Federal General Services Administration Goes Green by Adding Electric Cars to Its Fleet
The federal General Services Administration (GSA) intends to buy 116 plug-in electric vehicles, including 100 Chevrolet Volts, in order to boost the fuel efficiency of federal government fleets. According to officials, most part of the cars will be delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy and to other 20 agencies.
Toyota Recalling 106,000 First Gen Priuses Worldwide for Steering Issues
After the faulty braking pedal, Toyota is recalling yet another Prius model, the first version ever built and sold in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world - 2001 to 2003. A total of 106,000 Priuses will be recalled world wide for a steering issue, this time.
Georgia Tech Students Convert School Bus Into a Hydraulic Hybrid
Who said a hybrid vehicle has to have a battery storing electricity? Georgia Tech students are currently working to convert a classic school bus into a hydraulic hybrid under a project sponsored by Ford with $50,000 and cheered by the local school districts and not only.
Russian Hybrid Car Yo-Mobile Sells Cheap and Gets 47,000 Pre-Orders in First Day
It was almost impossible that zee Russians don't want to have a piece of the big hybrid car industry pie. Yo-Auto, a joint venture between truck maker Yarovit and Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim group, has started pre-selling the Yo-mobile, an ultra-cheap hybrid car designed with regular people in mind.
Toyota Unveils Prius Minivan Hybrid Featuring Li-Ion Battery
Not even a powerful earthquake as the one that hit Japan a couple of months ago could stop the release of the "Prius Alpha" hybrid minivan from Toyota. The car is something new for the company because it's the first hybrid to have a lithium-ion rechargeable battery as the main battery and it's somewhat of a success for the green industry already, since Toyota chose fuel efficiency over size.
Google Partners With Ford in Hybrid Car Fuel Efficiency Optimization Project
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.
Kia's Optima Hybrid: More Equipped Than The Prius, Sets New Performance Standards
This year, the month of June brings hot weather and a hot car to match it: the Kia Optima Hybrid - Kia's first hybrid...
C-X75: British-Made Supercar Produced by Jaguar and Williams F1
Tired of hybrid models being produced in China and elsewhere in the world, the UK are proud to announce the manufacturing of a commercial model of the hybrid C-X75 supercar made by Jaguar in association with racing group Williams, starting with 2013.
Four Running Men Pollute More Than a Hybrid Car, Italian Study Claims
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.
Plug-In EVs and Hybrids Could Help Reduce Health-Damaging Ozone, Study Says
A recent study performed by University of Texas researchers shows the advantages of using plug-in hybrid vehicles such as the upcoming Prius over the ozone. The scenario in which the ozone layer is badly affected by pollution is already well documented, but the basics fact is that the gas is formed when hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides react with sunlight. For humans, though, breathing ozone in high quantities can be damaging for health by causing respiratory problems.
