hybrids

Toyota has sold 3 million hybrid vehicles since launching the Prius in 1997.

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.

Fuel efficiency remains the top concern among new car buyers around the world, which is likely to boost demand for hybrid and electric vehicles, according to a report from KPMG. But the survey of senior auto-industry executives worldwide also showed that many have serious concerns about such vehicles' affordability.

Kelley Blue Book, the people who specialize in publishing car prices, just ranked what their editors view as the top-10 green vehicles "worthy of buyer consideration," as Kelley puts it. The list doesn't rank vehicles based on fuel efficiency. The decision was more touchy-feely than that. While...

The Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, represents Ford's entry into the luxury fuel-efficient auto market. And it has the Lexus HS 250h in its sights.

You might have heard about something called the Pinto Memo. The Ford Motor Company created a formula for determining whether to recall the notorious Pinto hatchback for safety concerns. And by "safety concerns," I mean, "they would randomly explode during rear-end collisions." The calculation...

Cleatech is back in vogue, and financiers are jumping to get back into the green game. The latest quarterly cleantech funding numbers, released Tuesday by consultancies the Cleantech Group and Deloitte, show that preliminary results for the third quarter -- tallying clean technology venture...

Google (GOOG) may be a search engine giant, but it's also a leading player in alternative energy. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are extremely keen on promoting clean-energy initiatives. Through the company's non-profit Google.org, they've invested indirectly in a number of interesting...

With the success of the Toyota (TM) Prius and the mad dash into sustainable vehicle development, wearing a green mantle has become a key marketing tool for major automotive brands. As a result, the Greenest Car rankings, released on Sept. 24 by Whatgreencar.com, are getting a lot of attention. The...

Carlos Ghosn has never been shy with his pronouncements. The CEO of Nissan, who came to Japan via the carmaker's purchase of French auto company Renault, has always been an outspoken and voluble leader. However, his latest prognostication, according to Bloomberg News, that 10 percent of all cars...