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Zipcar members in San Francisco, Portland and Boston can try out Toyota's Prius plug-in hybrid, providing valuable info to Toyota before rolling the cars out to consumers in 2012. And Zipcar gets another way to make its greenhouse-gas- conscious customers happy.

Back in 2009, General Motors applied to the Department of Energy for $14.4 billion in loans to help it manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles. Today, with the automaker making big strides in turning around its business, GM said it no longer needs or wants the money.

With U.S. automotive dominance waning, a new moniker has emerged: the "Detroit Three." Still, don't count out Ford, GM or Chrysler. Their post-recession future looks strong, thanks to some agonizing restructuring. Now, they can be profitable selling fewer cars.

A panel of auto industry journalists named the 2011 Chevy Volt "North American Car of the Year," and the 2011 Ford Explorer [pictured] "North American Truck of the Year." There are numerous "Car of the Year" and "Truck of the Year" awards, the most prominent and well-known are probably the ones...

New models from Ford and Toyota drew the hottest interest Monday as the North American International Auto Show opened in Detroit: Each announced several electric and hybrid vehicles, including an electric Focus and a plug-in Prius.

If you're curious about the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle but don't want to put up with the pressure from a dealership when you ask for a test drive, help is on the way. Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily...

The automaker has licensed technology from the Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory that will boost the performance of lithium-ion battery cells for its electric Chevy Volt. The next-generation power packs will be made at a new plant in Michigan by Korea's LG Chem.

They may not make headlines, but the folks on this list of key corporate execs will likely have an outsize impact across all sectors of American business in 2011 -- from TV and household products to fast food and social networking.

Today, if you go into the car dealership canyon of most major cities looking for a highway-worthy electric vehicle, there are two choices among the major car makers -- the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. But by mid 2012, the choices will be far greater. Toyota will have three plug-in vehicles -- the...

U.S. vehicles out-numbered those marketed by foreign-based competitors for North American Car and Truck of the Year consideration. The awards, voted on by 49 North American auto industry journalists from various media outlets, is considered more valuable and objective than awards given by single...