It didn’t seem all that long ago that Toyota bragged about selling one million Prius hybrid electric vehicles. Now the number has gone up to four million hybrids sold globally since first introducing them in Japan in 1997 (more than half of of them being Priuses). This is a remarkable feat considering the upfront premium […]
Hybrid electric vehicles are still an important product line for automakers to offer competitive, highly fuel efficient vehicles to consumers. The challenge has been that they’re usually higher priced than high mileage cars. And there’s always the Toyota Prius to compete with. It looks like Ford Motor Co. will be able to do that, and is […]
The exhibit hall and attendee list at this year’s Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, held May 15-17 at the convention center in Long Beach, Calif., was double what it was last year. Fleets of all types are acquiring more electric vehicles than had been expected this early in the process – corporate, utility, rental, government, […]
Gasoline prices may not be dramatic right now, but they’re volatile enough for consumers to now consider buying an alternative-fuel vehicle – three quarters of US drivers are, Consumer Reports found out in a new study. The study shows 37% of motorists place fuel economy as top priority, with quality at 17% and safety at […]
The command experience, organizational training, and combat grit that returning vets provide are going to transform your dealership, says Automotive Digest’s Chuck Parker.