Subaru Fans Won't Be Fooled By The XV Crosstrek Hybrid

We all know Subaru drivers. We think they're outdoorsy types who are environmentally conscious. They might be rugged and, perhaps, lesbians in the Northeast. Therefore, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid must be the best thing ever.

Read…
51A

Does This Century-Old Prototype Hold The Answer To Electric Car Range…

The Woods Motor Vehicle Company was dead and gone by the end of WWI, but they were oddly prescient with many of their ideas. For example, they had a gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle way back in 1914, the Dual Power Model 44. This wasn't the first hybrid ever, but it does show that they were seriously experimenting with …

Read…
123A

What It's Like To Race In Porsche's $845,000 Hybrid Hypercar

(The Porsche 918 is still a prototype, but now some outsiders are getting rides. Bob Rouleau from Rennlist got a chance to ride in the car earlier in December. We're not jealous. At all. - Ed.)

Read…
99A

Founder Of Popular Chevy Volt Website Trades His Volt For A Ford

Chevy Volt owners are a fanatical, interesting bunch. Just watch the commercials. But one major gripe has always been that the car can only fit the driver and three passengers. So what is the Founder of GM-Volt.com supposed to do when his family grows? Get a Ford, of course.

Read…
134A

Tonight's Frontline Is About West Philly High School Gearheads

In the PBS Frontline documentary that airs tonight, a group of kids from a gritty urban high school in west Philadelphia are talking trash. They've built two hybrid cars designed to get 100 mpg and compete on the track, something they say automotive engineers haven't done so much of.

Read…
15A

Audi E-Tron Becomes First Hybrid Car To Win Le Mans

Every win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is historic, but the Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro's 1-2 victory was especially noteworthy as the vehicles were the first hybrids to win the prestigious auto racing marathon. Let's just not confuse these with your grandma's Prius.

Read…
126A

Miami Wasted $4 Million On Hundreds Of Cars That Sat In A Parking…

For six years, about 300 hybrid vehicles slated for Miami-Dade municipal service sat unused in a Miami parking garage. The $4 million fleet of low-emission cars, trucks and vans produced absolutely no emissions as they sat unused, although more than 125 cars have entered service since South Florida's el Nuevo Herald

Read…
151A
 Loading more stories…