Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Cruze Eco’s highway fuel economy beats non-hybrid segment competitors—including 23% greater highway fuel economy than the Honda Civic—as well as the Ford Fiesta subcompact and hybrid models, including the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid. Ford Fusion Hybrid.

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MPG EPA Chevrolet Altima Hybrid 247

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans come in second, at 41/36, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid; Honda Insight; Lexus HS250h; Nissan Altima Hybrid; Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner Hybrid; smart fortwo Cabriolet and Coupe; Toyota Camry Hybrid; and Lexus RX450h hybrid.

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Fuel Economy 2010 Economy EPA 150

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. In fact, fuel prices went insane right around the time that review was written.

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VUE Saturn 2007 Green 104

Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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Gasoline-Electric Altima Hybrid Lithium Ion Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. The Altima was the top-selling car with 14,135 units, down 34.7% Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima Hybrid, an increase of 36.2% to 341,113 units. new vehicle share for the month.

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Sale 2008 Camry Hybrid 2009 150

Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2009

Police Commissioner Raymond W Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have announced that the department is going green by sending hybrid police vehicles out on patrol. Around 40 Nissan Altima hybrids will be deployed across the five boroughs. The pilot programme will be reassessed in a year’s time.

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Green New York City Altima Hybrid New York 32

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

GM got serious about its hybrid game for the 2007 model year, when the Saturn Vue Green Line hit showrooms. In recent years, I've been making an effort to find discarded examples of early hybrid efforts that have faded from our memories.

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Malibu Hybrid 2009 Chevrolet Hybrid 62