| |
Toyota's chief engineer, Akihiko Otsuka, chose a curvy test-drive course near Mount Fuji to show off the smooth handling of the prototype of the remodeled Prius hybrid, set to reach showrooms in May.
|
Ford Motor says it will have plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in showrooms in 2012, promising 30 miles on battery power before the gasoline engine kicks in.
|
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales dropped 12% but Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales were up in April as high gas prices accelerated consumers' rush away from trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
|
Automakers are moving fast to determine whether plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can be put onto the market affordably.
|
OK, so it's only a concept, but there's a good chance that the Nassau will point the way to the next generation of Chrysler sedans.
|
It's not often that a team of engineers can feel like celebrities. But last weekend, Ford engineers spent two days teaching 300 well-educated, well-connected technology lovers everything they can do to maximize the mileage on their gas-electric hybrid versions of the Escape SUV.
|
Detroit auto executives admit to mistakes when it comes to hybrids. They underestimated demand, overpromised, didn't foresee the run-up in gas prices and refused to budge from reliance on high-profit SUVs in the face of a changing marketplace.
|
From wire reports
Honda has developed an improved gas-and-electric engine for the Civic compact set to go on sale this fall, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday.
|
Toyota could begin building a gas-electric hybrid version of its popular Camry sedan at the automaker's Kentucky factory early next year, according to published reports in Japan. That would be Toyota's first U.S.-made hybrid and could add to the number of fuel-saving gas-electric vehicles on the road.
|
Ford is offering a $500 cash rebate, in addition to other hefty discounts, to millions of full-time college students and graduates who buy or lease a Ford or Lincoln-Mercury vehicle, the company said Tuesday.
|
