2013 Ford Fusion hybrid Or is it still about PR and halo products? Great new looks? Check. Luxurious interior? Check. The latest and greatest technology? Check. Outstanding fuel economy? Check. Check. Cost-effective price? To be determined. Without question, the new 2013 Ford Fusion is ready to take on the likes of the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord, and adding a plug-in hybrid …

The Leaf is a great car, but can it really change the world? Can the world wait for electrification? I was never much of a car guy growing up. It wasn’t until the first hybrid cars hit the street that autos started catching my attention, especially since code was such a big part of their powertrain, and coming from the software industry…

The original Chevy Volt concept debut Should have been a more conventional hybrid? InsideLine is calling the Chevy Volt one of the two top sale’s flops of 2011, but is that a fair assessment? For years now I’ve panned the Volt as a ridiculous excuse not to build a real …

The Spyder plug-in hybrid The future is inevitable For years now Audi has been a vocal hater of hybrid and electric vehicles, claiming that diesel vehicles offer similar benefits at a cheaper price. But, heading into the future, even hybrid hater Audi seems to realize that hybrid and plug-in powertrains are inevitable. Consequently, Audi plans to spend billions …

The hybrid revolution begins? A little smaller, a little more fuel efficient, but how much cheaper? OK. We all know that most Americans are interested in buying hybrid cars. However, until prices decline and hybrid premium payback is recovered in just a couple of years or less, most Americans just aren’t going to pull the sale’s trigger. But could the Toyota Prius …

The battery powered revolution goes through hybrid cars. Too much hype and politics, but not enough honesty, in the battery-powered space Over the years I’ve become plug-in cynical. It’s not that I hate plug-ins. On the contrary I love them, and I support plug-in purchases. Unfortunately, for years a number of automakers have used plug-ins as an excuse not to build conventional hybrid cars, often …

The best Prius A hybrid family smack down It’s often easy to say that size doesn’t matter, until size actually matters of course. For instance, when you have to stuff an extra passenger in your hatchback, or you need just a bit more room for that trip to Home …

Buy your Prius and use the savings to customize it. A great time to buy the king of hybrids The hybrid deals this December aren’t quite as good as they were in November, but there are a few interesting deals if you’re in the market, particularly on the 2011 …

The dash of Dave's hybrid If only the rest of America thought the same about fuel economy Hype. Image. PR. Image over all else. That’s largely the nature of our modern world these days. Maybe it has always been that way. Automakers, for instance, are geniuses at covering up their role in the terrible geopolitical and environmental…

Although vehicles are in a better price bracket, this same principle is true with eco-friendly cars . Let us explain further… Where it is true which hybrid cars may run about $ 30000 or more, there are some green cars available …

The platform for real Prius competition? Aims to make Jetta hybrid a contender Back in college an old girlfriend of mine used to own a Volkswagen Jetta that I drove quite often. It was a great little car, but I also remember it being a little expensive to maintain. Today, I still like that old Jetta better than the new one. The …

Good thing Americans don't understand geography. No country has more to gain from reducing foreign oil dependence, nor more to lose Screw GM. Screw Detroit. Screw the Ford F150. Screw the 1% and the 99%. Screw the American consumer and screw the USA. That pretty much sums up my feelings about America these days. It’s time to face it, WE suck, America. It’s not just them…