Where do you go online to get your hybrid car and SUV information? For many people, automotive websites and search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo! have been their main source of news, reviews and data. For the past ten years or so, bookmarking our favorite hybrid sites, subscribing to RSS feeds, and typing search queries have been become the norm. The way we do our online research is now beginning to change.

Today, social media and social networking sites are fast becoming popular alternatives for people who want to learn more about hybrid electric cars. These include hybrid forums, blogs, wikis and podcasts as well as image, video, and bookmark sharing sites, microblogging platforms, and car rating sites. Basically, these are online resources that offer user generated content and encourage participation such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Delicious.

Compared to what has been created for many industries and niches, the number and quality of social sites for hybrid cars are still lagging. I’ve yet to find a great social media or social networking website dedicated to alternative fuel transportation (hybrid cars, electric cars, etc.). Even so, below are some of the sites we use to follow the industry:

Microblogging via Twitter:

twitter.com/motortrend
twitter.com/jalopnik
twitter.com/toyota
twitter.com/honda
twitter.com/gmblogs
twitter.com/ford or twitter.com/scottmonty
twitter.com/priuschat
twitter.com/kelleybluebook
twitter.com/edmunds
twitter.com/autobloggreen

Videos:

Search YouTube.com for a specific hybrid vehicle or hybrid cars in general. Lot’s of great professional and amateur hybrid videos to view and share.

Forums:

There are a list of hybrid vehicle forums here.

Other Considerations:

List of 25 Green sites - several with automotive/hybrid/electric vehicle discussions you can join. MyRide.com (Autobytel) hybrid section is here. Not many consumer reviews yet. Wheels.tv is a social network for “those who drive” but also not exclusive to hybrids.

List of social networking websites in general. There are some “green” sites in here, but none dedicated to green autos.

We will keep adding more sites to this article as they come available. If you are using any social networking sites to share and discuss information in this industry, please add them to our comments section below!