BY Owen Bergwall, Green Car & Technology Contributor 2013 Fusion Energi SE in Ice Storm Metallic | Photo credit: Owen Bergwall

Editor’s note: My co-pilot and I were so excited about this trip that we created a hashtag to document experiences. Follow Best Cars Guide on Instagram and check out the #FarleighGoesSouth hashtag for all pictures.

The battle over which technologies will catapult automakers into reaching ever-stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards wages on. This week, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Commerce, Norman Mineta, released a white paper in conjunction with the U.S.

Toyota may have finally built the perfect hybrid, but you’ll have to opt up into the Japanese automaker’s luxury brand, and into a crossover, to buy it.

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is distinguishable by its horizontal-bar grille and unique headlamps.

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2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid in Charlottesville, VA | Photo Credit: Owen Bergwall Hyundai recently gave Best Cars Guide the opportunity to drive its 2013 Sonata Hybrid along the beautiful back-country roads of Charlottesville, Va. The weather was picture perfect.

The keyword here is ‘affordable.’ High-end luxury automakers like Fisker, Porsche, and BMW can certainly bring beautiful hybrids to the market, but I’m talking about a hybrid convertible for the everyday man or woman.