The Tata Nano is officially here and on sale! Bear in mind this is the Indian domestic market version and not the larger, more well-equipped version that was showcased as the Tata Nano Europa recently. The Indian version of the Nano will go on sale from the 1st of April onwards at Tata Motors Passenger...

The Koreans just keep getting better and better. Kia has simultaneously unveiled two things today, its Eco Dynamics green brand and the new Kia Forte LPI Hybrid for the Korean domestic market. Eco Dynamics is Kia’s equivalent to BMW efficient dynamics, Volkswagen bluemotion, Toyota Optimal Drive, and...

Clean, quiet, and relatively profitable to produce, electric vehicles have had a rough start in the U.S.: Five years after General Motors (GM) nixed its innovative EV1 electric car program, just a handful of automakers have committed to making and selling electric vehicles on a mass scale any time soon. Enter...

Frankfurt - For years, BMW resisted building hybrid cars, believing that more efficient gasoline or diesel models were a smarter bet. But as the hybrid gives way to the all-electric vehicle—at least in the eyes of optimists—the German automaker aims to be at the front of the pack. BMW is spending...

With General Motors’ (GM) Volt plug-in hybrid car set for a late 2010 debut, Japan’s automakers are wasting no time ramping up production of attractive, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient autos. In the next couple of years, Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC), Nissan (NSANY), and other rivals will bring...

Qualified vehicles purchased on or after 1st of January, 2006, will be entitled for a tax credit ranging from $400 to $3,400 based on its fuel saving. The hybrid car tax credit is a combination of two different tax credits. The math in this computation is very complicated, and luckily you won’t...

The IRS has announced that people buying Toyota hybrids will no longer be able to claim a tax credit. This raises the issue of expiring tax credits and what it means for the future of hybrid cars. Hybrid cars are extremely popular and none more so than the Toyota Prius. The popularity arises from a...