Dear EarthTalk: I understand that Toyota is planning to sell a plug-in Prius that will greatly improve the car’s already impressive fuel efficiency. Will I be able to convert my older (2006) Prius to make it a plug-in hybrid vehicle?
Toyota is readying a limited run of a plug-in Prius, which can average 100 [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve suddenly been seeing a lot of those tiny “Smart Cars” around. Who makes them and what is their fuel efficiency? And I’m all for fuel efficiency, but are these cars safe?
Originally the brainchild of Lebanese-born entrepreneur/inventor Nicolas Hayek of Swatch watch fame, Smart Cars [...]
GM’s new electric/gasoline hybrid, the Volt, has been formally revealed after spy shots started hitting the internet a few weeks back. And while it may save you money on gas, don’t expect it to be affordable; some estimates have it priced in the $40K-$50K range.
While I think it is a move in the right [...]
Wanna see what Honda has in store for Toyota next year?
From CarScoop:
Speaking with journalists at the European launch of the new Jazz (Fit) in Frankfurt, Germany, Honda UK’s environmental manager John Kingston said that the new standalone hybrid model will play a very important role in the company’s future. “”It is a very [...]
