By combining a gasoline engine and an electric motor with batteries that are being recharged constantly a hybrid truck offers the most efficient fuel economy of any car on the market today. The main drawback was that most hybrid cars were small and didn’t have a lot of cargo space or horsepower. Recently all this […]

Older Americans will remember the mile-long lines at the gas stations during the late 1970’s when gas was scarce. Anyone living in America today knows the problems associated with obtaining oil from the Middle East. Many other countries have similar issues. Hybrid trucks and cars could very well resolve our dependence on that mineral slime–oil–that […]

With the increasing concern about environmental issues such as pollution and global warming, as well as the unbelievable rise in the price of gasoline, it is no wonder that hybrid vehicles are gaining popularity. Hybrid cars have been relatively common for years, with hybrid Sport Utility Vehicles in close competition, but what about hybrid trucks? […]

Unless you’re an accomplished theoretical mathematician, determining how much a hybrid car will cost you over its estimated life versus a gas-powered car is enough to give you a serious brain cramp.
Sticker, Sticker
The first thing to consider is sticker price and any incentives that are being offered. This used to be a major hurdle […]

In the 1990s, the U.S. Department of Energy collaborated with GM, Ford, and Chrysler, to challenge the dominance of their Japanese and European counterparts in the development of hybrid cars. Millions of dollars were put into the huge project of developing American hybrid cars.
Ten years later, Ford came up with one model entry into […]