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Thursday, Dec 17
Toyota To Finish Construction of Mississippi Plant, First US Made Prius Hybrid ... - All Cars Electric
Toyota To Finish Construction of Mississippi Plant, First US Made Prius Hybrid ... All Cars Electric (blog) Once completed, the facility will likely become the production center for the Prius hybrid as well as other models. This facility will be the first Prius ...
Tuesday, Dec 15
Freightliner Develops Advanced Hybrid RV Chassis - All Cars Electric
Freightliner Develops Advanced Hybrid RV Chassis All Cars Electric (blog) The hybrid setup increases fuel economy while also provided additional power for acceleration duties and an increased gross vehicle weight. ...
Thursday, Dec 10
Rumormill: Next Gen Nissan GT-R Going Hybrid (Godzilla Goes Green) - All Cars Electric
One wonders how much the hybrid powertrain would improve fuel economy and how Nissan would account for the added weight of its components, while maintaining ... Report: Next-Gen Nissan GT-R to Get 600-hp Hybrid PowertrainMotorTrend Magazine
Wednesday, Dec 9
VW To Introduce Hybrid and EV Version's of Upcoming 7th Generation Golf
This setup places the electric motor between the engine and DSG transmission. autobloggreen reports that this system could make "for an affordable diesel ...
Tuesday, Dec 8
Volkswagen's New Midsize Sedan Could Include Hybrid Variant
There is no mention of what powerplant would be fitted into the hybrid variant, but the already frugal TDI coupled with an electric motor and some battery ... and more »
Saturday, Dec 5
To Infiniti and Beyond: What's the Essence of Their Hybrid Program?
It has a twin-turbo 3.7-liter V6 with direct injection and an electric motor between the engine and the tranny. The parallel hybrid system allows both the ... and more »
Thursday, May 28
Honda Fit Hybrid Coming 18 Months Ahead of Schedule; New Release ...
NY Honda just announced the Fit Hybrid will be released some 18 months ahead of schedule. The Fit Hybrid is now scheduled to be released in Japan in the fall of 2010. Why the nearly two years difference? In response to high demand for hybrids, ...
Saturday, May 23
Ferrari Files Patent Application For Four-Wheel Drive Hybrid
Ferrari says that the hybrid system is designed to improve handling, not necessarily fuel economy. Their patent application notes that, "The aim of the present invention is to provide a four-wheel drive vehicle with hybrid propulsion…and being at the ...
Wednesday, May 20
FAW Building New Hybrid Production Facility For Buses and Cars
NY Though the company hopes to sell as many as 12000 hybrid vehicles each year, previous prediction of sales volume by the company are much lower. Previously, FAW had announced plans for producing 120 hybrids in 2009, 300 hybrids in 2010, and 650 hybrids ...
Tuesday, May 19
Citreon Reintroduces DS Badge, DS5 Diesel Hybrid Coming in 2011
NY The hybrid power train is called the Hybrid4. The system is what is termed a through-the-road hybrid. This setup consists of a diesel engine that provides power to the front wheels of the vehicle and a electric motor that either provides all wheel ...
Friday, May 15
2010 Mercedes S400 Hybrid Review; World's First Lithium Ion ...
The battery system is designed to provide up to 5 seconds of full power to the vehicle. It is mater to a 20 hp electric motor that's positioned between the engine and the cars seven speed automatic transmission. The vehicle is a mild hybrid determined ...
Thursday, May 14
Hybrid Grand Prix Race Car Takes to the Track at Utah ALMS Race ...
Tampa Tribune NY The hybrid Grand Prix vehicles were set to premier at the Petit Le Mans last October. The date came and went without a hybrid vehicle shown. Now, close to a year later, Corsa Motorsports is set to premier its new hybrid LMP1 race car officially called ...
Wednesday, May 13
GM Recalls Escalade, Yukon and Tahoe Hybrids
NY Among the 27188 vehicles affected are the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, the GMC Yukon Hybrid and the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the faulty module can result in a variety of engine problems, ...
Monday, May 11
Hybrid Sales Increased For GM and Ford in April Despite Slumping ...
The increase in hybrid sales at GM is attributed to the 2 mode hybrid full size pickup the Silverado and the Sierra. Though overall sales volumes for 2009 are down, hybrids seem to be faring well and the increased sales volumes of hybrid vehicles ... Ford Fusion Hybrid Peoria Journal Star
Saturday, May 9
Toyota Considers Sporty Hybrid With Prius Powertrain to Compete ...
NY The information is unconfirmed at this point, but according to Auto Express, the sporty Toyota hybrid would be rear wheel drive and reach 60 mph in less than 7 seconds all while obtaining more than 50 mpg. Toyota has hinted about a few aspects ...
Ford Escape Hybrid Selected as One of 10 Best Engines by Wards Auto
NY The Ford Escape Hybrid took the award. Though the Ford Fusion uses a similar powertrain, it was not eligible for the award because it was not released until after testing was complete. The Escape Hybrid returns 34 mpg city and 31 mpg highway in a small ...
Monday, May 4
NYPD Puts Nissan Altima Hybrids to Use as Patrol Cars
By Eric Loveday, Author, May 5th, 2009 The New York Police Department has begun the process of converting its fleet of patrol cars to more efficient hybrids. The NYPD will put 40 new Nissan Altima hybrids on the road shortly and the first ones are in ...
Friday, May 1
Mercedes E Class Hybrid Coming Soon?
Dubbed BlueHybrid, the system combines for 30 mpg in European testing. The system is a mild hybrid setup and does not allow the vehicle to move under electric power only. Mercedes believes that mild hybrids are more cost effective than a Toyota Prius ...
Sunday, Apr 26
Pockets Not Allowed At Lexus Hybrid Plant
NY The manufacturing of hybrid vehicles is a dedicated process and dust as well as many other seemingly unimportant things can and do affect the quality of the finished product. Lexux has taken dramatic steps to make its hybrid dedicated manufacturing ...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Nissan Chooses EV Powertrain For Compact Cars: Hybrid Powertrain ...
Though Nissan does make hybrid vehicles, the company intends to reserve hybrid power trains for mid-size and full-size vehicles as well as luxury vehicles. Both Toyota and Honda plan to offer hybrid power trains in their compact vehicles. ...
Monday, Apr 20
Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only
The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid. The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and ...
