![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...
Prius vs BMW M3 vs MPG at Top Gear: Who Wins?
I really didn't like what Top Gear guys did the last time to a Prius, but this time I think they have a point (partially). They're going to race a Toyota Prius (1.5L)versus a BMW M3 (4L). Of course the BMW will win the competition... but wait... not the speed competition. The BMW will get 19mpg and the Prius only 17mpg. Why is that? Does it prove that the Prius is more gas-guzzler than the BMW? No.
2019 Dodge RAM 1500 eTorque – Hybrid or Not?
RAM is usually not the car that is under the focus of eco-friendly news, but they are joining the game of hybridization and electrification....
Nissan’s New Parallel Hybrid Engine is Smaller, Has More Torque
Instead of using older, third-party, less efficient hybrid designs, Nissan has now come up with their own hybrid drivetrain that they say is smaller,...
Toyota Mirai is “The Future” of Toyota, Literally!
The culmination of decades of research and development, Toyota’s first mass-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Toyota Mirai, will start deliveries next month in...
Dacia Hamster: The First Romanian Diesel Hybrid Car, Also The Cheapest
After the European success held by Dacia Sandero, meet Dacia Hamster. You read right, Hamster (in German the word refers to the action of gathering, storing - you get the idea). It was about time someone developed a cheap hybrid car that, although new, doesn't exceed the money of a regular car and has the CO2 emissions of a Prius.
How Hybrid Cars Became Such a Success
Whilst the hybrid may seem a recent modern innovation, the concept of electrically charged automobiles is something that was toyed with well over 100...
Smart Fortwo MHD: Hybrid Car Without a Battery
Smart Fortwo Micro Hybrid Drive (MHD) has been available for quite a while on Europe's car markets. It's Smart's way of saying "I am cleaner than the cleanest", and a quite impressive innovation that brings some kind of a "hybrid" system into play by using a start-stop mechanism of the engine. It uses regenerative brakes, like all hybrids do, to recharge the battery, and it stops the engine when you halt at a stop light (in fact, when your speed drops below 8km/h).
Ford Exposes Its First-Ever Range Extended Hybrid Transit Van
Aiming for a lower NOx and particulates emission of delivery vans in London’s central cities, Ford will be releasing in 2019 its first ever...
Fisker Karma Review by an Actual Owner
In the post-Sandy aftermath, you've surely heard of Fisker and their loss of several million dollars-worth of hybrid cars. Karma, Fisker's flagship hybrid, costs...
