4 Feb 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The EcoCar: The NeXt Challenge is a special program established by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors and sponsored by the Government of Canada and other sponsors which invites uni...
3 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it's well known the fact that Toyota Prius provides a very low fuel consumption thanks to its hybrid system, the plug-in hybrid technology brings even more than that. According to Toyot...
3 Feb 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the battle between fossil and green fuels rages on, the day has come for a new domestic front to open. Two companies, BorgWarner Inc., US based turbocharger manufacturer, and Robert Bosch LLC, w...
3 Feb 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stepping into the hybrid world and rushing to electrification is undoubtedly a main task for most automakers around the world as gasoline prices skyrocketed in the last months and governments pushed...
3 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Growing concern about environmental issues, as well as better than predicted market response to Hybrid vehicles, made all car producers occupy themselves with the creation of either hybrid or more f...
30 Jan 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided that the Ford Fusion Hybrid is more fuel efficient than the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The two cars were compared as being part of the same class o...
29 Jan 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Buying a hybrid could not only help you protect the environment, but can also save you some money. The federal tax credit for hybrid vehicles was set in place to do just that. This incentive could ...
28 Jan 2009, 18:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing new technologies that could improve fuel economy, safety and other important aspects of the car is vital in today’s struggling automotive industry but Ford simply does a great job i...
27 Jan 2009, 16:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since the economic recession slashed their sales too, reconsidering their short-term strategy seems to be a good idea for Infiniti. And in case the new plan also includes a hybrid, thing are going t...
27 Jan 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that Opel Ampera, its so-called “revolutionary” extended-range electric car, will be displayed at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show that opens its doors on Ma...
22 Jan 2009, 11:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since hybrids play a very important role in the major counter-attack Toyota has started against the economic recession, the Japanese company struggles to lure more buyers into using every single ava...
15 Jan 2009, 16:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / US automakers put all their faith and hope in the “hands” of hybrids as they are often described as the only type of vehicles that can rescue their apparently sealed gloomy future. Their...
14 Jan 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid was finally launched at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, the Japanese automaker saying that the new model is expected to arrive in US authorized dealers...
14 Jan 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since horror movie with ugly aliens, giant angry robots or even killing birds are already history, the next generation of terrifying films seems to bring to our attention the stories with nature tak...
13 Jan 2009, 11:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is kind of busy these days at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show as it plans to display several new models, including the long-awaited 2010 Prius hybrid. The latest addition to Toyota's lineup i...
13 Jan 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since hybrid models are often described as the only models capable of keeping large automakers in business, most companies concentrate on these fuel-efficient models as part of their future developm...
13 Jan 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese automaker Toyota finally rolled out the long-awaited 2010 Prius, the latest iteration of the hybrid vehicle, which is said to provide an even more remarkable fuel economy combined with very...