Tag Archives: Hybrid
- November 21, 2011
- Hybrid drivers are safer from injury in a crash– also tagged accord, civic, Crash, hldi, Safety, weight
Hybrid models have the advantage of fuel economy over their gas-only siblings, but it appears that batteries and electric motors make them safer as well. The Highway Loss Data Institute studied 25 2003 to 2011 vehicles that featured both conventional and hybrid powertrains (example: Honda Civic and Honda Civic Hybrid). The Toyota Prius and Honda [...]
- May 6, 2011
- Jaguar will actually build million-dollar C-X75 hybrid supercar in 2013– also tagged britain, british, c-x75, car, concept, concept car, ConceptCar, electric, Electric car, electric vehicle, ElectricCar, ElectricVehicle, EV, future, gas turbine, GasTurbine, Jaguar, jaguar c-x75, JaguarC-x75, Jay Leno, JayLeno, jet, jet engine, jet-powered, JetEngine, plans, production, prototype, roadmap, schedule, supercar, turbine, uk, vehicle, video, williams, williams f1, WilliamsF1
You know how we said that 780bhp electric pipe dream Jaguar had last year wasn’t going to be anything more than a concept? Well, we were wrong.
Sort of. You see, the British automaker has just announced its intention to produce a limited run of 250 C-X75 supercars in partnership with Formula [...]
- April 7, 2011
- Toyota sells one million Prii in US alone– also tagged 1 million, 1 million sold, 1Million, 1MillionSold, america, car, cars, million, one million, one million prii, OneMillion, OneMillionPrii, Prius, prius sales, prius sales us, PriusSales, PriusSalesUs, sales, Toyota, Toyota Prius, toyota prius hybrid, ToyotaPrius, ToyotaPriusHybrid, united states, UnitedStates, US
Thank you Toyota, for teaching us the plural of Prius, because somehow, “Toyota sells one million Priuples” just doesn’t jive.
That’s right, the Japanese automaker announced Wednesday that it has officially sold its one millionth Prius on American soil.
It’s reportedly also reached a couple of other sales milestones in the last six [...]
- February 18, 2011
- Land Rover develops Range hybrid, will show it off at the Geneva Motor Show– also tagged 4x4, car, Development, diesel, electric, Electric car, electric vehicle, ElectricCar, ElectricVehicle, EV, Four-wheel Drive, Four-wheelDrive, Fwd, geneva, Geneva Motor Show, GenevaMotorShow, Land Rover, Land Rover Range, Land Rover Range_e, LandRover, LandRoverRange, LandRoverRange_e, Phev, Plug-in, prototype, Range, Range Rover Sport, RangeRoverSport, Range_e, Suv
You know electric cars are in the ascendancy when even the fearsome 4x4s start looking to add an extra little spark to their energy production and storage.
Land Rover has just announced it’ll demo one — there are multiple working versions — of its development prototypes at the Geneva Motor Show next [...]
- February 6, 2011
- Toyota confirms Yaris HSD concept gas-electric for Geneva– also tagged 2011 geneva motor show, geneva, Geneva Motor Show, Toyota, Toyota Hybrid, toyota yaris hsd concept, vitz, yaris, yaris hsd concept, yaris hybrid
Toyota has big plans to wade into the hybridized B-segment in Europe, and it looks like we may get a peek at the automaker’s first effort in that department at the Geneva Motor Show. The Japanese manufacturer has confirmed that it will unveil its Yaris HSD Concept in March.
The [...]
- February 4, 2011
- Next-gen Ford GT supercar to be a hybrid, still weigh 500lb less than predecessor?– also tagged concept, Ford, ford gt, ford gt40, FordGt, FordGt40, gt, gt40, hybrid vehicle, HybridVehicle, rumor, supercar
Ford’s GT came back to life in the mid 2000s to give the brand a much-needed halo car and to re-kindle the fires of those who watched the GT40 trounce the Ferraris at Le Mans in the late ’60s.
It didn’t live long, but rumors of its re-resurrection are growing stronger. Latest [...]
- July 7, 2010
- Infiniti new model will increase consumption by up to 90% hybrid– also tagged Infiniti, infiniti hybrid, Infiniti M35, infiniti m35 hybrid, InfinitiHybrid, InfinitiM35, InfinitiM35Hybrid, Nissan, nissan fuga, nissan fuga hybrid, nissan hybrid, Nissan hybrids, NissanFuga, NissanFugaHybrid, NissanHybrid, NissanHybrids
Infiniti said the new hybrid system developed by Nissan will have a revolutionary consumer.
Nissan is the third Japanese, but did not produce its own hybrid system until recently. Nissan hybrid system used until now was not borrowed from Toyota. Nissan officials have acknowledged that came late in the race, but concluded [...]
- March 30, 2010
- Lamborghini’s future includes less weight, no forced induction and… no manuals?!– also tagged E85, Gallardo, Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, GallardoLp570-4Superleggera, green, Lamborghini, lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, LamborghiniGallardoLp570-4Superleggera, Mild Hybrid, MildHybrid, Superleggera
Lamborghini has thrown the motoring world a curve ball with a report that Sant’Agata will be leaving manual transmissions to the dinosaurs, just like Ferrari.
According to Car and Driver, the decision was part of the company’s commitment to increasing the overall fuel economy of its products – something the Raging [...]
- March 15, 2010
- Geneva 2010: Mercedes-Benz F 800 Style concept ladels on the tech and glitz– also tagged Benz, Benz concept, BenzConcept, CLS, COMAND, distronic, F 800, F 800 style, F800, F800 concept, F800 style, F800Concept, F800Style, fuel-cell, FuelCell, geneva, geneva 2010, Geneva Motor Show, Geneva Motor Show 2010, Geneva2010, GenevaMotorShow, GenevaMotorShow2010, Mercedes, Mercedes Benz concept, Mercedes concept, Mercedes-Benz, MercedesBenzConcept, MercedesConcept, Pre-safe
While most automakers have scaled back their auto show vehicle press introductions due to budgetary cutbacks or newfound modesty, Mercedes-Benz hasn’t forgotten the value of theater.
As part of its press conference today showing off several models, the Three Pointed Star kept it flashy with dancers who tubed and bungied in from the [...]
- February 12, 2010
- How to Buy a Used Car in 6 Steps– also tagged Aaa, auto, Automobile, Buy, car, Coupe, electric, engine, Gas, Horse power, Hp, Mileage, MINI, Mobile, Purchase, Race, Rim, sedan, Sell, sports, Tire, Trim, Truck, used car, Van, vehicle
In this video series, John Nielsen, director of AAA’s Approved Auto Repair Network and Auto Buying Services, explains the six steps for buying new and used cars.
