Sentences with phrase «hybrid owners»

I wonder if in the long run, performance will ever trump fuel mileage for the majority of hybrid owners.

We're being told that a lot of former hybrid owners didn't buy a second hybrid and we'd love to know why.

However, many hybrid owners aren't just driving around their vehicles for the fuel economy.

In addition, most hybrid owners tend to be men and women in their 40s and 50s, which happens to be another «plus» in the eyes of insurance companies.

The question, then, is will hybrid owners let this beast into the club?

C - MAX Hybrid owners also will benefit from the on - board features.

When hybrid owners discover that they can't manage their pets and so get rid of them, few shelters will risk placing them in another home for fear of liability.

Right now there really just aren't enough hybrid owners for there to be any motivation for insurance companies to target them for extra savings.

There's another important reason that the Civic Hybrid is going lithium — so the next generation of Civic Hybrid owners don't go postal.

Available at no cost for the first three years of ownership with no subscription necessary, UVO EV Services utilizes an embedded connectivity solution powered by the Verizon ® 7 network and the UVO smartphone app to provide Optima Plug - In Hybrid owners with an innovative, real - time, in - vehicle connectivity experience.

And, «Nearly 70 percent of new Fusion Hybrid owners are new to the Ford brand, while Toyota's conquest rate for its Camry Hybrid is only 53 percent,» said Ford.

Hyundai tested Sonata Hybrid and its Blue Drive hybrid drivetrain for more than 300,000 miles with minimal degradation of its output or duration of operation, providing Sonata Hybrid owners with confidence that their investment will continue to pay dividends well into the future.

The crowded floorpan also negated a temporary spare tire; Pacifica Hybrid owners get a «tire service kit» with sealant and an inflator.

In the wake of Ford's decision yesterday to lower its fuel mileage estimates on the C - Max hybrid, the company says it will also offer a payment to C - Max hybrid owners and lease holders for the estimated average fuel cost between the new and former mpg figures.

Controversy notwithstanding, the fact remains that hybrid owners get several perks, such as the aforementioned HOV rights and tax credits.

Hybrid Car Insurance Advantages Many car insurance companies will provide a 10 % discount for hybrid owners right off the bat.

Or they because hybrid owners enjoy sailing past traffic in special HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes So many possible reasons

Just as tax credits for hybrid owners provide incentives to drivers to purchase hybrids, we would support siimilar incentives to automakers to manufacture plug - in hybrids.

CalCars provides a comprehensive listing of vendors across the U.S. and elsewhere that can do the conversions, and also offers its own instructions for those engineering - savvy hybrid owners who can do it themselves.

Lincoln MKZ Hybrid owners will be compensated $ 1050 for in accordance with the 7 mpg drop in the combined rating, and MKZ Hybrid lessees will receive $ 625 in compensation.

Then unknown was the soon - to - be-discovered fact that two - thirds of hybrid owners defect to conventional powertrains when trading for a new car.

With Ford having a better reputation among hybrid owners, and having a car that is more practical than anything Honda sells in the US, I see Honda really being pressed by both Toyota and Ford.

If you're a Toyota Avalon Hybrid Owner, it's a good bet that you're a Avalon Hybrid enthusiast.

If you're a Toyota Camry Hybrid Owner, it's a good bet that you're a Camry Hybrid enthusiast.

The car also offers two customizable color LCD screens with the speedometer between them and displays show info hybrid owners have become accustomed to regarding fuel - efficiency and drive mode.

Although multiple hybrid owners complain that they aren't able to achieve the EPA - rated fuel numbers on their own vehicles, they do save gas over conventional vehicles.

The software tweaks, to be completed by Ford dealers, are being offered to 77,000 Ford Fusion Hybrid, c - Max Hybrid and Lincoln MKX Hybrid owners in North America, and should help owners more often achieve fuel consumption numbers closer to those advertised.

Honda's hybrid vehicles Honda Insight, the Honda CR - Z, and the Honda Fit Hybrid provide information such as Internet navigation information, and it records the accumulated mileage of the vehicle, which can be compared to other Hybrid owners vehicles and comparisons made towards other driver's habits.

The EPA sets a lofty fuel economy goal for the Optima Hybrid owner, one that we were unable to achieve.

Aha organizes the Accord Hybrid owner's favorite content from the web into personalized on - demand radio stations in the vehicle.

In March 2007, two Honda Civic Hybrid owners filed a class action lawsuit against Honda because their cars were averaging 31 miles per gallon — well below the advertised 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway.

If the gas engine were running all the time, the mpg would be no where near 40, and experienced hybrid owners desiring maximum return learn to game the system as much as they can.

If Pacifica Hybrid owners want a total recharge without a special charger, there is a 120 - volt connector standard (a regular home wall - outlet, for instance) in the hybrid that charges in about 14 hours (per EPA estimate).

Up the auto supply chain, it seemed that such prospects were already playing out — Gold Peak Industries North America, a subsidiary of China - based GP Batteries International, purchased an equity stake in Plug In Conversions Corp., a designer, developer and marketer of kits that allow hybrid owners to convert their cars to PHEVs.

Former Chevy Volt and Ford Focus Energi hybrid owner CNicholson, trades for a fully - loaded BMW i3 REx and offers a comparison between it and the Volt.

First of all, hybrid owners on average tend to be responsible, mature drivers who will be less likely to get into car accidents — and therefore will be less likely to file claims.

«A plug - in hybrid owner may make fewer trips to the pump to refuel because of its all - electric mode capability,» said Derrick Kuzak, Ford vice president of global product development.

Car Insurance Discounts for Hybrid Vehicles Car insurance discounts for hybrid vehicle are only the latest in a long list of reasons many hybrid owners have for owning these read more...

Current C - Max hybrid owners will be notified by mail, while cars in dealership lots will be relabeled with the new figures.

There's a side benefit in going lithium: so the next generation of Civic Hybrid owners don't go postal.

The realilty is that hybrid owners don't seem to be repurchasing hybrids the next time around.

I know, most hybrid owners aren't going to be taking corners with much gusto, but the Accord Hybrid can handle it without falling over onto its side or understeering into a ditch on the low - rolling resistant Goodyear tires.

Wolf hybrid owners are caught between a rock and a hard place: if well - trained, socialized, and confined, their pets can be good canine citizens and wonderful companions, but an increase in irresponsible and ignorant owners gives the animals a bad reputation.

With so few EVs in circulation, you are guaranteed to be one of the only people driving your particular model car, and you gain instant membership in the small but growing community of EV and plug - in hybrid owners who, like most enthusiast groups, are a friendly and talkative bunch.

Among buyers, nearly 70 percent of new Fusion Hybrid owners are new to the Ford brand, Ford said, while Toyota's conquest rate for its Camry Hybrid is only 53 percent.

Sonata Hybrid's projected best - in - class highway fuel economy of 39 mpg offers significant benefit to hybrid owners with highway commutes, while also offering outstanding city fuel economy of 37 mpg.