A 2.4-liter Ecotec inline four-cylinder engine develops 164 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 159 pounds-feet of torque at 5000 rpm. ...more

February 7, 2009

Batteries Plus, the nation's largest chain focused on the $24 billion battery category and serving both retail and commercial customers, announced the opening of its newest franchise location in Sebring. ...more

September 28, 2008

Former Energy Department official Joseph Romm (writing in Gristmill) concisely answers the offshore drilling hoax: "... Lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling can't possibly reduce gasoline prices. After all, two years ago, we opened most of the Gulf of Mexico -- with its estimated 41 billion barrels of oil -- and oil prices then doubled." ...more

August 1, 2008

Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the United States and Europe by 2010, under a widespread strategy to be green outlined Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

The 3.3-liter V-6 engine, coupled with an electric drive motor generator, puts out a respectable 270 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 212 pounds-feet of torque at 3600 rpm. ...more

February 9, 2008

The 2.3-liter V-4 cylinder engine offers 133 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 124 pounds-feet of torque at 4250 rpm. ...more

January 26, 2008