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Hybrids

Everything you wanted to know about gas/electric hybrid vehicles

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Hybrid long-term tests

2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid
Tested as part of CanadianDriver's 2008 Fuel Economy Challenge, the Camry Hybrid proved it could beat Energuide's highway rating in ideal conditions, but in the depth of a tough winter, the Hybrid, like any other vehicle, gave up some fuel economy to the elements.

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (left) and 2006 Toyota Prius 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid and 2006 Toyota Prius
With temperatures lurching from +7 degrees Celsius to -27 in the space of twenty-four hours, and conditions ranging from dry cold to freezing rain, Ottawa's extreme weather is the perfect place to test the limits of CanadianDriver's two long-term Hybrid test vehicles.

 
Hybrid travel
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid Going Green in the Green Mountain State
Chris Chase set out on a road trip through picturesque New England in a Honda Civic Hybrid to discover just how economical this hybrid gas-electric sedan is on a long trip. Conclusion? Fuel economy was better than a standard Civic but not nearly as good as official ratings posted for the Hybrid.

2003 Honda Civic Hybrid B.C. or Bust: Driving across Canada in a Honda Civic Hybrid
Senior Editor Paul Williams drove a Honda Civic Hybrid from Charlottetown, PEI to Victoria, BC during the summer of 2003. Paul relates his experiences with the Hybrid in this three part series.

 
Hybrid Features

2000 Honda Insight Motoring Memories: Honda Insight
The first hybrid car sold in Canada, the two-seater Honda Insight was the most fuel-efficient car in Canada, with Natural Resources Canada's fuel consumption rating of just 3.9 L/100 km (72 mpg) city and 3.2 (88) highway.

2007 Toyota Prius Toyota Hybrid Tour
On June 6th, 2007, Toyota Canada launched a cross-Canada Hybrid Tour to educate consumers about its hybrid vehicles. "Toyota feels that the hybrid concept is now a standard platform for all future fuel-efficient vehicles," reports Contributing Editor, Chris Chase.

1917 Woods Dual Power Alternative power: lessons from the past
"With all the excitement of late over alternate fuels and related technologies, you'd be forgiven for thinking this is a recent phenomenon," says contributor, Peter Bleakney. "It's not."
 

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2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid LT 4WD
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2008 Saturn Vue Green Line Hybrid
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
2007 Honda Civic Hybrid
2007 Lexus LS 600hL
2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid
2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid
2007 Saturn Aura Green Line Hybrid
2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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