PLUG-IN HYBRID CARS

The 2011 Fleet World Honours have been announced, the fleet honours award car manufacturers, parts suppliers and service departments in predetermined categories for their influence in the fleet sector.In this year's awards the Nissan Leaf has been awarded the environmental award and the Nissan Qashqai in Cardiff has been awarded with the accolade of Best SUV. With the fleet sector now in apparent recovery after a couple years of turmoil, it is a...

Have you ever worked out how much money you spend every month, and every year on gas? If you spend $50 a week, that's $2,400 a year. Of course, there are electric cars and hybrid vehicles on the market that you can buy. But they cost as much as a new car and you often have to pay a premium for electric technology. Electric car conversion kits were supposed to end all that. But if you've priced one out lately, you know they are surprisingly...

When hybrid cars were first introduced in Canada, the resulting sales were not anywhere near as successful as they were in other parts of the world. In fact, Toyota only sold 2,300 hybrid units in 2005. Slowly but surely, however, Toyota was able to build its momentum and doubled its sales the following year, having sold around 5,873 units in Canada in 2006. In 2008, it was revealed that they were selling more Toyota Prius units in a month that...

Judging by recent gas price fluctuations, it seems that Americans would jump at the chance to eliminate their need to purchase tank after tank of expensive fuel. However, a recent USA Today/Gallup Poll confirmed that 57% of Americans would be unwilling to purchase an all-electric vehicle.One reason for this apprehension is the limited mileage that electric cars can travel before requiring a recharge. The poll defined all-electric as "an electric...

So youre thinking of getting an electric car? Well, one of the first things you need to do before getting one is to learn a few basic things about these vehicles especially with regards to how they run and where they get their power. And like all things electric, an electric car relies on an independent power source the battery.A normal car (powered by an internal combustion engine) only needs the battery to start the engine as well as run the...