IIHS crowns Prius c and Malibu Eco Top Safety Picks [w/video]
Filed under: Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Toyota, USA, Videos The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has crowned two eco-friendly new models as Top Safety Picks: the 2013...
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California lawyer pitches class-action services in wake of overturned Honda fuel-economy ruling
Filed under: MPG, Honda, Legislation and Policy, USA There is safety in numbers, and not the kind put out by...
Retrofitted BMW M3 electric will compete in Pikes Peak race
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, USA Last year, a BMW i8 plug-in hybrid was featured in the Tom Cruise-starring...
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St. Petersburg to test ‘plug-in’ hybrid cars in green partnership
Click the plug-in hybrid Escape for a high res gallery The city of St. Petersburg, Florida isn’t part of Ford’s...
Green Automotive, Hybrids
Some new cars cheaper than used, including Altima and Civic hybrids
One of the options we looked at in last week’s Greenlings post on buying a new green car was whether a used car or...
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Will a version of the new Buick Excelle be the next Voltec model?
The next-generation Buick Excelle has been spotted testing in the usual camouflage. The existing Excelle is only sold in...
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Peugeot installs small diesel engine in 407, beats CO2 figure
If I told you a few years ago that a medium-sized sedan would get a 1.6-liter diesel engine, you might have thought that I was crazy. However, Peugeot is on to something since they put a 1.6-liter 110hp HDi diesel in the Peugeot 407, getting a relatively large car that burns just 4.9 l/100 km of diesel (equivalent to 48 mpg)...
Toyota Prius price lowered in Japan to match Honda Insight
We knew that Toyota was planning to keep the current Prius around for a little while longer to properly do battle with the new Honda Insight, which costs a few thousand dollars (or a few million yen) less. We assumed that Toyota would at least match the Insight’s asking price with its new-old Prius, and now it’s official...
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