2014 Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid
While it looked like the first of Porsche’s planned line of plug-in hybrid cars would be the upcoming 918, the supercar will be beaten to market by the Panamera S E-Hybrid. Set to debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, this sedan skips the F1-inspired KERS system for a more traditional hybrid experience. However, if the [...]
Read More →2013 Acura ILX Hybrid
All the Luxury Credentials First, let’s get the potentially bad news out of the way: the Acura ILX Hybrid is, essentially, a Honda Civic Hybrid with an expensive luxury package. All of the car’s mechanical bits, from the drivetrain to the chassis to the suspension, are identical to those found on the current generation Civic. [...]
Read More →2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
Although it seems like just about every auto manufacturer has its own hybrid car or truck on the market, Volkswagen’s been notably absent on that front. The German automaker’s contribution to excellent fuel economy has always been its line of diesel-powered sedans and hatchbacks. Thanks to the introduction of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid to [...]
Read More →Volkswagen XL1
A History of Innovative Thinking The car’s long road to production began back in 2002 with the VW “1-Litre” concept car. It assumed this name because it could go 100 kilometers on 1 litre of diesel fuel. This translates to a bit over 200 MPG. In 2011, an updated version of the 1-Litre, called the [...]
Read More →Ford Fusion C-Max miss EPS MPG
Disappointing Performance Both hybrids are advertised as earning 47 miles per gallon in combined highway and city driving. A growing body of complaints from buyers, as well as series of extensive tests by the Consumer Reports magazine staff, indicate that the real-world efficiency of both vehicles is much lower. Consumer Reports found that the C-Max [...]
Read More →Green Car of the Year: Ford Fusion
Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year Award is one of the most sought-after accolades by automakers as it represents the best in efficient practicality. The 11-member panel of automotive and environmental experts factored in everything from fuel usage to used car values. The standard Ford C-Max hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid, the Dodge [...]
Read More →Kepler Motion
Between the F1s kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) cars, the Acura NSX and the Porsche 918 hybrid cars are starting to break into the performance market. Kepler Motors is the first small manufacturer to produce its own hybrid supercar, the Motion Hybrid. Over three years after a prototype debuted at the Dubai International Motor Show, [...]
Read More →Fisker losses 300 Karmas
Green luxury automaker Fisker will have to work overtime to replace a large batch of high-end Karma hybrid sedans, thanks in large part to Hurricane Sandy. The tropical storm struck the northeastern U.S. this past week, causing billions of dollars of damage with hundreds of destroyed homes and severe power outages throughout the East Coast. [...]
Read More →2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid
Originally introduced in Europe in 2003 as a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the Hybrid model was designed after the popular Escape. The Hybrid was introduced in the United States in September 2012, and the newest version features many great technological advancements to make your driving experience even better. Performance and Technology Features The 2013 Hybrid [...]
Read More →Volkswagen Jetta
Between the sports car beating GTI and the diesel-sipping TDI, the Jetta/Golf has built up a reputation of being a cool car. It’s more than a little surprising that the platform is getting a hybrid option, but the result is a car that beats the diesel at the fuel pump while providing enough power to [...]
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