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Article: Detroit automakers differ over electric car future

Chrysler said recently that its in-house team of electric car development engineers had been disbanded and will be folded into the company's organizational chart. The announcement comes three months after Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the...

Article: Hydrogen Just Got Faster: Introducing the Honda FC Sport Concept

Marking the beginning of auto show season, Honda took the opportunity to unveil the zero-emission FC Sport Concept at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The design emphasizes a sleek, low-profile silhouette and angular geometry on the exterior surfaces.

Article: Mazda Kiyora Concept

The Mazda Kiyora concept is an eco-happy urban compact for the younger set.

Article: Mitsubishi Motors 'developing hybrids'

Toyota, Japan's leading automaker, has already announced it will produce a small fleet of plug-in hybrids by 2010, while Nissan Motor Co is mulling entering the field.

Article: Nissan hatches plan to boost battery cars

President Barack Obama has set an ambitious goal of putting at least 1 million battery-powered cars on the road by the middle of the coming decade. Many in the auto industry have charitably called that target ambitious. Others are less polite. But...

Article: Nissan to launch electric cars by 2012

The Renault-Nissan alliance is pushing forward its giant project of electric vehicles and the Nissan electric car is expected to be launched in 2010. Nissan’s Chinese venture Dongfeng Nissan will also put its electric car on sale in China in 2012, s...

Article: November 2008 - Reliable Cars

Fuel-efficient vehicles are a very reliable segment of the automotive market overall. And European cars, which have trailed the domestic models for about five years, are showing signs of improvement.

Article: Photos of the 2010 Toyota Prius 'Leaked' Online

{cptags}Whether it was a leak or one of those clever viral marketing campaigns, we’ll likely never know, but photos of the 2010 Toyota Prius have shown up online months before its planned unveiling at Detroit's North American International Auto Show i...

Article: SUV variants of Mahindra with fuel efficient technology

Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday launched the variants of its sports utility vehicles (SUVs) Scorpio and Bolero, containing ‘FuelSmart’ system with ‘micro-hybrid’ technology, priced between Rs. 6.50 lakh and Rs. 6.97 lakh.

Article: Toyota Launches New Tiny Car

CHIBA, Japan -- Looking to prove that small cars can still offer style, safety and spaciousness, Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday launched the compact iQ, its tiniest, most fuel-efficient nonhybrid vehicle.