Honda announced that they should hit the magic number of 60,000 hybrid sold sometime in the 4th quarter this year. What does it mean to you? Well, the full tax credit will end at the end of this calender year, and will quickly drop over the next year, until it is gone completely. If you’re [...]
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Nissan announced pricing for the 2008 Altima Hybrid – and it only goes up by $80, to $25070 starting price. And of course, there’s still the $2350 tax credit that you may qualify for. Not bad overall for a model rated at 35 mpg city / 33 mpg highway ( remember, that’s on the new [...]
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I have a short 7 mile drive to work each day – generally not the best length of trip to achieve high gas mileage. Not so in the Civic Hybrid. In fact, on this short trip, I managed to pull off 56.1 MPG. Granted this was early in the morning, so no A/C was needed, [...]
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Steve Wozniak, yes, the co-founder of Apple, has joined Al Gore III in the Prius Hall of Shame. See, both these folks have been caught going over 100 MPH in their Prius – something many folks didn’t even know was possible. Steve was doing 104, which nearly beat out Gore III’s 105 MPH run. As [...]
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Mazda is finally getting a hybrid version of the Tribute, which makes it the third hybrid SUV in Ford’s stable. The IRS has approved both the 2WD and 4WD versions for the federal tax credit, in the following amounts: $3000 – 2WD $2200 – 4WD I’m glad to see that Mazda gets a hybrid, since [...]
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Since the EPA is adjusting it’s testing methods, and thus gas mileage ratings, for 2008, I thought it would be a good idea to list the old ratings vs the new for the most popular hybrids on the road today. I’ve also included the gas versions for those vehicles that have a gas-only counterpart ( [...]
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After my last post about CAFE and Hybrids, I really got to thinking about how the new CAFE standards will affect the American truck market. Currently the average pickup truck buyer never uses the bed of his truck for anything besides groceries, or perhaps a bit of luggage on the way to the airport. They [...]
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The rumors that the 2009 Prius was going to be delayed ( or at least that it wouldn’t use lithium ion batteries ) may not be true at all. Car and Driver received word from a Toyota Vice President that says nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, Toyota even went so far [...]
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It’s no secret that CAFE ( Corporate Average Fuel Economy ) is at the forefront of our politicians discussions lately. Whether you’re a fan of hybrids and alternative fuels or not, the fact is that the United States consumes too much oil, and our current pace is probably not sustainable long-term. Thus, something needs to be [...]
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The Accord Hybrid is officially on the chopping block, and there won’t be a replacement for the next generation due in September. It’s always sad to lose a hybrid, and this one is no exception. Though it was never as fuel efficient as a Prius, it showed a different side to hybrid technology- efficiency plus [...]
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