Toyota Says No to Diesel Prius
17 Jun 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota does not intend to create a diesel hybrid version of the popular Prius, an official of the company revealed, despite that some automaker seem to be tempted to migrate to...
Hyundai Is Taking Orders for Elantra LPI Hybrid, the First of Its Kind
16 Jun 2009, 12:19 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Before officially introducing the car in Korea, Hyundai is now taking pre-launch orders for the company's first hybrid vehicle for commercial sale. And it's no ordinary hybrid either, as i...
Jaguar Slams Lexus Hybrid: Inefficient!
16 Jun 2009, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing a hybrid model nowadays seems to be a key task for automakers out there and Jag makes no exception to the rule. But the company is apparently more concerned to talk about its rivals'...
Honda Insight Sees Storm Clouds in the US
15 Jun 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After they began the year expecting milk and honey to run alongside hundreds of thousands of Insights on American streets, the Japanese over at Honda now face some troubled times ahead. Based on the...
AVL Opens Engineering Center in California
12 Jun 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Opportunities lying just over the horizon for companies who operate in the hybrid powertrain sector has made yet another European based manufacturer to expand its US operations. Austrian hybrid powe...
Mazda Promises Hybrid Powertrains by 2010
12 Jun 2009, 07:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The whole market is slowly moving towards hybrid powertrains and Mazda makes no exception to the rule. The Japanese manufacturer recently announced it will concentrate its efforts on gasoline-electr...
GM Kills Chevrolet Malibu, Saturn Aura Hybrids
12 Jun 2009, 06:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Still under the Chapter 11 umbrella, General Motors takes the first decision regarding its product lineup: it will stop making Chevrolet Malibu and Saturn Aura hybrids but will design a new and more...
First Gen Honda Insight Enters Museum
11 Jun 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Honda has become particularly fond of museums around the world. After in early May the new Honda Insight has become part of the daily activities of the British Science Museum, ...
2009 Mercedes ESF S400 Hybrid Concept
10 Jun 2009, 06:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mercedes-Benz has just given us a hint into how car safety features might look in the future through the so-called Experimental Safety Vehicle based on the upcoming S400 Hybrid. The new prototype is...
Ford and Hydro-Quebec Join Forces for Electrification
10 Jun 2009, 06:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford continues its efforts aimed at the electric sector and yesterday joined forces with Hydro-Quebec, the largest electricity generator in Canada which is supposed to enhance the company's evo...
Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus Debuts in Vienna
9 Jun 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you at the beginning of May, German manufacturer Mercedes Benz was getting ready to release its Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid bus at the UITP Congress in Vienna. This weekend, the first vehicle ...
Electric Cars too Expensive to Replace Gasoline, Says Holden
9 Jun 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While most automakers around the world struggle to make their product ranges a bit greener by launching electric cars and hybrid models, Australian automaker Holden thinks that migrating to such a l...
GM Opens Most Advanced Battery Lab in the US
8 Jun 2009, 16:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bankrupt automaker General Motors continues its battle for survival with new efforts aimed at the green car sector. The General today announced the opening of the “largest and most technologic...
Lamborghini Future: Hybrid, Biofuel, Photovoltaic
8 Jun 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian manufacturer Lamborghini plans a shift in direction when it comes to designing their cars, at least as CO2 emissions are concerned. Caught up in between the need for performance and the ever...
Toyota Geneo-Hybrid Lift Truck to Be Launched
5 Jun 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota is getting ready for the market release of what they call "world's first internal combustion hybrid lift truck", following the debut of sales in Japan las...
Germany Leads Battery Market
5 Jun 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Even if the economic crisis has put a serious dent in the automotive industry as a whole, some areas of this field bloom. Or maybe just because of the economic crisis shattering the industry the aut...
Volvo Extends Warranty in the US
4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's still-subsidiary Volvo has announced today it will launch an extended warranty program for all the Volvo vehicles purchased in the US throughout June and will also introduce a wear-and-t...
Toyota Prius Eyes 1100 Miles Journey on One Tank of Gas
4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already know that Toyota Prius is a very advanced hybrid from the tons of press releases rolled out by the Japanese manufacturer, yet this means nothing for some of us. A Toyota dealership based ...
Coda Debuts $45,000 All-Electric Sedan
4 Jun 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Electric cars have become a common thing nowadays and it's somehow difficult to see a month this year without a new EV launch. This time it's Coda Automotive's turn who recently debut...
Subaru Stella Launched in Japan
4 Jun 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The second generation Subaru Stella electric vehicle is ready and it has been launched on the Japanese market today The vehicle, equipped with a high-performance lithium-ion battery, will begin del...