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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. This year’s show will feature more clean diesels than ever before including some new affordable options such as the Volkswagen Golf TDI and the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI. .

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. The smallfour-seater Mitsubishi iMiEV uses lithium-ion but is likely to cost up to£20,000 when it becomes available here later this year. How far hybrids will be encouraged in the new government initiative remains tobe seen.