Hybrids

While total sales of cars and SUVs during the past three years have continued to trend upward at a healthy but moderate 2.75-percent pace, the number of Americans who opted for diesel-powered and hybrid alternatives in that same 2010-2012 time frame jumped by 24.3 percent and 33.6 respectively. The information, culled from registration figures compiled by Read more...

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that as of March 31, cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles -- including Lexus models -- have exceeded 5 million units. That figure makes it the uncontested world leader in the automotive "green revolution." The official tally of 5.125 million includes nearly 2 million hybrid vehicles sold here in the U.S. Read more...

A mild restyle, significant powertrain changes -- including the debut of a new plug-in hybrid alternative -- and the availability of long-wheelbase variants highlight the 2014 Porsche Panamera lineup. Set for a formal unveiling later this month at the Shanghai Auto Show, the Panamera clan will start arriving in dealers here late this year. Visual Read more...

Opening a new chapter in the automaker's history, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid was unveiled in New York. Heading to showrooms in the fourth quarter, Subie's first-ever production hybrid shares all of the utility and capability of its conventional sibling but packs an electric-assist edge that makes it even more fuel efficient and features a Read more...