Running out of Prius hybrids, other fuel efficient models. MSRP or higher for hybrids Just a few weeks ago, deals on hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight were available. Today, most of those deals are gone as many dealerships are beginning to run out of fuel efficient cars. …

In response to high gas prices and a growing demand for more eco-friendly RVs, RV manufacturers have begun rolling out RVs that are smaller, lighter weight and more fuel efficient. … RV manufacturers are also experimenting with biodiesel fuel. There are a few biodiesel RVs and some hybrids on the road, but most have been adapted by…

Is the Volt a cost-effective path to energy independence? Will $4.00 gas significantly increase hybrid and plug-in sales? Today, hybrid cars make up less than 3 percent of all US auto sales, with the Toyota Prius alone accounting for more than 50 percent of all hybrid sales. However, as gas prices have increased, interest in hybrid vehicles, particularly in the…

Insight and Prius hybrids already facing shortages in some markets. Other hybrids and fuel efficient models also facing shortages In recent weeks, higher gas prices – almost $4.00 on average in California – have resulted in a significant increase in Toyota Prius demand in many Southern California dealerships, with some already facing shortages. However, now that auto production has been shutdown in Japan, supplies of the Prius, the Honda Insight and a number of other…

Have you thought about buying one of the new eco-friendly hybrid cars ? Like a traditional car, hybrids have gas engines. They also have a battery that can be charged to power the car. They use less gasoline, are cleaner to run, …

You don't have to plug-in a Prius? Hybrid and EV sales aren’t an easy sell A plug-in hybrid can use both gas and electricity? A Toyota Prius doesn’t have to be plugged-in? While those sound like silly questions to fans of hybrid and plug-in vehicles, many average US…

Is lithium or some other battery technology the key to mainstreaming plug-ins. Making hybrids and plug-ins cheaper One of the keys to hybrid and plug-in vehicle success is obviously cheaper costs, and that basically boils down to cheaper batteries. So, what’s the potential of achieving cheaper …

Expanding the Prius family key to increasing near term market share Emerging markets and hybrids key to Toyota’s future Toyota has very vaguely outlined its plans to sell 10 million vehicles per year and to double profits by 2015. The key to achieving these targets will be both hybrid cars and emerging markets under Toyota’s ‘Global Vision’ plans . Consequently, Toyota will add 10 new hybrids to its current fleet of hybrid cars …

The Accord plug-in hybrid will offer about 15 miles of EV range The economical plug-in hybrids? While at the International Rechargeable Battery Expo in Tokyo, Hirohisa Ogawa, a chief engineer of battery research at Honda, told the audience that Honda’s new plug-in hybrids will offer an EV range “ of up to 15 miles “. That puts Honda’s plug-in hybrid EV range in the …

Time to fix Honda's hybrid image. How bad is Honda’s battery problem? Are Honda Civic hybrids unreliable because of bad battery packs? That’s the focus of some class action lawsuits against the automaker. And, while Honda has tried to remedy this problem with a software upgrade, for many the software upgrade has only made the…

Potential hybrid buyers should pay close attention to oil prices Are hybrid prices going up? Been watching a lot of CNBC these days to stay atop the oil story. Obviously, oil is the key topic, but I was particularly fascinated by an interesting piece on Fast Money last night that touched on oil. Seems like $125 oil is a key…

40 mpg in the city and no battery Cost-effective hydraulic hybrid pickup trucks coming? By the end of this year, Ford and partner Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power and Folsom Technologies should have an F150 hydraulic hybrid prototype ready for road testing. And based on early estimates, city fuel economy …