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A US woman has been awarded more than $9000 by a Californian judge after she successfully disputed the claimed fuel economy of her Honda Civic Hybrid. Heather Peters, a former lawyer from southern California, filled a small-claims action again...
More than one in seven cars sold in California by 2025 will be plug-in hybrid, fully electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles according to a new set of regulations approved by the environmentally focused US state. Automotive News reports the Ad...
Italian design house Umberto Palermo Design has unveiled one of the more unique concepts of the 2012 Qatar motor show. The UP Design Vittoria is a futuristic supercar concept with a curvaceous body, a glass dome roof and a face only a mother c...
Toyota Racing is making good use of its long-term investment in hybrid technology with the development of two TS03 HYBRID cars for competition in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship. So far, Toyota has sold more than 3.5 million h...
Toyota has reportedly developed a way to produce its hybrid and electric vehicles without using scarce and expensive rare earth metals. Japan’s Kyodo News reports Toyota – the world’s largest manufacturer of hybrid vehicles – could hav...
The 2012 Infiniti M35h is officially the fastest accelerating full hybrid in the world. The new Japanese luxury sports hybrid claimed the title by pipping the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid in a sprint from 0-100mph (0-161km/h). The Infiniti M35h h...
Generation Y prefers electric and hybrid vehicles to conventional cars, according to a new global study by auditing firm Deloitte. The survey found 57 per cent of Gen Y (people aged from their late teens to early 30s) prefers electrified vehic...
Let’s cut right to the chase here: The 2012 Toyota Prius V (we're ignoring that Toyota's marketeers use a lower-case v for the name) is an inspired idea. It’s the first of three spin-offs of the iconic Prius hatchback to appear; the...
The Toyota Prius C, the Japanese brand's new city-sized hybrid, will not be significantly more fuel efficient than the larger regular Prius, if at all. Toyota Australia this week revealed it expects the new Prius C to have a city (urban) fuel...
Ever wanted to go camping but always thought campervans consumed too much fuel? A camper conversion for the Toyota Prius could be your answer. Looking a little like a giant telephone handle stuck onto the top of a Prius - or even a Smurf if yo...