Ford updates its Fusion Hybrid for 2013 and adds a plug-in verstion

? 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid Ford news from the recently held North American International Auto Show in Detroit: the Ford Fusion hybrid will get a major makeover (both inside and out) for 2013. Along with the new hybrid version of the Fusion, Ford will also be releasing a plug-in (PHEV) version of the Fusion, to Related posts: USA Today test drives the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid The LA Times reviews the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Hybrid news – Honda Insight goes on sale this week, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid may not quite be living up to its EPA mpg numbers

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Ford updates its Fusion Hybrid for 2013 and adds a plug-in verstion

? 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid Ford news from the recently held North American International Auto Show in Detroit: the Ford Fusion hybrid will get a major makeover (both inside and out) for 2013. Along with the new hybrid version of the Fusion, Ford will also be releasing a plug-in (PHEV) version of the Fusion, to Related posts: USA Today test drives the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid The LA Times reviews the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Hybrid news – Honda Insight goes on sale this week, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid may not quite be living up to its EPA mpg numbers

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Volkswagen announced Jetta Hybrid and shows off new electric Beetle concept – the E-Bugster

? Volkswagen E-Bugster VW 2013 Jetta Hybrid It won’t be officially announced until the North American International Auto Show opens its doors tomorrow (Jan 9th, 2012), but there’s been some leaks about what Volkswagen has planned. Two big announcements are due from VW – they’re going to be showing off a new Jetta Hybrid Related posts: New York Times review of the Green Car of the Year – the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Treehugger test drives the Volkswagen 2011 Touareg hybrid Hyundai’s new hybrid concept – Blue-Will

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Nissan aiming to release a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle by 2015

Nissan is currently working on a next generation hydrogen powered car with plans to release it around 2015. While Nissan and other companies have shown off hydrogen powered concept cars, Nissan’s new announcement is coupled with the release of its next generation hydrogen fuel cell stack, claiming that the new hydrogen fuel cell stack Related posts: Toyota planning $50,000 fuel cell car in 2015 Road Trip: Toyota fuel-cell hybrid vehicle completes long-distance jaunt UPS expands testing of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

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Volvo debuts a diesel plug-in hybrid – the V60

Volvo V60 diesel plug-in hybrid Volvo plans on showing off it’s “almost ready for the production line” new plug-in hybrid diesel, the V60. Supposedly coming out as a sports wagon next year (2012), the V60 sports 3 different driving modes (Volvo calls them “temperaments”) – Pure, Hybrid, and Power, which the driver can select. If Related posts: Volvo Unveils Heavy-Duty Diesel-Electric Hybrid The Volvo ReCharge – the next stage in hybrids? Want a plug-in hybrid? Build one yourself!

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Volvo debuts a diesel plug-in hybrid the V60

The Chevy Volt will be out in December, and the test drives are starting to come in

Chevy Volt Since the Chevy Volt, the “electric vehicle with extended range” as GM calls it, will finally be available starting in December, the test drives and reviews are beginning to come in. The Volt is basically a plug-in electric car – the battery drives the electric motor which powers the wheels. The extended range part Related posts: CNET drives a Chevy Volt Chevy Volt – Plugin Hybrid Specs and new photos of the Chevy Volt released

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It’s official – Toyota to introduce minivan-like Prius

There’s been several rumors about this for years now, but Toyota has now officially announced that it will be introducing a station wagon sized, small minivan Prius, and that it will be shown at the upcoming 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. Not many details are out, as usual, but some reports say that the Related posts: Toyota seeing huge demand for its 2010 Prius Toyota planning Prius Wagon/SUV in 2010 Toyota to produce Prius instead of SUV’s at its new US plant

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Auto Industry Expert: We’ll have more than 100 Hybrid / EV models in U.S. by 2015

Alan Baum, a Michigan based auto industry analyst, forecasts that there will be a large jump in the number of types of hybrids and electric vehicles sold in the US by 2015 – over 100 different models. This is up from about the 22 hybrids and one electric car (the Tesla Roadster) Related posts: US hybrid sales up 21% in November 2009 – 2.7% of new vehicles sold Hybrid sales hit the skids in June US hybrid sales up 5.2% over last June, and 3% of all cars sold

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Hybrid sales hit the skids in June

June wasn’t a good month for hybrid sales. With gas prices remaining low, buyers weren’t willing to spend the extra cash needed for a high mpg hybrid, no matter how much rhetoric was put out there about the need to reduce oil imports after the Gulf oil spill. Here’s the numbers: While overall car sales increased Related posts: US hybrid sales up 5.2% over last June, and 3% of all cars sold Hybrid sales up 15% in March, but decline in overall percentage of new sales Hybrid sales rebound in May

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Nissan announces big plans for hybrid market

Nissan, after spending boatloads of money on R&D for the upcoming all-electric Leaf, is also planning big things for the hybrid market. They’ve announced today that they plan to double the mileage on the hybrid version of their Infiniti M sedan (also called the Nissan Fuga), which is expected to come out late this Related posts: Nissan to enter hybrid market Nissan Leaf pre-orders ahead of expectations Nissan Leaf sells out for 2010 – more than 19,000 orders so far

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