Posts Tagged hybrid car

Honda to Recycle Old Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries From Hybrid Models

Posted by Boniface Ndirangu in Hybrid vehicles on April 23, 2012

Honda Motor Co., Ltd is commencing the large-scale recycling of rare earth metals from used parts in its products. In collaboration with Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd, Honda announced the establishment of a pioneering process on an industrial mass-production process. The recycling plant proposed will not be made for experimental trials, as Honda further [...]

Toyota Developing Charging Station Regulator for EVs and PHEVs

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles on February 6, 2012

Since launching the Prius in the 90′s, Toyota has kept innovating in this field, and now dreams of a world where there will be so many PHEVs and EVs that the existing electric grid, in the way it’s organized today, wouldn’t be enough. For that purpose, Toyota revealed that they are currently developing a system [...]

Toyota to Launch 2012 Facelifted Prius in Europe

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on January 16, 2012

Toyota’s flagship hybrid, Prius, has received a new facelift at the beginning of 2012. What has once been world’s first commercially-available hybrid car now received new multimedia systems, but the performance figures stay the same. The front bumper has been revised, the air intake is now bigger, and the headlights feature daylight-visible LEDs. The rear [...]

GM Exposes Chevy Malibu Eco's Mild Hybrid Mechanism

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on December 16, 2011

I guess everybody knows by now what a hybrid car is, what it does and how. What most people don’t know, though, is that you can do many tricks with an electric motor and a battery, and it doesn’t have to get even nearly that expensive if you want your car to become a hybrid. [...]

Volvo V60 Diesel Hybrid Bragging 124 MPG and a Hefty Price Tag

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on December 14, 2011

Volvo is going to become maybe the greenest car manufacturer out there, or at least they’re going to produce the greenest car on the streets powered by a diesel engine and an electric motor. The new V60 will hit Europe’s highways and will feature a fuel economy figure few have been able to brag with: [...]

Honda to Build Innovative SH-AWD Hybrid Using Three Electric Motors

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on December 8, 2011

Honda wants to reaffirm its position in the hybrid vehicle business by planning a kind of hybrid that nobody has ever seen before. The Japanese car manufacturer wants to put two electric motors in the rear, and one in the front. Besides the electrical part, a V6 3.5L gasoline engine will be mounted in the [...]

Hybrid Cars Safer Than Gas-Only Siblings Due to Weight, Study Finds

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on November 23, 2011

Hybrid cars may have lots of advantages related to fuel economy, but a recent study performed by the Highway Loss Data Institute found out they’re even safer in a case of crash than their non-hybrid counterparts, MSNBC reports. The analysis took into account only hybrids that have a gas-only powered sibling, like the Toyota Highlander [...]

Small Battery Hybrids May Make More Economic and Environmental Sense Than Full Hybrids, Study Says

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Car industry, Hybrid vehicles on September 28, 2011

A new study from the Carnegie Mellon University, performed by Jeremy J. Michalek and his colleagues reveals that owning cars with large batteries isn’t necessarily the best option available right now. They say hybrids with smaller batteries make more sense both economically and environmentally. “While larger battery packs allow plug-in vehicles to drive longer distances [...]

Urbee: World's First 3D-Printed Hybrid Car Does 200 MPG

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on September 26, 2011

Urbee is the name of world’s first 3D-printed hybrid car, designed by mechanical engineer Jim Kor, who spent his last 15 years building it. Kor recently unveiled a fully functional prototype at the TEDx conference in Winnipeg, Canada. The body is entirely made of polymers shaped by a 3D printer, part by part, layer by [...]

Peugeot 508 RXH Announced Before The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on July 13, 2011

It’s been a while since Peugeot announced its 3008 Hybrid4, which we’ve also seen at The Paris Motor Show last year. Now, in a competition with Audi’s A4 Allroad, the French car manufacturer announces the launch of Pegeot 508 RXH diesel electric hybrid.

New 2012 Prius V Plug-In Hybrid Features Neat EV-Only Mode and Much More

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on June 20, 2011

Toyota has been keeping people waiting for their new plug-in Prius for a long time now. Consumesearch drove a prototype of the Prius V set to enter the market in 2012 and made a list of the enhancements it will feature compared to a present-day non-plug-in Prius.

Prius V Wagon Demand Higher Than Expected, Toyota Ramps Up Production

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hybrid vehicles on June 14, 2011

I know it may sound strange, but Priuses have been from the beginning designed for family guys, and the fact that now Toyota is about to release the Prius V wagon is no wonder.

Why This Is Not The Best Time To Trade Your Gas-Guzzler For a Hybrid

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Car industry on May 23, 2011

A couple of years ago I was mad about getting a Toyota Prius, by then the only hybrid car on the market. A few years later I changed my mind to the gorgeous design and good fuel consumption of Honda Civic’s 2007 hatchback. But that’s not the only reason I did not go for a hybrid… yet.

Google Partners With Ford in Hybrid Car Fuel Efficiency Optimization Project

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Car industry, Hybrid vehicles on May 17, 2011

Google usually handles internet searches, advertising and other high-tech stuff, but it looks like they’ve recently involved in various automotive projects, like the one Ford is going to use for predicting the user’s driving behavior and adapting the power needed for that particular driving style and road.

Four Running Men Pollute More Than a Hybrid Car, Italian Study Claims

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Green News, Hybrid vehicles on April 28, 2011

Watch the chart on the left… what do you think it represents?

Did you watch it carefully enough? This represents the auto industry’s top notch statistic, claiming that 4 (four) running men (the average size) pollute more than 1 (one) hybrid car (carrying its 1.2+ tons and the four men) running at a speed of 30 km/h. Do you also think that’s stupid? I did, too.

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