Thu, Dec 08 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Once painfully uncompetitive, the U.S.-made automobile is clawing its way back with good-looking designs, attention to detail, and even respectable fuel economy. At GM, an unlikely hero named Bob Lutz gets at least some of the credit.

  • California proposes rules to spur clean car growth

    Wed, Dec 07 2011 at 9:47 PM

    About 40 percent of California's greenhouse gases come from vehicles, and the state's new rules also aim to stimulate production of so-called zero-emission vehicles.

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