Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk is never one to shy away from the limelight. Musk has just announced a high-performance variant of the new Model S all-electric sedan, and the promising new electric car has some serious kick. Try 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. For comparison purposes, a 2011 Porsche 911 Targa […] More »

It used to mean buying a hybrid car meant settling for slow and less-than-interesting to drive. Infiniti’s 2012 M35h hybrid changes all that in dramatic fashion, recently setting the Guinness World Record for the world’s fastest hybrid. How fast, do you ask? Go past the jump to see it in action.

According to a New Study, Resistance is Futile by Jason GiacchinoIf you talk to a true blooded trucker about going electric, there’s a chance that trucker will try to pull you down the road with his big ‘ol diesel hauler. However, if you tell him about recent forecasts in the hybrid commercial truck segment, that […] More »

For a few years now, hybrid sales have been stalled at 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. market. But for the first seven months of this year, the total is at the low end of the scale: Hybrids represented 2.06 percent of sales from January through August, and just 1.98 percent of sales in […] More »

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This story originally appeared at Motor Authority The Frankfurt Auto Show is ramping up its action, and the latest to join the fray is the Fisker Surf concept. In this teaser image, we get an idea of what to expect, and it’s good.

The Jaguar C-X16 concept, set to be debuted at the Frankfurt IAA Auto Show, is a bold statement of Jaguar’s future design and technological intent. A concept ‘One plus One’ sports car that explores future performance hybrid options, the C-X16’s seductive looks, the experimental high-performance hybrid system which boosts output by 94HP (70kW) and 173 […] More »