Hybrid Electric Vehicles Range Extension Development Announced
9 Feb 2010, 16:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / FEV, a U.S. powertrain and vehicle technologies developer, announced that it has coupled one of its Auxiliary Power Units (APU) with a 3-cylinder engine for use in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. The c...
GM Invests $246 Million in Manufacturing Electric Powertrains
27 Jan 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Contemporary electric automotive history is being shaped step by step. Yesterday, we reported that General Motors will start building electric motors for hybrid and electric vehicles, thus becoming ...
Women are More into Hybrids, Study Shows
6 Jul 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / According to a survey conducted by the International automotive supplier Continental among approximately 1,000 German motorists, car buyers are highly influenced by the current economic situation, ...
Honda Gives Away 2010 Insight at Music Festivals
29 Apr 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced yesterday its eco-partnership with C3 for both the Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits music festivals. Honda’s support in Chicago, Illinois and Au...
UK Vehicle ‘Scrappage’ Incentive Supported by Consumers
24 Apr 2009, 17:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent online survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates showed that two-thirds of the respondents support the UK Government in their £2,000 “scrappage” incentive for vehicles...
Hybrid Cars Sales Fell By 9.9 Percent in the US
23 Jan 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last year, hybrid vehicles were not at all immune to the credit crunch but they also had to face another challenge: fuel prices tumbled to an average of $1.62 per gallon last month. With these pe...