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How to take your “green car” on a road trip

Green to go! Electric car trips to B.C. destinations put eco into travel.

It’s taken longer than it should have, and there's still a ways to go, but hybrid and electric “eco-cars” are on their way—along with a global network of charging stations to keep green-minded...

2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid review: electrification continued

The introduction of the Infiniti QX60 all-wheel drive crossover utility vehicle marks the third hybrid joining the partially electric fleet at Nissan’s luxury division alongside a couple of sedans,...

2013 Acura ILX review: enter the hybrid

Acura enters the luxury hybrid market with the 2013 Acura ILX.

Fisker Karma car is designed to get you hot... not the planet

A month ago, I’d sent some of my most green and playful friends an invitation to do a 20-minute test drive of the Fisker Karma, an electic-gas hybrid luxury vehicle. The car was, to quote from their...

Toyota recalls 940 Prius hybrid cars in Canada for possible steering problems

TORONTO -- Toyota Canada says it's recalling about 940 first-generation Prius hybrid cars across the country for faulty steering caused by a nut that may come loose. The automaker says the recall...