filed in Hybrid on Mar.21, 2009
Toyota’s ultra cheap hybrid?
For quite a while I’ve been calling out Toyota to come up with a small, cheap city Prius. A compact hybrid used mostly for city commuting when extra seating is rarely needed.
Well, Toyota might not have listened to me, but the buzz around the cost of the Honda Insight has gotten to [...]
filed in Hybrid on Jan.06, 2009
GM takes 2nd in December, but not the year
In December GM sold more hybrid vehicles than both Honda and Ford, led by GM’s large dual mode SUVs, such as the Chevy Tahoe hybrid. In December, GM sold 2,555 hybrids, although about 800 of them were mild hybrids.
For 2008, however, both Ford and Honda sold significantly [...]
filed in Hybrid on Dec.09, 2008
So yesterday?
It’s 2016 and you need a new car. Now, you aren’t rich. You’re middle, middle class and living paycheck to paycheck. You really like the Chevy Volt, but all the consumer tax credits have been consumed, and the upfront costs are just too much. The new Toyota Prius, on the other hand, costs $10,000 [...]