Dacia Hamster Hybrid First Photos
14 Jun 2010, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Yes, you read it right. It's a Dacia, it's a hybrid and it's called... Hamster. Even more, it appears to be as real as it gets... A few months after the world premiere of the firs...
Verizon Buys 576 Chevrolet Silverado Two-Mode Hybrids
6 Jun 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The efforts made by big US fleet operators to make their car fleet more efficient in terms of fuel consumption and more eco-friendly when it comes to emission levels got a boost this weekend, after ...
Hybrid Trucks and Buses to Reach 300,000 by 2015
3 Jun 2010, 09:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another study into how the hybrid-electric vehicles' market will evolve over the next five years has been released by Pike Research, this time trying to estimate how many trucks and buses will ...
Evo Electric Launches Next Gen Axial Flux Motor
1 Jun 2010, 13:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Evo Electric, the people behind the Axial Flux motor/generator technology which was featured in the first demonstration of a hybrid vehicle coming from Lotus, the Evora 414E Hybrid, announced today ...
Ford to Manufacture Hybrid Parts in Michigan
25 May 2010, 06:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday it has decided to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, adding it will invest $135 million in the design, engineering ...
Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid to Tackle Nurburgring 24 Hours Race
21 May 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche’s stunning 918 Spyder hybrid sportscar will compete at the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours race, according to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. At this year’s recent endurance r...
BMW to Start Production of the 5 Series ActiveHybrid in 2011
19 May 2010, 14:41 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / BMW plans to start production of its 5 Series ActiveHybrid next year and expects to introduce the hybrid technology into the smaller 3 Series as well. "As early as next year, the new BMW 5 s...
Land Rover Confirms 2WD and Hybrid Tech Introduction
18 May 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After different sources pointed to the introduction of a front wheel drive and a hybrid vehicle Land Rover in the years to come, the British manufacturer made it official today. The company announce...
2010 Lexus GS 450h UK Pricing Announced
16 May 2010, 16:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Luxury car manufacturer Lexus recently announced pricing for the revised GS 450h hybrid on the British market. The GS, powered by a combination of a 3.5-lire petrol V6 and a 650V electric mot...
How Diesel-Electric Hybrids Work and Why They Aren't on Sale Yet
15 May 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Hybrid vehicles have been with us for a while now and it seems they will get more and more common all over the world in the coming years. At least until full-electric vehicles solve their range and ...
Ferrari Could Sell a Hybrid Sportscar by 2015
10 May 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Ferrari could launch a hybrid car by the year 2015, according to the Italian sportscar maker’s CEO, Amedeo Felisa. However, in an interview with British magazine Autocar, Felisa revealed this ...
Volvo 2009 Sustainability Report
30 Apr 2010, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the conclusion of what it calls a "turbulent 2009," Swedish manufacturer Volvo expressed today its confidence that future Volvo cars sales will be driven by sustainable mobility. As ...
Lexus Sponsors Great British Bike Ride
28 Apr 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Luxury car manufacturer Lexus announced today it is the title sponsor of the first Great British Bike Ride from Land’s End to Twickenham, a zero emissions event that will cover around 80 miles...
900 Potential Customers for the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid
27 Apr 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Porsche revealed it had almost 900 potential buyers for its 918 Spyder hybrid concept car. Porsche unveiled the 918 Spyder at the Geneva Auto Show last month and said at the time that it would consi...
Win a Honda Insight in the Green Music Group Challenge
26 Apr 2010, 12:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American Honda recently announced it is the prize sponsor in the first-ever Green Music Group Challenge, and will be awarding a 2010 Honda Insight hybrid as the Grand Prize at the conclusion of the...
Prius-Powered Hybrid Mazda, Still a Mazda...
12 Apr 2010, 10:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... or at least this is what the Japanese carmaker is promising about its first take at the hybrid market. And this despite the fact the hybrid planned by Mazda will use Toyota's Synergy Drive....
Obama Wanted Hybrid Limo. Secret Service Said: "Hmm... No."
8 Apr 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What's the point, some might ask, of being a president, if you can't get what you want? After approving the spending of billions for the automotive industry bailout and an extra few more m...
UPS Increases Hybrid Fleet by 200
7 Apr 2010, 14:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the largest shipping companies in the US, UPS announced today it has increased the size of its fuel-efficient, eco-friendly fleet by adding an extra 200 hybrid-powered vehicles to routes in e...
And the First Volts Go to... the US Govt.
3 Apr 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We are not sure if this is just a means to promote Chevrolet's upcoming Volt in the eye of the American consumer or just another helping hand for GM, but the US government has decided to buy th...
Hybrid US Government Vehicle Fleet: 5,600 More
1 Apr 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The hunger for hybrid vehicles, as well as the need to set an example for fleet owners has made the US government order an extra 5,600 hybrid vehicles, thus doubling the number of such vehicles in u...