After 6 years of losses nearing $260 million dollars, Elon Musk and Tesla Motors may have finally turned the corner. Following last month’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) that raised $226 million, it now appears that Tesla has struck a deal with the mighty Toyota.

You may recall our excitement back in May, when we reported on Toyota’s plan to create a hybrid version of the current RAV4 sport utility vehicle. We estimated the price of the hybrid RAV-4 to be around $30,000 and fuel economy to come in somewhere around 32-35 mpg.  Read more...

The 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is one of the most unusual vehicles currently available on the hybrid market. While most other full-size hybrid sport-utility vehicles are oriented towards using their battery-powered electric engines to help ease the pain felt at the pump by owners of these heavy automobiles, the ActiveHybrid X6 instead focuses purely on putting performance first.

It is clear that acceleration and overall speed are the order of the day when peering under the hood of the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6. Each version of the vehicle comes equipped with a turbocharged, 4.4-liter V8 engine that generates 400 horsepower all on its own. When combined with the two battery-powered motors nestled inside the SUV’s transmission, the ActiveHybrid X6’s total output increases to an astounding 480 horsepower and 575 lb-ft of torque.  Read more...