Posted in GM, Chrysler, Hybrids, Financing, Automotive on Jun 17th, 2008
Pricing became available today for Chrysler’s new hybrid SUVs and it seems they will be about $5,000 cheaper than GM’s hybrid models that use the same technology.
The Detroit News reports that the 2009 Dodge Durango hybrid will start at $45,340 and the Chrysler Aspen hybrid will start at $45,570, Chrysler said today. GM’s comparable Chevrolet […]
Posted in Hybrids, Trucks, SUV, Fuel Prices, Cost of Ownership, Automotive on Jun 12th, 2008
The signs are everywhere. People are finally starting to get it. Gas prices are not coming down. It’s just becoming to big of an expense to drive and own a big truck or SUV.
Across the board manufactures are starting to get affected by ever slumping ans weakening truck and SUV sales. How are they dealing […]
Posted in Hybrids, Automotive on Jun 12th, 2008
Toyota Motor Co. announced recently that they plan to unveil two new hybrid models in the new future. The company is also promising to start lithium ion battery production soon, probably sometime next year. This is a major punch from Toyota and it should be felt throughout the entire auto industry. The company means buisness […]
Posted in Toyota, Hybrids, Automotive on Jun 11th, 2008
Toyota said today that its next line of hybrid vehicles will run on lithium-ion batteries, which the company will also produce.
The production of the new batteries and vehicles will start next year and will feature a plug-in hybrid that will be sold in 2010.
Toyota also said that later this month it will look into creating […]
Posted in Hybrids, Automotive on Jun 5th, 2008
General Motor’s 2007 Saturn Aura and Vue hybrid models have slowed production and sales due to the recent discovery of a battery problem that affects a lot of the companies hybrid models.
Production of the 2008 Saturn Vue, Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Malibu hybrids has fallen behind schedule because GM has to replace over 9,000 […]
Posted in New cars, Hybrids, Honda, Automotive on May 21st, 2008
In early 2009, Honda will launch a new gas-electric hybrid car in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Honda says the new car will be one of four new hybrids planned to be released by 2015. Honda is trying to compete with rival Toyota, and their lead in the earth-friendly market.
Although Honda was the first to […]
Posted in Toyota, Hybrids, Automotive on May 15th, 2008
The Toyota Prius, which was first sold in Japan in 1997, is the world’s first gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales.
Toyota says that 1.028 million Prius vehicles have been sold globally as of the end of April. The Prius is sold in 40 countries and regions.
The car, once popular with […]
Posted in SUV, Hybrids, Trucks, Gas Prices, Fuel Prices, Financing, Cost of Ownership, Automotive on May 6th, 2008
If you’re an impulsive person, you make decisions on a whim and usually don’t think about the long-term effects of your decisions. With the current gas price hike, car owners are really considering more fuel-efficient vehicles.
For some consumers though, especially the impulsive ones, they are tempted to just head down to the dealer and trade […]
Posted in Hybrids, Gas Prices, Fuel Prices, Financing, Automotive on Apr 23rd, 2008
As the price of gas keeps climbing closer to the inevitable $4 a gallon mark, consumers are starting to look at more fuel-efficient cars as a reality. At first, hybrid cars, for example, were trendy and were driven by environmentally-conscious hippies and celebrities. Now it seems like a very realistic option for buyers who want to […]
Posted in Hybrids, Toyota, Honda, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Car Budget on Mar 20th, 2008
I have started to look at replacing an Acura I have that comes off a lease soon. Given it is my wife’s car she wants another mid-size car to move the family around. But she added that special phrase we all hear nowadays, “I want to save money on gas.” Well, this seems like a […]