Some hybrids are great buys according to Kiplinger
The Prius cannot be denied
Many hybrids are class leaders
OK. It’s not that big a deal that Kiplinger’s best car values for 2011 includes a number of hybrid vehicles as most fuel efficient vehicles in their segment for fuel economy. Big whoop, right? That’s what’s expected from hybrid cars.
Nonetheless, according to Kiplinger at least one hybrid is also best in class and a few other hybrids are the best new cars in their class. Read more…
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C-Maxing Ford’s battery-powered solutions
The Ford C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid
Ford’s C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi Plug-in hybrid
When it comes to the next few decades of the auto industry, one thing is quite clear. No one powertrain is going to dominate the auto industry, especially in terms of the ICE alternative space, and Ford seems to clearly understand this reality.
Consequently, Ford’s new C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi Plug-in hybrid help fill in the missing pieces of Ford’s battery powered playbook. Read more…
Categories: Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, Ford C-Max hybrid, Ford Focus EV, Ford Focus hybrid, Ford Focus plug-in hybrid, Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, Ford C-Max hybrid, Hybrid Cars, plug-in hybrids
Hyundai Sonata hybrid cheapest hybrid sedan
Hyundai: The low-priced hybrid leader
And it’s lithium powered
As has been speculated for some time on this blog, the upcoming 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid will be the cheapest hybrid sedan when it goes on sale in January, undercutting both the Toyota Camry hybrid and the Ford Fusion hybrid.
Starting at $26,545 including a $750 destination charge, according to InsideLine, the Sonata hybrid will be the cheapest hybrid sedan, but maybe not for long. Read more…
Categories: Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Hyundai Sonata hybrid, Kia Optima hybrid, Toyota Camry hybrid Tags: Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Hyundai Sonata hybrid, Kia Optima hybrid, Toyota Camry hybrid
EV plans and the best new Ford hybrid
Coming late 2011
EVs, PHEVs and HEVs
If you want to be one of the first to own the Ford Focus electric car, you’ll need to live close to one of the following cities: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va., Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
Fortunately, in addition to the Focus EV, Ford has a few more hybrids up its sleeve. Dying for you favorite Ford to be converted into a hybrid? Read more…
Categories: Ford Escape hybrid, Ford Focus EV, Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Lincoln MKZ hybrid, Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, Ford, ford focus electric car, Hybrid Cars, plug-in hybrids
9 of 10 of EPA’s most fuel efficient are hybrids
Prius, hybrids, dominate EPA fuel efficiency list
No diesels this time around
The Toyota Prius is the most fuel efficient vehicle sold in the US according to the EPA, and of the ten most fuel efficient vehicles sold in the US, 9 are hybrid cars. The Smart ForTwo was the only non-hybrid to make the list coming in at number 7, behind both a luxury hybrid and a hybrid SUV. Read more…
Categories: Ford Escape hybrid, Ford Fusion hybrid, Honda CR-Z hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Honda Insight, Hybrid Cars, Lexus HS 250h hybrid, Lexus RX 450h hybrid, Lincoln MKZ hybrid, Mercury Milan hybrid, Nissan Altima hybrid, Toyota Prius Tags: Fuel economy, Hybrid Cars
Lincoln MKZ hybrid looks very impressive
A new luxury hybrid standard?
A head turning hybrid
Was running some errands this morning when I passed a Lincoln MKZ hybrid. What an impressive looking car!
Already the Ford Fusion hybrid is a pretty good looking sedan – the best looking hybrid sedan so far, in my opinion. However, the silver MKZ hybrid I saw this morning blows the Fusion hybrid away. Read more…
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Lincoln MKZ hybrid, MIsc. Tags: Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Lincoln MKZ hybrid
Ford Fusion hybrid most reliable family car
Fusion lifts Ford reliability ratings
Fusion hybrid tops Consumer Report’s survey
The most reliable family sedan according to Consumer Report’s survey data is the Ford Fusion hybrid, the only hybrid with a top 3 placing in any category surveyed by CR.
Also noteworthy, according to the data Ford and GM continue to gain on long time leaders Toyota and Honda, but Asian automakers still lead in reliability, despite massive Toyota recalls.
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, MIsc. Tags: Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars
Batteries: Ford keeping it a little too real
Time for a bigger hybrid statement
Kick it up a hybrid
If you follow this blog, then you know I’m a big fan of Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally. Financially, Mulally has completely revitalized Ford.
“The folks led by Mulally are on track to sell more cars and trucks and deliver a lot fatter profits than the conventional wisdom expects,” summarizes Daniel Howes this morning.
But Mulally has been more than a super accountant. He’s a visionary driving Ford forward via efficiency and constant progress. Read more…
Categories: Ford Escape hybrid, Ford Fusion hybrid, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Vehicles, electric cars, lithium batteries, plug-in hybrid cars Tags: electric cars, Ford, Hybrid Cars, plug-in hybrids
Hyundai Sonata: An all-American hybrid car
As American as highway driving
And the hybrid competition heats up
This morning Hyundai provided a technical presentation on the upcoming 2011 Hyundai Sonata hybrid, as well as the 2.0 Turbo version, while also offering a bit of a road map for the future of Hyundai.
Most interesting, however, it seems Hyundai has achieved the most American hybrid so far with the Sonata. Read more…
Categories: Buying Hybrids, Ford Fusion hybrid, Fuel Economy, Hybrid Cars, Hyundai Sonata hybrid, MIsc., Toyota Camry hybrid, lithium batteries Tags: Hybrid Cars, Hyundai Sonata hybrid
Ford ready to dominate hybrids, at least the luxury segment
The best hybrid in the luxury segment?
Ford’s most significant hybrid niche?
Ford has been producing great hybrid cars for years. Unfortunately, Ford just hasn’t been producing enough of them to cause a whole lotta excitement.
While the Lincoln MKZ hybrid won’t help challenge Toyota’s hybrid sales all that much just yet, it could put Ford on track to dominate Lexus and luxury hybrid sales. Read more…
