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Total hybrid sales up 11.4 percent in October

Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Fusion hybrid pushes Ford into second place Sales of hybrid cars were up 11.4 percent in October compared to a year ago . Still, total market share was only 2.9 percent. Once again, Toyota dominated the sale of hybrids with its sale's all-star, the 2010 Prius . The Prius moved 13,496 units, while the next closest competitor, the Honda Insight moved 1,739 units. Despite the Insight's rank of second...

• Huge rise in hybrid sales during October - TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk blog

The Top 10 in Gas Mileage

Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category Vehicle City Highway...

2009 Annual Auto Reliability Survey: 10 best and worst models

Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Just because a model is reliable doesn’t mean it is recommended by Consumer Reports. Four out of the top 10 most reliable vehicles don’t perform well enough in our tests for us to recommend them. The opposite happens as well—some vehicles that score well in our testing are not recommended because they have below average reliability. Seven out of the 10 least reliable vehicles have...

Toyota Prius: 2,092 patents, but what about profits?

Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Can the hybrid king make money? So far this year, the Toyota Prius accounts for 47.5 percent of all hybrid vehicle sales. The next closet competitor, the Toyota Camry hybrid , comes in at 8.3 percent. Still, is the Prius profitable, wonders a recent Investors Business Daily piece ? With strong sales and 2,092 patents, many analysts predicted that the third generation Prius would be very profitable....

Honda's Greener Vehicles

The GREEN MARKET (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Honda is a leader in developing cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicle technologies, including the original Honda Insight, introduced as America’s first mass-produced hybrid car in December 1999. This fall Honda is showcasing a series of greener vehicles. Honda is also a leader in the development of advanced alternatives to gasoline, including the zero-emission, hydrogen-powered Honda FCX Clarity...

Avoid Car Troubles By Using a Reliability Index to Car Shop [Cars]

Lifehacker (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Aside from home purchases, automobiles are some of the most expensive personal purchases we make. Nobody wants to find out after signing on the dotted line that their new purchase is a money-pit. Check Consumer Report's reliability index before shopping. Photo by Beige Alert . Consumer's Report conducts an annual survey where they poll their millions of paper-based and virtual readers on the reliability...

Use a Reliability Index to Buy a Lower-Cost Car [Cars]

Lifehacker (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Aside from home purchases, automobiles are some of the most expensive personal purchases we make. Nobody wants to find out after signing on the dotted line that their new purchase is a money-pit. Check Consumer Report's reliability index before shopping. Photo by Beige Alert . Consumer's Report conducts an annual survey where they poll their millions of paper-based and virtual readers on the reliability...

Honda Insight wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame Car of the Year

AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

Filed under: Hybrid , Honda , Japan 2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Here in the United States, there are more Car of the Year Awards than you can shake a stick at, and apparently that's also the case in Japan. Just last week at the Tokyo Motor Show , the 2010 Toyota Prius won top honors in the 30th annual Japan Car of the Year voting. Now, Honda has sent out a notice that...

Help me Honda

Auto Trader Blog (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

You don’t have to be a fan of Strictly Come Dancing to know it takes two to tango and when it comes to Green motoring the driver is at least as important as the car. I liked the Honda Insight a lot after driving the cheapest hybrid on the market at its launch in Valencia, Spain. [...]

Renault makes electric cars look easy

Autocar (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

You can’t come back from a day spent driving three disparate battery-powered Renaults without having your ideas changed quite a bit. Sure, we’ve known for at least a year about the French company’s determination to be first with a range of pure electric models cars (Renault bosses want four on the market by the end of 2012) but it’s still highly instructive to actually slide...

Consumer Reports – Hybrids very reliable

Textio (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

A big winner according to Consumer Reports Looking for a safe family car? Then you might want to consider a number of hybrid cars, at least if you believe in Consumer Reports. The Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius scored extremely well according CR, followed by the Ford Fusion hybrid, the Mercury Milan hybrid, the Toyota Camry [...]

Honda Insight Wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame 'Car of the Year' 2009-2010

Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

The Auto Channel: North America | Honda Insight Wins Japan Automotive Hall of Fame 'Car of the Year' 2009-2010TOKYO, JAPAN – October 29, 2009: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame has awarded its Car of the Year 2009-2010 to the Honda Insight.The NonProfit Organisation cited the following three factors in awarding the Insight: The strategy of affordable...

2009 Honda Insight tops Consumer Reports Most-Reliable List

All Cars Electric (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

Consumer Reports, long respected by car buyers for its unbiased analysis of everything from vacuum cleaners to children's toys to cars, has published its list of the most reliable (and unreliable) vehicles. Overall, the results are stunning — five of the top eight most reliable family cars were hybrids , and topping that short list is the ...

Toyota Prius Wins Car of the Year in Japan

Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

The Toyota Prius has been named the 2009-2010 Japan Car of the Year. (via motortrend ) It narrowly beat out the Honda Insight (433 to 391). Which makes sense given the sales numbers, but that's not always a good indicator for what jurors are going to consider in any vote. 61 jurors voted at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Volkswagen Golf came in third, and was crowned Import Car of the Year. The Mitsubishi...

Consumer Reports - Hybrids very reliable

Hybrid Cars (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

A big winner according to Consumer Reports Looking for a safe family car? Then you might want to consider a number of hybrid cars , at least if you believe in Consumer Reports . The Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius scored extremely well according CR, followed by the Ford Fusion hybrid , the Mercury Milan hybrid , the Toyota Camry hybrid , and the Nissan Altima hybrid . Overall, Asian automakers are...

• Consumer Reports Once Again Points to Hybrids for Reliability - Hybrid Car Review
• Consumer Reports: Ford only Detroit company amongst world’s reliable automakers - eGMCarTech
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