Toyota Prius Plug-In Gets $5,000 Cash-Back Discount
29 Nov 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has announced that it will be offering a financing discount of up to $5,000 for those interested in buying their Prius Plug-In Hybrid Advanced model, while the regular version of the plug-in ...
Ford Secures Order for 2,000 C-MAX Plug-In Hybrids from GE
20 Nov 2012, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford Motor Company announced today that General Electric (GE) has placed the largest order for plug-in electrified vehicles. 2,000 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids will bolster GE’s already substa...
Volvo Increases V60 Plug-In Hybrid Production for 2013 Deliveries
19 Nov 2012, 10:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo has announced that it will be increasing production of the V60 Plug-In Hybrid, in preparation for first customer deliveries of the car, set to begin in early 2013. Production will increase to ...
Some Dutch Drivers Do Not Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids - Only Run Them on Gasoline!
13 Nov 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were shocked when we first read about this rather unusual piece of news, coming from the Netherlands, whom we assumed were the greenest of all Europeans, as sales of EVs, hybrids and extended-ran...
CARB Approves $1,500 Rebate for Ford C-Max Energi
24 Oct 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently-launched Ford C-Max Energi has officially been approved by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB), as well as the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program...
Be Properly Green - Don`t Buy Any New Car!
20 Oct 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Extensive marketing campaigns have slowly but surely indoctrinated us to believe that we need to change the car that we drive every three-to-five years, and replace it with something that is new, an...
Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Officially Rated at 100 MPGe
11 Oct 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has surpassed expectations, as it has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a very respectable 100 MPGe combined, thus making it America...
Range Rover Plug-In Hybrid Officially Gets Green Light
3 Oct 2012, 08:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-new Range Rover is here, and it’s better-looking and lighter than ever. It is also the most efficient Range Rover ever, as well as the most technologically-advanced. However, Jaguar-La...
Lithium Extracted from Salt Water May Bring Cost of Batteries Down
1 Oct 2012, 12:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lithium, the lightest metal known to man, is the key ‘ingredient’ in all modern EV and hybrid vehicle battery packs, and with demand on the rise, its price has increased by 35% over the ...
Volkswagen Planning XL1 Limited Production Run for 2013
1 Oct 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were wondering when all the spyshots of Volkswagen’s ultra-frugal XL1 would materialize into some concrete news. Well, according to whatcar.com, VW board member, Professor Ulrich Hackenberg...
Volvo Sells Out First 1,000 V60 Plug-In Hybrids
29 Sep 2012, 09:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo is keen to make a name for itself as a green and sustainable manufacturer, and they are putting quite a bit of effort into their green program, with cars like an all-electric version of the C3...
Paris 2012: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
28 Sep 2012, 15:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has officially made its debut at the Paris Motor Show. The firm’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Outlander features a 2.0-liter petrol engine, which is complimente...
Honda Details New Accord Plug-In Hybrid
6 Sep 2012, 08:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda expects its all-new Accord Plug-In Hybrid to exceed the 100 MPGe mark, courtesy of an equally-new hybrid system, which combines power from a 2.0-liter Earth Dreams petrol engine, with a 124 kW...
Mitsubishi Gives Details on Upcoming Outlander Plug-In Hybrid
6 Sep 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2012 Paris Motor Show is the venue where Mitsubishi will present the new Outlander PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). The manufacturer prides itself on the fact that the Outlander PHEV is t...
Jaguar XJ_e Plug-In Hybrid Prototype Presented
5 Sep 2012, 09:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Jaguar Land Rover today presented the Jaguar XJ_e Plug-In Hybrid, an “engineering research vehicle” that is making its public debut at the UK’s 2012 CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle Event ...
Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Coming in 2013
30 Dec 2011, 07:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi is making more and more steps towards offering a range of eco vehicles and we are now here to talk about one of these moves: the introduction of a plug-in hybrid version of the Mitsubishi...
Hyundai i30 Plug-In Hybrid Coming in Late 2012
10 Oct 2011, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Korean automakers are increasingly taking on their old Japanese rivals, and Hyundai is leading the charge with a plug-in hybrid version of the i30, which is coming in 2013, according to German publi...
Ford F-Series Super-Duty Trucks to Get PHEV Tech from Azure
28 Jul 2011, 06:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ford and Azure Dynamics Corporation will join forces once again in a partnership that will see the plug-in hybrid (“PHEV”) technology introduced across the Ford F-Series Super Duty produ...
Volkswagen to Use Golf Variant twinDRIVE as Research Vehicles
29 Jun 2011, 14:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German automaker Volkswagen, in cooperation with six other partners, initiated the “Fleet study in electric mobility” in mid-2008, with the goal of consistently use renewable energy sour...
Volkswagen Announces Introduction of Plug-in Hybrids in 2013
9 May 2011, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chairman of the Volkswagen Group, Martin Winterkorn, announced that the Volkswagen Group will be introducing a number of important models that employ plug-in hybrid technology starting in 2013/1...