Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% TMS posted July sales of 24,295 hybrid vehicles, up 19.3% American Honda Motor Co., Nissan sold 1,030 units of the Altima hybrid, up 44.1% Total Altima sales were down 21.2%

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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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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Nissan introduced the Altima Hybrid as a 2007 model (and using licensed Toyota hardware), though it disappeared quickly and without leaving much trace. The system replaced the starter motor and alternator with a belt-driven motor/generator rig that generated five horsepower and 48 pound-feet. liter engine and automatic).

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VUE Saturn 2007 Green 104

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In recent years, I've been making an effort to find discarded examples of early hybrid efforts that have faded from our memories. Some standouts include the 2007-2011 Nissan Altima Hybrid , the 2013-2016 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid and the 2011-2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 7.

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Malibu Hybrid 2009 Chevrolet Hybrid 62