Chalk up another win for Ford as they take home the Green Car Journal Green Car Vision award for the second year in a row at the Washington Auto Show. The Ford C-Max Energi has indeed been turning many heads and other still are awaiting the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid that will become available this [...]

2012 buyers of the Chevy Volt, a hybrid-electric vehicle introduced in 2010, will now be allowed to drive in the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane in the state of California. Previously sold Chevy Volts did not qualify to receive the sticker required for this privilege. Recent adaptations made for the 2012 model will now allow [...]

In Ottawa, Canada, a Mike Nemat is fighting with his condominium complex about charging his electric car, a Chevy Volt. The residents of the complex split the electric bill for the whole complex, so they do not want all the owners to have to pay for his car. He is arguing that charging the car [...]

Ford and Toyota have just announced that they are teaming up to develop a new hybrid system for trucks and SUVs. The two car companies are hoping to complete their work on the new gas-electric hybrid system before the end of the decade, so you might not want to hold off on that new truck [...]

Leonardi DiCaprio is known for environmental bent which is highlighted by his recent purchase of a $100,000 2012 Fisker Karma Hybrid Supercar. Proving that going green doesn’t necessarily mean losing power, the new Fisker Karma packs twin 201 HP electric motors that can be augmented by an onboard gas-engine generator giving it a top speed [...]

Toyota is getting set to start taking orders for the Toyota Prius Plug-in that will be available in Q1 of 2012. Here are a few key details to wet your Hybrid appetitive and give you something to think about as November approaches when orders start getting accepted. The Prius Plug-ins will be offered in two [...]

Wards’s Auto is reporting that Mitsubishi will be bringing in a plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander Sport SUV to the U.S. by 2013. The eco-friendly SUV boasts a four-cylinder, 1.6 liter, gas-powered engine along with an electrified powertrain backed by a litium-ion battery pack. Proceeding the launch of the Outlander Sport Hybrid will be [...]

As gas prices rise and fuel economy grows ever more important in the minds of U.S. car buyers, Ford engineers have been hard at work trying to reduce the gas consumption of their popular Ford Fusion Hybrid. Ford Inside News recently reported that the next-gen version of the Fusion Hybrid drive train will get its [...]

While next year’s Prius V hybrid wagon has been steeling a lot of eco-friendly vehicle headlines, there’s another Prius that might be coming to the U.S. which could garner just as much attention. Toyota announced that it is considering a seven-seat Prius minivan hybrid for the U.S. market. Although a seven-seat Prius already exists in [...]

Want to celebrate Earth Day by putting yourself down for a Toyota Prius plug-in Hybrid capable of 83 – 87 miles per gallon? Well this Friday you’ll have the chance to do just that. You will be able to use the Priority Registration Web Site for the Prius Plug-In in a couple days. As the [...]