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Wikicars is a comprehensive resource for [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid cars]] and other fuel efficiency topics.  We provide detailed information on every [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] car model-- current or planned.  See Wikicars' [[hybrids|hybrid recommendations]] or see our specifications of current [[hybrid sedan comparison|hybrid sedans]] or [[hybrid suv comparison|hybrid suvs]].
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|'''Available Now (in the North American market):'''||align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/ Real&nbsp;MPG]
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| valign="top"|[[Honda Insight]]
|valign="top" align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/honda-insightcvt.html 55]
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||[[Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|24-32
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||[[Toyota Prius ]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/toyota-priushsd.html 48]
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||[[Honda Civic Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/honda-civicii.html 47]
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||[[Toyota Camry Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/toyota-camryhybrid.html 37]
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||[[Nissan Altima Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm 34]
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||[[Honda Accord Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/honda-accord.html 29]
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||[[Lexus GS 450h]]
|align=center|[http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm 23]
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[[Image:GS450h.jpg|none|250px|Lexus GS 450h]]
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<small>[[Lexus GS 450h]]</small>
[[Image:Prius_Photo_8.jpg|none|150px|Prius]]
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* [[Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid]]
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* [[Honda Accord Hybrid]]
||'''In the Works:'''
* [[Honda Civic Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|Estimated MPG
* [[Honda Fit Hybrid]]
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* [[Honda Insight]]
||[[BMW Hybrid 7 Series]]
* [[Hyundai Accent Hybrid ]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
* [[Nissan Altima Hybrid]]
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* [[Toyota Camry Hybrid]]
||[[Ford-Five Hundred Hybrid Concept]]
* [[Toyota Prius ]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
* [[Lexus GS Hybrid]]
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||[[Ford Fusion Hybrid]]
 
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Honda Fit Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|50-55
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||[[Hyundai Accent Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|45
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||[[Kia Rio Hybrid (Korea)]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Lexus LS 600h L]]
|valign="top" align=center|20-24
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||[[Mercury Milan Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Saturn Aura Green Line]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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|'''Available Now (in the North American market):'''||align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/ Real&nbsp;MPG]
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|valign="top"|[[Ford Escape Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/ford-escape2wd.html 32]
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||[[Mercury Mariner Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/mercury-mariner.html 29]
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||[[Saturn VUE Green Line]]
|align=center|[http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm 26]
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||[[Toyota Highlander Hybrid]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/toyota-highlander2wd.html 26]
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||[[Lexus RX 400h]]
|align=center|[http://www.greenhybrid.com/compare/mileage/lexus-rx.html 25]
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||[[Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid |Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid ]]
|align=center|[http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm 17]
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[[Image:250px-Ford_escape_hybrid.jpg|none|150px|Ford Escape Hybrid]]
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[[image:2008 Saturn Vue.jpg|none|250px|2008 Saturn VUE Green Line]]
<small>[[Saturn VUE Green Line]]</small>
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* [[Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid]]
|-
* [[Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid|Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid]]
||'''In the Works:'''
* [[Ford Escape Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|Estimated MPG
* [[Dodge Durango Hybrid]]
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* [[Ford Escape Hybrid]]
||[[Audi Q7 Quattro Hybrid SUV Concept]]
* [[GMC Yukon Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
* [[Lexus RX 400h]]
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* [[Toyota Highlander Hybrid]]
||[[BMW X3/X5 Hybrid SUV Concepts]]
* [[Mercury Mariner Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
* [[Porsche Cayenne Hybrid]]
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* [[Saturn VUE]]
||[[Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid]]
* [[Toyota Sienna Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|25-28
 
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||[[Chevrolet Equinox Hybrid SUV]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
|-
||[[Cadillac Escalade Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|25-28
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||[[GMC Yukon Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|25-28
|-
||[[Dodge Durango Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|18-26
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||[[Ford Edge Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Honda Pilot Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Honda Ridgeline Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Lincoln MKX Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Mazda Tribute Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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||[[Porsche Cayenne Hybrid]]
|valign="top" align=center|15-23
|-
|[[Toyota Sienna Hybrid (avail in Japan)]]
|valign="top" align=center|N/A
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'''Other High Mileage Compacts and Sedans'''
[[Image:Gas_Prices_Short_Term.png|none|300px|Gas Prices]]<br />
* [[Honda Civic]]
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* [[Toyota Yaris]]
'''High Mileage Topics'''
 
*[[High Mileage Vehicles|Highest mileage non-hybrids]]
'''[[High Mileage Topics]]
*[[Tips for Buying a Hybrid Car]]  
* [[Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Hybrid]]
*[[Top Reasons to Buy a Hybrid Car]]
* [[Four Reasons Not to Buy a Hybrid (yet)]]
* [[Reasons Not to Buy a Hybrid Car (yet)]]
* [[MPG estimates controversies]]
* [[MPG estimates controversies]]
* [[Alternative Fuels]]
* [[Considering Alternatives to Hybrids]]
** [[Ethanol Vehicles]]
** [[Flexible Fuel Vehicles]]
** [[Natural Gas Vehicles]]
** [[Alternative Fuel Vehicles]]
** [[Diesel Vehicles]]
* [[Plug-In Hybrids]]
* [[Plug-In Hybrids]]
* [[Diesel Vehicles]]
* [[Electric Vehicles]]
 
