Toyota Camry Hybrid vs Toyota Prius Hybrid

Edmunds.com compares the Toyota Camry Hybrid and the Toyota Prius Hybrid.

How To Improve Your Gas Mileage

You know you should carpool and take public transportation—it's just not always practical. But if you have to drive, there are ways you can save gas, money, and the environment.

2008 Fuel Economy Comparison: Prius vs Jetta vs Focus vs Smart

These days there are a lot of small cars pounding their chests and claiming they get the best gas mileage around. Well, Edmunds.com got tired of the talk and decided to settle the score. Right here, right now!

Edmunds.com picked three cars from our long-term fleet known for squeezing extra miles out of every gallon of gas: the spunky 2008 Smart Fortwo with a 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine, the thrifty 2008 Ford Focus SES coupe with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, with its legendary 1.9-liter "TDI" diesel engine. Then we added a heavily favored gasoline-electric hybrid to the mix: a 2008 Toyota Prius.

Zenn Electric Vehicle

Kelley Blue Book takes a look at the Zenn electric vehicle.

2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Review

Kelley Blue Book reviews the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid.

2008 Hybrid Mileage Challenge

The Cars.com staff takes a series of Hybrid cars around Chicago to test their real-world gas mileage.

Get Hybrid Fuel Economy without Buying a New Car

Fuel prices show no signs of dropping and hybrid automobiles are often hyped as the answer to improve fuel economy. That fact is, there are simple ways to get better fuel economy from your current car or truck and avoid the expense of buying a hybrid.

Here are a few easy ways to get hybrid-like fuel economy without buying a new car or changing your lifestyle.

* Simply follow the maintenance recommendations in your owner’s manual. An out-of-tune engine can increase fuel consumption by as much as 15 percent. Always follow your car manufacturer’s suggested tune-up schedule.

* Upgrade your motor oil. You can save gas and improve performance by switching to high performance synthetic motor oil. According to independent tests, upgrading to Royal Purple motor oil improved fuel economy by as much as five percent and produced notable increases in horsepower and torque. The company’s Web site, www.royalpurple.com, has a ‘fuel-savings calculator’ that can show you how much money you can save annually by upgrading lubricants.

* Regularly replace your air filter. A clogged air filter can increase fuel consumption by as much as 10 percent. Air filters keep impurities from damaging the interior of the engine, so replacing dirty filters will save gas and protect your engine.

* Keep the tires of your vehicle properly inflated. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that under-inflated tires can increase fuel consumption by up to six percent. One study estimates that 50 to 80 percent of the tires rolling on U.S. roads are under inflated. Astonishingly, we could save up to two billion gallons of gas each year simply by properly inflating our tires.

* Keep your gas cap on. About 17 percent of the vehicles on the road have gas caps that are either damaged, loose or are missing altogether, causing 147 million gallons of gas to vaporize every year according to “Auto Service Operator” magazine. A quick visual inspection of your gas cap every time you fill up is an easy, painless way to make sure your fuel is not vanishing into thin air.

To learn more, visit the following websites:

www.royalpurple.com
Web site of high performance lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple.


www.fueleconomy.gov
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Web site dedicated to issues related to fuel economy.


www.gaspricewatch.com
A Web site that helps consumers find the lowest gas prices in there area.

Courtesy of ARAcontent

Hybrid vS Diesel Smackdown: Chevy Hybrid vs Mercedes Diesel

No one's talking about it, but the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI are the two most fuel-efficient full-size SUVs on the market. We guess that makes Paris Hilton, proud owner of a 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid, the hybrid Tahoe's twin, a forward-thinking early adopter at the vanguard of the green car movement.

Truthfully, calling either of these SUVs "green" might border on an insult to the color, not to mention the movement. These are still large, comfortable vehicles with more torque than the average commuter needs and more seats than most families will use, perfect for vacations but decadent in daily life.

But these vehicles are more reasonable when you consider that the four-wheel-drive 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid earns an EPA rating of 20 mpg city/20 mpg highway, and the all-wheel-drive 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI rates 18 mpg city/24 mpg highway. This works out to a combined rating of 20 mpg for both SUVs — a big achievement for a full-size sport-utility.

When it comes to large sport-utilities, think of this as a practicality test for hybrid and diesel. In other words, if you want to drive something big without feeling bad, this is what it's all about.

2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Review

Termed a two-mode hybrid, the Tahoe operates on electric power, gasoline power, or a combination of the two.

2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid Review

Built in Arlington, Texas, the GMC Yukon Hybrid?s 21 miles per gallon in the city and 22 on the highway represent a significant accomplishment in terms of improving the fuel economy of full-size SUVs. economy of full-size SUVs.

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Review

Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder takes a look at the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. It competes with the Chevy Tahoe and Honda Pilot.

2008 Toyota Prius Review

The best-selling gas-electric hybrid passenger car on earth, the Toyota Prius has single-handedly defined the hybrid automobile for the general public.

2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Review

Edmunds.com reviews the new 2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid.

2008 Lexus 600h Review

Autoblog Green reviews the 2008 Lexus 600h (hybrid).

2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid Review

In what some see as a brilliantly strategic move and others label as foot dragging, rather than develop their first hybrid from scratch, Nissan has entered the Hybrid marketplace by licensing the technology from Toyota.

Toyota to Start Sales of Lithium-ion Plug-in Hybrids by 2010

Toyota announcement represents the next step toward the popularization of plug-in hybrid vehicles, following the start in 2007 of public-road verification tests of Toyota nickel-metal hydride battery-equipped plug-in hybrid vehicles in the Japan, the U.S. and Europe. In the U.S., such tests began in November with the cooperation of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Irvine under the State of California's Alternative Fuel Incentive Program.

Toyota will continue to engage in the development of various advanced technologies toward the realization of a world of sustainable mobility in which people and the environment can coexist and believes it is important to increase the availability of such technologies in the marketplace. In addition to plug-in hybrid vehicles, TMC is progressing in its engagements regarding fuel cell hybrid vehicles, flexible-fuel vehicles, diesel engines and others and, in the near future, intends to offer a newly developed clean diesel V8 engine in the "Tundra" full-size pickup truck and "Sequoia" full-size SUV sold in North America.

Source: PRWeb

How to Care for Tires to Get Better Gas Mileage

Learn how you can increase your car's gas mileage by taking care of your tires.

2007 Lexus GS 450h Review

RoadFly.com reviews the brand new 2007 Lexus GS 450h.

Plug-in Hybrids

They're here now. Overview of Electric- Hybrid Vehicles. Plug-In Partners is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible-fuel Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) exists today.

Alternative Fuel Focus: Electricity

Autotrader.com DRIVE's Leesa Severyn talks about the future of electric cars.