Feature: Eco-driving Is Easy
You can make a difference by becoming a more responsible driver. Follow these three simple steps, and your carbon footprint will see a huge reduction.
7 Common Hybrid Myths and Misconceptions Debunked
Hybrid cars still have a lot of myths and rumors surrounding them, which sometimes puts people off taking the leap and making the eco-friendlier purchase.
Road Test: 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
The eighth-generation 2020 Hyundai Sonata is quite a looker. It offers an alternative to the ubiquitous Toyota Camry and Honda Accord sedans, and with its hybrid drivetrain, averages up to 52 miles per gallon.
News: Tesla Moves Up Consumer Reports Ranking
The Tesla Model 3, a model they initial downgraded and refused to recommend, made Consumer Report’s prized Top 10 list for 2020.
Road Test: 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid
Now in its sophomore year, the 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid continues to be available in three trim levels.
Microhybrids Are Big MPG Boosters, Report Says
Clean Edge, Inc., in its Clean Energy Trends 2013 report, cites the trend to microhybrids as one of the more positive and lasting movements in the transportation sector. While much attention is focused on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, the group sees microhybrids, also known as start-stop, idle-stop-go, idle elimination, mild hybrid or other names, as contributing more to increased fuel efficiency than any other technology.
The technology has been on the market for more than a decade and at least 40 percent of the new cars in Europe and Japan already use it, but it’s on its way to the U.S. as well. The attraction for the auto industry is that this is a relatively cheap technology that delivers tangible fuel economy improvements and helps them along the way to the goal of 54.5 mpg by 2025.
Japan’s Crisis Hurts Sales of Hybrid Cars and Electric Cars
The people of Japan are courageously moving forward after the devastation of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami that ripped apart buildings and roads, and a nuclear crisis that now threatens their food and water. Just when gasoline prices are rising and Japanese hybrid cars are again hot sellers, the crisis is making hybrids and new electric cars tough to get. Let’s look at the impact on three big sellers of hybrids and electrics.