* [[Tribrid_Cars|Tribrid Vehicles]]
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Types of Hybrids
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[[Image:ToyotaHybridEnergyGraph.gif|Toyota Hybrid Technology]]<br />
<small>[[Hybrid Cars|Hybrid]] Energy Usage Graph</small><br />
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'''Types of [[Hybrid Cars|Hybrids]]'''
* [[Full Hybrid]]
* [[Full Hybrid]]
* [[Mild Hybrid]]
* [[Mild Hybrid]]
** [[Stop-Start Hybrid]]
** [[Stop-Start Hybrid]]
** [[Integrated Starter Alternator with Damping| Integrated Starter Alternator with Damping (ISAD)]]
** [[Flywheel Alternator Starter]]
** [[Integrated Motor Assist|Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)]]
** [[Belt Alternator Starter (BAS)]]
** [[Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)]]
* [[Plug-in Hybrids]]
* [[Plug-in Hybrids]]
* [[Diesel-Electric Hybrid]]
* [[Hybrid adapter]]


* [[Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle | Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV)]]
'''[[Hybrid Cars|Hybrid]] Terms & Technologies'''
* [[Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle | Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV)]]
* [[Battery Technology]]
* [[Zero Emissions Vehicle | Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV)]]
 
Hybrid Terms & Technologies
* [[Advanced Hybrid System | Advanced Hybrid System 2 or AHS2]]
* [[Alternator]]
* [[Catalytic Converter]]
* [[Continuously Variable Transmission]]
* [[Continuously Variable Transmission]]
* [[Global Hybrid Cooperation]]
* [[Global Hybrid Cooperation]]
* [[Hybrid Synergy Drive]]
* [[Hybrid Synergy Drive]]
* [[Integrated Motor Assist]]
* [[Nickel Metal Hydride Battery]]
* [[Rechargeable energy storage system]]
* [[Regenerative Braking]]
* [[Regenerative Braking]]
* [[Generator]]
* [[Low Rolling Resistance Tires]]
 
* [[Hybrid Crash Safety]]
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{{newsitem|Hybrids roll into mainstream|15 June 2006|Last month in Toronto, Toyota unveiled its 2007 Camry Hybrid sedan to Canadian media. On the face of it, there’s nothing particularly newsworthy about that. After all, Camry is one of the best-selling models in North America}}
 
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{{newsitem|Workers Who Drive Clean Get Extra Green|8 June 2006|LOS ANGELES — In an effort to be more ecological, Bank of America announced Wednesday that it will offer $3,000 rebates to employees who buy hybrid vehicles.}}
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 26 July 2008

Wikicars is a comprehensive resource for hybrid cars and other fuel efficiency topics. We provide detailed information on every hybrid car model-- current or planned. See Wikicars' hybrid recommendations or see our specifications of current hybrid sedans or hybrid suvs.

Passenger Cars

Available Now (in the North American market): Real MPG
Honda Insight 55
Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid 24-32
Toyota Prius 48
Honda Civic Hybrid 47
Toyota Camry Hybrid 37
Nissan Altima Hybrid 34
Honda Accord Hybrid 29
Lexus GS 450h 23
In the Works: Estimated MPG
BMW Hybrid 7 Series N/A
Ford-Five Hundred Hybrid Concept N/A
Ford Fusion Hybrid N/A
Honda Fit Hybrid 50-55
Hyundai Accent Hybrid 45
Kia Rio Hybrid (Korea) N/A
Lexus LS 600h L 20-24
Mercury Milan Hybrid N/A
Saturn Aura Green Line N/A

Trucks, SUVs & Minivans

Available Now (in the North American market): Real MPG
Ford Escape Hybrid 32
Mercury Mariner Hybrid 29
Saturn VUE Green Line 26
Toyota Highlander Hybrid 26
Lexus RX 400h 25
Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid 17
In the Works: Estimated MPG
Audi Q7 Quattro Hybrid SUV Concept N/A
BMW X3/X5 Hybrid SUV Concepts N/A
Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 25-28
Chevrolet Equinox Hybrid SUV N/A
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 25-28
GMC Yukon Hybrid 25-28
Dodge Durango Hybrid 18-26
Ford Edge Hybrid N/A
Honda Pilot Hybrid N/A
Honda Ridgeline Hybrid N/A
Lincoln MKX Hybrid N/A
Mazda Tribute Hybrid N/A
Porsche Cayenne Hybrid 15-23
Toyota Sienna Hybrid (avail in Japan) N/A
Gas Prices

High Mileage Topics


Hybrid Types & Technologies

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Hybrid Energy Usage Graph

Types of Hybrids

Hybrid Terms & Technologies

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