Road Test: 2014 Ford C-Max Hybrid

Story and photos by John LeBlanc Despite being available for almost a decade-and-a-half now, modern gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles still make up only a few percentage points of new vehicle sales in Canada. For instance, the best-selling hybrid in Canada last year was Toyota’s Prius family. But with just over 7,808 sold — or about 1/15 […]

Road Test: 2014 Lexus CT 200h

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Right off the bat, the Lexus CT 200h has had two things going for it since its arrival for 2011.

Road Test: 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE

Story and photo by John LeBlanc You can’t get any more “mainstream” than the Ford Fusion sedan. The sedan’s conservative, four-door-with-a-trunk body style is the type of vehicle that’s been around almost as long as the Ford Motor Co. itself. But underneath this particular gasoline-electric hybrid version of Ford’s best-selling family machine is anything but […]

First Drive: 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid

Story by John LeBlanc NASHVILLE, TENN. — While the rest of the auto industry was racing to catch up to rival Toyota’s increasingly popular gasoline-electric hybrids, Japan’s Nissan stubbornly stuck by its non-hybrid fuel-economy strategy, touting the fuel-saving benefits of it continuously variable automatic transmission technology, and forging ahead with its all-electric Leaf.

Toyota says next Prius will be “significantly” more fuel efficient, weigh less, drive better

Story by John LeBlanc YPSILANTI, MICH. — For Toyota, any discussion about the future of its hybrid vehicle strategy begins and ends with its iconic Prius. An all-new model is due in the next two years, and during the Japanese automaker’s Hybrid World Tour media event, plenty of hints and clues were dropped as to […]

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