Civilised and sensible motoring

REGULAR readers will know of my general distaste for hybrid cars.

Toyota enter hybrid at Le Mans 24 hour

Toyota to run two TS030 Hybrid prototype cars in 2012 Le Mans 24 Hour with former F1 drivers Alex Wurz and Kazuki Nakajima.

Research and Markets: Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2012-2022. The Only Detailed and Up to date Critical Analysis of ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Hybrid And Pure Electric Cars 2012-2022" report to th

Update: OC hybrid car maker lays off 71

Fisker Automotive Inc., Anaheim maker of hybrid electric luxury cars, said today that it has laid off 26 people in Delaware, delayed opening a manufacturing plant there and laid off 40 to 45 workers in Anaheim.Fisker...

Japan to slash use of a heavy rare earth as China tightens grip

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to cut domestic consumption of a heavy rare earth used widely in hybrid cars and electronics by 30 percent over the next two years as China keeps a tight grip on exports of the material, known as dysprosium. China ratcheted up export controls on the rare earth, mainly used in high-powered magnets, early last year, sending prices 10 times higher to around 3,000 yen ...