Hybrid Cars

  • LifestyleAOL

    Road test: Mini Countryman S E Hybrid

    AOL Cars got its hands on the new Mini Countryman S E Hybrid, to see if it could be the perfect mix of style, space, and low running costs. What is it? Minis aren't exactly mini anymore, are they? Over the years they've grown and become

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  • TechnologyAOL

    Road test: Lexus CT 200h

    AOL Cars slips into the comfortable driver's seat of the Lexus CT, to see if this fashionable hybrid can compete with newer rivals. What is it? Lexus has been offering its buyers a slice of low-emission hybrid motoring far longer than any

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  • BusinessAOL

    Car buyers misled over claimed fuel economy

    Car manufacturers are being accused of misleading customers over the efficiency of their cars by overstating fuel economy, following an independent consumer report that revealed 98 per cent of cars failed to match quoted consumption

  • BusinessAOL

    Prototype First Drive: Range Rover Hybrid

    Land Rover has staked a claim on producing the world's first all-terrain hybrid SUV with its new Range Rover – but it can only travel a MILE on electric power

  • BusinessAOL

    Electric cars failing to spark interest

    A new report jointly commissioned by the RAC Foundation and the UK Petroleum Industry Association has found that just 3,600 electric cars have been sold since the government introduced a £5,000 subsidy to electric vehicle customers nearly two

  • TechnologyAOL

    New era of hybrid cars will run on air

    Peugeot-Citroen has unveiled new technology that revolutionises the hybrid powertrain by replacing the electric motor with compressed air. The result is a city car that's potentially capable of 81mpg. The new technology is due to be

  • ScienceAOL

    Two new Toyota Prius models

    Toyota is adding two new models to the Prius – a plug-in hybrid version of the current hatchback and a seven seat MPV. The first plug-in hybrid was supplied to its celebrity owner earlier this week – His Serene Highness,

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