Honda Presents Its Low-Cost Hybrid at Paris Auto Show
Honda Motor Corp. will introduce its long expected low-cost hybrid model at the Auto Show from Paris next month. The Japanese auto maker announced that the car will be launched on the market at the beginning of next year.
Citroen`s Hypnos Competing With Peugeot for Best Hybrid Car
In the more and more crowded market of hybrid cars, Citroën will unveil their Hypnos, a new diesel-electric hybrid crossover concept, at the Paris Motor Show coming up this October.
Convert Your Car Into a PHEV With Poulsen`s Hybrid Innovation!
Based on the fact that only 10 to 15 hp are required to run your average compact or mid-sized car along a level road at 60-70mph, Poulsen Hybrid have made up a system that helps your gasoline or diesel engine in its run and save you lots of money, turning your car into a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).
ABC News Reports the Progress of Developing the Chevy Volt
There are a lot of speculations around the future Chevy Volt, the series car that it's said to revolutionize the car industry. Although there hasn't been much proof that they have the battery to power the electric-hybrid car, they're confident in their success, or at least that was wanted to be seen on this abc news video clip. Watch it. I think they're going to make it, because probably they're going to be using the EEStor technology or something equivalent, technology that has only recently been unveiled.
Haynes Releases Toyota Prius Repair Handbook
Now, in the times of hybrid cars that nobody knows how to repair, they are also trying to make a name by releasing a Toyota Prius repair handbook. Even if you're a rookie in car repairs, or an advanced mechanic (or electrician), you can learn how to fix the very complicated hybrid car.
Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol
Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, Toyota seriously intends to equip their cars with various fueling systems, so you can charge the batteries at night.
Ford & GM to Share the Same Hybrid Powertrain Platform
A story in Detroit News says that Ford and GM will unite forces to share the E-Flex powertrain technology that powers their Volt.
100 MPG Prius with Lead Acid Batteries
Plug-In Supply, