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Chevrolet Volt vs Ford C-Max Hybrid vs Honda Insight vs Toyota Prius Review by Jeff Wilson, Michael Bettencourt and Peter Bleakney Photos by Ryan Edwardson and Jeff Wilson The concept for this test was simple: assemble a collection of the most common and arguably the best hybrid cars available in Canada and pit them against each other in a brutal, ... (more)

As part of a recent event with a number of Panamera S E-Hybrids driven by journalists in Europe, Porsche 's new plug-in managed to burn just 4.4 liters of fuel for each 100 kilometers.

The Samsung Galaxy Young UK release date has been confirmed by Samsung, with the budget handset arriving this weekend.

Ford's newest C-Max is the ultimate plug-in gasoline-electric hatchback for fuel- and environmentally conscious drivers yearning for something new.

Two Accord generations ago, Honda offered a hybrid powertrain in its mainstream sedan.

Navitas Systems LLC, which earlier this year acquired substantially all of the assets of bankrupt A123 Systems' former Ann Arbor, Michigan-based government business, including US military contracts, has signed a contract to supply prototypes of its upcoming 6T lithium-ion battery for use by CALSTART in assessing the efficacy of this advanced ... (more)

Toxco Waste Management Vice President, Kathy Bruce, displaying one of the standard military issue battery packs her company currently recycles for the U.S. military.

Clean Enviro Tech , After Securing $2,000,000 Loan and Positive Results From Testing of Proprietary Heat Sink Technology, Amends Intellectual Property Filings ), an emerging leader in the development and marketing of next generation lithium-ion powered batteries worldwide and a leading developer of residential, Solar Concentrating, Electric Power ... (more)

The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government policies to encourage recovery, recycling and reuse of lithium-ion battery materials.

For reference and clarification, by "electric" I hereby mean both pure electric cars and those accompanied by an on-board generator, such as the Chevrolet Volt or the upcoming BMW i3.

Tesla Chief Executive Office Elon Musk speaks at his company's factory in Fremont, Calif.

The Chevrolet Spark all-electric subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as 38 percent less than what it takes to buy its larger sibling, the hybrid Volt, General Motors Co said on Thursday.

With a great soundtrack Patty Griffin's Heavenly Day Chevy is once again using robot dogs and real deer to tell us how eco-friendly the Volt is.

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

Californians like their electric vehicles , but a significant minority do wish their cars could go farther without having to be plugged in .

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More There are lots of very good plug-in electric cars for sale now, and some of them are starting to show up on used-car lots.

A number of research efforts are under way at the university level to use nanotechnology to improve the composition of lithium-ion batteries.

Nothing matters more to the continued revival and future success of General Motors than the all-new, full-size pickups.

A boutique automaker led by former General Motors executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier submitted an offer to buy cash-strapped automaker Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter told Reuters today.

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