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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
Will VW’s Jetta hybrid succeed where the TDI has failed?
Can the hybrid version appeal where TDI has not? Can hybrid technology lift VW’s US sales? Back in college an old girlfriend drove a Volkswagen Jetta. I loved it, although I was glad I had the privilege of just driving it, not owning it. That Jetta seemed to need more servicing than...
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Posted by in BMW, GM, Hybrids on 02 3rd, 2012 | Comments Off
The Spun Bearing – unlucky # 13
The Spun Bearing: 500cc Combustion Chamber, Wave Disc Generator, and Leather vs Cloth The 500cc Combustion Chamber BMW is migrating towards a common combustion chamber for its upcoming 3, 4, and 6 cylinder engines. BMWBLOG covered Innovation Day last year and reported on this engine architecture...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
China might have already won the plug-in vehicle revolution
2020: More e-bikes in China than cars in US 100 million electric vehicles strong and growing fast Back as the Internet bubble was beginning to froth, I remember some very smart people making the argument that no one was ever going to challenge Microsoft without government intervention. The government...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, general, GM, Honda, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Car owners wins lawsuit over Honda Civic Hybrid mileage claims
Heather Mills took on corporate giant Honda in a southern California small-claims court over the fuel economy of her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. And she won. A former lawyer, Mills chose not to join a class-action suit that would reportedly pay out $100-$200 per owner and include a $1,000 credit toward...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Honda, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Smart buy: Many hybrid cars are an Intellichoice
GM's eAssist makes sense according to Intellichoice Toyota dominates list of 2012 Best Values You know the line. Hybrids just don’t add up. The hybrid premium isn’t made up for decades, long after the car has expired. Blah, blah, blah. Yet, over and over numerous forms of analysis regarding...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, Honda, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Honda Loses Civic Hybrid Lawsuit
The 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Image: American Honda Motor Co. If you side with plaintiff and 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid owner Heather Peters, the automaker misled buyers in its claims that the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid could return up to 50 mpg fuel economy. If you side with Honda, the automaker claims that...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 2nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Toyota’s great hybrid sale’s month foretells a cautionary tale
The larger V couldn't lift Prius sales much in January A 20 percent improvement should feel better than this One might assume that a 20 percent improvement in Toyota’s hybrid sales, led by an 8.6 percent gain in Prius sales, is a great hybrid sale’s story compared to last year. It certainly...
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Posted by Admin in Auto News, general, GM, Honda, Hybrids on 02 1st, 2012 | Comments Off
First drive video: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu
We’ve just completed a preliminary drive of the redesigned 2013 Chevrolet Malibu and on the whole, we came away impressed with this new family sedan. That’s a good thing, for the new Malibu will take on the upcoming redesigned Ford Fusion , Honda Accord , and Nissan Altima, battling for...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrids on 02 1st, 2012 | Comments Off
Is the Chevy Volt sale’s crash just about bad, unfounded PR?
The Volt is better than just 600 sales in January. Or was the Volt simply over-hyped Just hours after the debut of the Chevy Volt concept car at the Detroit Auto Show — almost a lifetime ago it seems already — Bob Lutz sat down with a small group of bloggers to discuss this revolutionary...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Honda, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 1st, 2012 | Comments Off
Priceless? Hyundai lifetime hybrid battery guarantee nontransferable
Price premium for that lifetime battery guarantee? Just a hybrid marketing ploy? Last month we covered Hyundai’s lifetime Sonata hybrid battery warranty that guarantees that Hyundai will replace the lithium-ion battery pack in the Sonata hybrid and recycle it, if needed. Then, however, we weren’t...
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Posted by in Audi, BMW, general, GM, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 02 1st, 2012 | Comments Off
Editorial: BMW ActiveHybrid 5 and ActiveHybrid 3
The meeting where ZF pitched the 8HP eight speed automatic to BMW would have been interesting to attend. To have seen the wheels turn as the BMW engineering team recognized the flexibility of the transmission to deliver both performance and fuel economy would have been worth it. The ZF 8HP is one of...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 01 31st, 2012 | Comments Off
Forget plug-ins and the Prius. It’s a mirco-hybrid world by 2017
VW taking microhybrid leadership to full hybrids soon 39 million micro-hybrids in the next five years New analysis by Lux Research suggests hybrid vehicles have a much bigger interim future than most might expect, especially here in America. Unfortunately, that future is driven by micro-hybrids, but...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 01 31st, 2012 | Comments Off
Forget Camry sales: Could the Prius be Toyota’s next Corolla?
The world's best selling car Forget just US sales, let’s think worldwide Before the end of this decade, Toyota believes the Prius family will outsell the Camry. Whatever. Why not shoot for the moon? Within this decade, could a car like the Prius C help the family outsell the Corolla, and...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrids on 01 30th, 2012 | Comments Off
Model X teased: What I wish it revealed about Tesla, plug-ins
The X plug-in SUV makes sense, but I'd like something more daring Could a higher plug-in standard be set? If you believe in the trickle down theory of technology, the Tesla Model X — teased today by Tesla — makes a lot of sense. A luxury electric SUV compliments Tesla’s Model...
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Posted by in Auto News, general, GM, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids on 01 30th, 2012 | Comments Off
Survey: Consumers express concerns about electric, plug-in hybrid cars
As more electric and plug-in hybrid cars charge to market, most (87 percent) consumers have a concern, with range limitations being chief among them. There are also significant safety concerns, many of which may have been fanned by the widely covered Chevrolet Volt fires experienced by the National...
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