Hyundai’s 2013 Sonata Hybrid an Overall Upgrade on 2012 Model

Hyundai’s 2013 Sonata hybrid promises a good enough upgrade over its predecessor toting better miles to the gallon, a higher capacity battery as well...
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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,...
Alex Tremulis and the Gyro-X

Gyroscope and KERS, 50 Years Old – Alex Tremulis’ GyroX to be Restored

We may marvel at the two-wheel enclosed motorcycle balanced by twin gyroscopes, as well as by a hybrid electric vehicle's regenerative braking system which...
Plug-In Sales - Fourth Quarter 2012

Tesla Model S Fourth in Plug-In Sales, Looks to Pay DOE Loans in Half...

2012 was a big year for Tesla Motors, especially in preparing for full-production of the Model S, which achieved in January. Profits and losses...
Volkswagen Golf MK7 as seen at 2012 Paris Motor Show - 188mpg Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle to Go On Sale in 2014

Volkswagen’s 188mpg Plug-In Hybrid Golf MK7, Production Set for 2014

Hybrid technology is alive and well in the halls of German automaker Volkswagen / Audi. Development of the Audi e-tron and Volkswagen BlueMotion has...

Volkswagen XL1, The 270 MPG Diesel Hybrid to be Exhibited in Geneva

Volkswagen XL1, a diesel hybrid that has a fuel efficiency to be envied by GM or Toyota: 270 miles per gallon, while doing 60...
McLaren P1 Hybrid Supercar Concept

McLaren P1 Hybrid Supercar Concept at Geneva Motor Show

The McLaren P1 is a plug-in hybrid electric supercar concept and McLaren's answer to the Ferrari F150 at the Geneva Motor Show. Hybrid vehicles may have gotten their start with the fuel-sipping...
The New Peugeot 208 HYbrid FE, Almost as Fast, but Twice as Efficient as this 208 GTi!

Peugeot 208 HYbrid FE at Geneva Motor Show, 100 mpg

In a press release before the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot has let loose a few details on their latest hybrid, the 208 HYbrid...

Toyota Hybrids Enjoy High Popularity in Europe

Toyota and Lexus hybrids represented 13% and 15% of their brands’ total car sales in Europe and America respectively, in 2012. Toyota and Lexus hybrids...
Yo-Avto Yo-Mobil Russia's First Hybrid Vehicle Concept

Russia’s First Hybrid Car, Yo-Mobil, Delayed – Again

Yo-Avto, the maker of the Yo-Mobil hasn't sold a single unit. Russia's first hybrid vehicle, and those who have pre-ordered theirs, will have to wait. Here...