Posted by Horisly in Auto News, Hybrids on 01 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Ford Hybrid Sales Up 147% Over 2008
Ford Hybrid Sales Up 147% Over 2008
Yet more evidence that Ford Motor Company continues to go from strength to strength and seems to the American auto brand to beat. Yes, car sales have been almost unanimously down in 2009 compared to 2008, but Ford has justifiable reasons to brag about its December sales figures: They are up a third...
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Posted by Horisly in Audi, Auto News, Hybrids, Mercedes on 01 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Audi A8 Hybrid Coming To Geneva
Audi A8 Hybrid Coming To Geneva
Looks like Audi is following Mercedes lead and will be getting into the luxury hybrid game – that is, if the Audi A8 Hybrid show car that will be seen in Geneva makes it to production. In a lot of ways, making hybrids for the well healed instead of the masses makes more sense. The rich always get...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrids on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
VW New Compact Coupe Hybrid Concept
VW New Compact Coupe Hybrid Concept
VW hybrids are on the way When the next generation of the Volkswagen Jetta hits the shores of the US, it might just come in a hybrid option. VW is ramping up its hybrid efforts and showing them off at the Detroit Auto show in the form of the New Compact Coupe Hybrid Concept. A combination of a turbocharged,...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrids on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Toyota FT-CH hybrid concept
Toyota FT-CH hybrid concept
The next member of the “Prius Family” Toyota wants to capitalize on the success of the Toyota Prius . Consequently, a family of Prius hybrids is being developed, and the FT-CH hybrid concept could be the first new family member. The FT-CH is about the size of a Toyota Yaris - almost two...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto News, GM, Hybrids on 01 7th, 2010 | No Comments
GM Working On Diesel Hybrids
GM Working On Diesel Hybrids
At the moment, there is only one automaker in the world that has production plans for a car with a diesel hybrid powertrain: Peugeot. But that could change in the near future with news that General Motors is now working on its own version of the super efficient drivetrain. General Motors is said to...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Honda, Hybrids on 01 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Fiat India set to go hybrid
Fiat India set to go hybrid
Small hybrids everywhere Fiat India, a partnership between Fiat and Tata, is planning to roll out a new hybrid by the end of 2010 or early 2011. So, does that mean a Fiat hybrid could soon be in the works for the US market? Regardless, the future of the auto industry is going to largely be built in...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Hybrids on 01 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Lithium battery breakthrough?
Lithium battery breakthrough?
50 percent cheaper batteries coming soon? British company Qinetiq has supposedly developed new lithium-ion batteries with iron sulfide chemistry that can reportedly offer twice as much power density as today’s lithium-ion batteries. More important, however, the new batteries should be half the...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in GM, Hybrids on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Hyundai’s "practical hybrid solutions" near
Hyundai’s "practical hybrid solutions" near
The Blue Will hybrid concept No, it doesn’t look like a Hyundai. And some out right hate the face of this vehicle. That’s OK, it’s just a concept. Like some hot new BCBGMAXAZRIA meant only for Fashion Week, the styling of the Hyundai Blue Will Hybrid Concept is simply a stylistic direction,...
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Posted by Dahcredyns in Honda, Hybrids on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments
34,000 hybrid reasons for pause
34,000 hybrid reasons for pause
The technologically impressive Ford Fusion hybrid I’ve been dying to get my hands on December’s auto sales to help me through my holiday hangover. I guess I’m not the only one a little off as most automakers have yet to report their numbers. Yet, how exciting can the numbers really...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, Hybrids on 01 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Tommy Kaira slams and tunes a Toyota Prius
Tommy Kaira slams and tunes a Toyota Prius
Filed under: Toyota , Hybrids-Alternative , Tuners , News Tuning companies generally spend their time tweaking the latest supercars, not adding massive bodykits to fuel-efficient hybrids. But Japanese tuner Tommy Kaira has decided that the Toyota Prius needed a good helping of street-cred to go with...
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