Although a chief Honda engineer in Tokyo has recently said the company doubts the pending 2014 Accord Hybrid will sell in much volume, it is considering producing it in the U.S. by 2015.
After becoming the world’s fastest hybrid at Bonneville in August, the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid LSR returned to the Salt Flats on Oct. 5 to break the Southern California Timing Association’s (SCTA) H/PS land speed record.
The Volt may have seen one of its fervent proponents walk away, but its European cousin, the Ampera E-REV, has garnered yet another gong for its trophy cabinet. UK’s Sunday Times awarded it “Best Electric Car and Hybrid.”
Recent financial news about Tesla’s downgraded earnings, production, and federal loan repayment spurred concerned media reports, but company CEO Elon Musk is saying not to worry, the outlook is actually positive.
Toyota Canada Inc.’s (TCI) sales momentum continued in September with 16,834 Toyota, Lexus and Scion passenger cars, SUVs and trucks - up 21.9 percent from the same month in 2011.
Mitsubishi says all specs are subject to final homologation, and we've reported this vehicle before, but we're including more details, images, and a video of the essentially showroom-ready plug-in hybrid now making its world debut.