Hybrid Vehicles News

Dreadful U.S. sales, bailout hearings in Congress and General Motors' decision to stay away may have cast a gloom over the Los Angeles Auto Show, but there still will be plenty of horsepower on display.

Toyota isn't holding a press conference at the LA Auto Show this year, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have anything to show.

Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday that he expects the current crisis in the auto industry will soon lead some carmakers to consolidate.

Below is an auto news article from November 19, 2008 from Automotive.com and PRNewswire.

On top of the new Ford Mustang that everyone's so excited about, Ford is unveiling the new Fusion hybrid at the LA Auto Show this week.

Mini unveiled an all-electric car for lease on a limited basis Tuesday on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, as the small-car company tests the waters in the electric vehicle market.

ROSEMEAD, Calif. November 18, 2008: As automakers work toward putting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the road, Southern California Edison today announced a major milestone in advanced battery performance.

Skeptical lawmakers grill auto execs, who make the case for taxpayer help to keep industry from collapse.

It's been hyped as the savior for General Motors, but at least one prominent fan of the Chevrolet Volt worries the plug could be pulled on the electric car without an auto bailout.

DETROIT : When the leaders of the three Detroit auto companies and the United Automobile Workers union travel to Washington to make their case for a U.S. government bailout, they will be flying into stiff ...

A government-supported restructuring of the auto industry is urgently needed for our economic and energy security.

Another day, another gay gathering of auto enthusiasts. But this one has a twist.

The latest fleet vehicle at the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives in Springfield gets 100-plus miles per gallon, as long as the trip is only 40 miles or so.

Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Published: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5:16 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5:16 a.m. The failure of one or more of Detroit's Big Three automakers would put a huge initial dent in American ...

November 17, 2008: AFS Trinity Power Corporation today reported independent test results demonstrating that the company's "Extreme Hybrid" technology that utilizes batteries in combination with ultracapacitors ...

Harvey Wasserman GM must re-make the mass transit system it murdered November 16, 2008 Bail out General Motors? The people who murdered our mass transit system? First let them remake what they destroyed.

The dealers will specifically voice their support for temporary financial assistance for the domestic auto industry.

Jobs will be lost no matter what solution is found to the automaker's woes. Those are terms being bandied about as lawmakers, analysts and others try to figure out how to help keep automakers in business.

Thirteen ordinary Toyota Prius hybrids drove into the Wenatchee Valley College auto shop early last week.