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Over the past 15 years, small pickup trucks in North America have transformed from somewhat practical mini-haulers into slightly smaller versions of their bigger cousins in the full-size market. This steroidal growth has made these ostensibly smaller pickups much more capable than their initial versions, particularly when it comes to hauling and towing capacity, but their size has made them …

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One of the leading car companies of the world, Toyota is coming out with their latest invention: The 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. As the name suggests, the Highlander Hybrid is packed with different systems, utilities and characteristics that work in unison to make this magnificent machine a truly incomparable sport-utility vehicle. The 2008 Highlander Hybrid by Toyota is larger as …

The popularity of the Hybrid car is on the rise these days. There are many advantages to buying a Hybrid car. The three most important benefits that one can derive by purchasing a Hybrid car is: there are tax benefits that you can take advantage of, your fuel costs are cut down by more than half and a Hybrid car …

Hybrid technology is the new buzz in the motor world today and Toyota has granted patent rights to other manufacturers to make Hybrid cars. Toyota is one of the leading manufacturers of Hybrid cars and has shared its innovations with other manufacturers generously. More: continued here

Is it time to buy a new car? You may want to consider a purchase that will address your future needs of our environment as well as your personal economy. Instead of the gas guzzling cars of the past, you may want to consider a fuel saving car of the future. Of course I mean a Hybrid car. More: continued …

The GMC Yukon Hybrid is marketed as being the world’s first “two mode” hybrid vehicle. With that in mind, you may be wondering exactly what is meant by being a “two mode” hybrid vehicle. More: continued here

The Honda Civic Hybrid is one of the most popular of all of the hybrids on the market today. As a consequence, Honda has built on the already solid reputation of the vehicle as it brings the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid onto the market. More: continued here

If you think back to the not-so-distant past you can remember a time where society was technologically deficient. There was no such thing as a computer, let alone the Internet, and the thought of taking a picture of a person then transmitting the image through a phone within seconds was unheard of. However, times have evolved just as humans have. …

The Ford brand has been an American icon signifying excellence, innovation and dedication. Among the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, Ford has time and again come up with cutting edge technology for automobiles that cater to every need. Growing global environmental concerns has spurred Ford to become a serious player in the Hybrid car market. Accepting that Americans love the space …

While most alternative fuel vehicles tend to be either small and economy oriented or expensive and exclusive, Mazda has decided to push their hydrogen powered platforms into the realm of more practical use with the introduction of the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. More: continued here

The Subaru B5-TPH (the TPH stands for Turbo Parallel Hybrid) was an impressive new exhibit at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. It’s got a bit of everything. It is part SUV, part sports wagon with an electric motor alongside a turbocharged engine. More: continued here

Demand for a car that would be economical to run and one that would not pollute the atmosphere has resulted in the development of the Hybrid car. Vast strides made in the recent past in gasoline engine technology, has made the Hybrid car a popular reality. A [tag]Hybrid car[/tag] is a vehicle that uses two power sources, a rechargeable energy …

In a world where growing greener has become more and more necessary, it’s nice to know that the world of cars is falling in line too. With the popularity of ‘Hybrid Technology’, the demand for these vehicles is growing by leaps and bounds across the world. More: continued here

Whether it’s a concern for the environment or the increasing cost of fuel, more and more people are seeing the hybrid vehicle as a viable option. Hybrid cars are appealing because they pair a gasoline engine with one or more electric motors to achieve higher fuel efficiency and extremely low emissions. More: continued here

Hybrid cars are cars which run on rechargeable batteries and gasoline engines, rather than just a gasoline engine. As the car uses batteries they help in reducing the fuel emissions since the car runs on batteries when you are accelerating. Here are some interesting facts about hybrid cars. More: continued here

Hybrid cars are the latest additions in the race of the auto industry. A few years ago there were only a few on the roads, but today there are thousands. Hybrids will make it easier for people to be spared the cost of out of control gasoline prices. More: continued here

[tag]Hybrid cars[/tag] sales world wide continue to rise as more and more people are getting behind the idea of owning a car that saves gas. Toyota has sold over a million of their hybrid cars, moslty the Prius model. Toyota Motor Sales Inc., announced the one-millionth hybrid sale today by parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation. Of the one million hybrid …

Hybrid vehicles have caused a stir, and speculation abounds about how they work, how much they cost to buy, maintain and insure. Some of it is fact, but some of it is simply rumour. More: continued here

Hybrid vehicles are a cross between traditional fuel-powered vehicles and electric vehicles. Combining an electric motor, a battery pack, as well as an internal combustion engine, these components work together to deliver power to a hybrids wheels. Common technologies include idle stop which allows the engine to automatically shut off and restart while the electric motor take’s over to prevent …