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Debate Begins About Fuel Ratings on Electric Cars

As the government hammers out how it will rate the fuel efficiency of hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicles, an Israeli company wants to make sure the U.S. gets it right.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a draft proposal for computing an efficiency rating using a “miles per gallon” scale but is not close to issuing a final [...]

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Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Power Systems at a Glance

Hybrids like Toyota’s Prius and plug-in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt run on systems other than purely gas-fired engines.
The systems, or powertrains, that drive the so-called greener cars use electricity generated by batteries and electric motors to either supplement or largely take the place of internal-combustion engines.
THE VOLT: The Chevrolet Volt, billed as a [...]

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Hybrid Cars: Top Three in MPG

If you’re looking for the very best fuel economy and insurance you can get, it’s a no-brainer that a hybrid car will have to be your choice, at least if you’re doing a lot of city driving, but even among hybrids there are varying levels of economy.
If the cars rated in the 2008 (and now [...]

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