Poll: Should GM give in and call the Volt a hybrid?

Apart from the humorous articles and the plethora of eBay finds we come up with, Carscoop’s bread and butter is automotive news straight from the manufacturer. And as such, we read a lot of press releases. In all the ones I’ve read, General Motors refuses to call the Chevrolet Volt a hybrid. It’s a range extended electric vehicle. I speculate that it might have something to do with hybrids being

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EV Owners in California to Feel the Shock of Higher Electricity Rates

Woe betide the electric car. Outpaced by their petrol-powered cousins in the 1900s, saddled with heavy and potentially dangerous batteries in the 1970s and crushed in the name of the Almighty Dollar in the 1990s, it’s been a rough road from there to here. And now, on the dawn of a new age where electric cars seem poised to take their rightful place alongside gasoline cars, the electricity

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Toyota Prius blossoms into...Chrysler 300 with Custom Makeover

From our 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon "Strange But True" files comes this custom creation of what appears to be a second generation (judging by the interior door panels) Toyota Prius hybrid wearing a...Chrysler 300 front end. The show car also features sliding rear doors, lowered suspension, larger five-spoke alloy wheels, Chrysler 300-style tail lights and a high-end audio-visual system that replaces

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Toyota Cars at Auto Expo 2010, Delhi - Toyota Prius, Etios Hatchback, Etios Sedan Photos, Pics, Images

Toyota - largest car makers in the world showcased their first small car concept "Etios" which will be launched both as hatchback as well as sedan in India later this year. Toyota also showcased their world wide hit model "Prius" hybrid model at the 2010 auto expo show at New Delhi.

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Toyota Etios Hatchback Concept:

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