Honda’s introduction of their new Insight hybrid helped the company boost their hybrid vehicle sales by 7.5% in May of this year over May 2008. This sales increase, alongside similar boosts for the hybrid lines of other car manufacturers like Toyota and Ford, represents a confirmation of the fact that American drivers are in fact [...]
The Toyota iQ was still a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, but things are moving fast and the production model is scheduled to debut at the Geneva Auto Show next month. All the details are not yet known, but what we can reliably expect to get is a tiny city car (less than 3 meters in length, or about 20% longer than a Smart) with an innovative 3+1 seating layout (1 adult and 1 child seat or luggage in the back). The engine will likely be 1.0 liter gasoline, possibly with stop-start capabilities like the Citroën C2.
Reports from both coasts are announcing that car-sharing companies Zipcar and Flexcar are going to merge. Technically, it looks like Boston-area-based Zipcar will absorb the smaller Seattle-based Flexcar; together, the new company will have 5,000 vehicles and 180,000 subscribers in 48 cities from Seattle to London. Th…
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