Lithium Ion Battery Production Has Unhealthy Effects, EPA Study Shows
According to a recent report by the US Environmental Protection Agency , in-use carbon dioxide emissions don't tell the whole story of lithium-ion battery packs.
Lithium-ion battery...
Volkswagen XL1 Hybrid Electric Vehicle gets 261MPG with Supercar Roots
The XL1 owes its unspeakably awesome fuel economy to the generous application of supercar technology. Question: How do you make the most of the engine...
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2014 Hybrid Porsche Panamera Brags Over 400HP and Over 50MPG
Put Porsche, Hybrid, and >50MPG in a Venn Diagram, and we're certain that the diagram would have no vehicle would fit in that intersection....
Plug-In Hybrid Bailey Blade EVR: New Muscle or Fisker Repeat?
Very few people have the vision and business sense to get any invention out of the garage and into production. Nowhere is this more...
Toyota Finally Venturing Into Lithium-Ion Batteries, In a Big Way!
Toyota's hybrid electric vehicles look like their going to get a boost in power and efficiency in the next few years as they make...
What Can Kinetic Energy Recovery [KERS] Do for a Volvo S60?
You might associate the Kinetic Energy Recovery System with high-end Formula 1 race cars, but Volvo isn't leaving it just for the track.
In...
Princesse Benedikte Will Be World’s Largest Hybrid Ferry
The Princess Benedikte is not in service right now, but when retrofits are completed, it will be the world's largest hybrid diesel electric ferry.
The...
![Start-Stop Technology [SST] Could be the Next Logical Step in Helping Consumers to Adopt Hybrid Vehicles](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stop-start.jpg?resize=180%2C135&ssl=1 "Light Hybrid Vehicles May be The Next Best Thing")
Light Hybrid Vehicles May be The Next Best Thing
To reduce emissions and increase fuel economy, hybrid vehicles are a pretty good option that aren't nearly as expensive as pure electric vehicles.
In the...
Porsche Lays Out Its All-Hybrid-Vehicle Future
While some automakers have been content to offer just a couple of hybrid vehicles, Porsche is planning something a whole lot more intensive.
Subaru, for...
Terrafugia’s TF-X is World’s First Flying Hybrid Car
As if putting their very first flying car through its paces was not enough, Terrafugia have recently revealed plans to build a hybrid flying...
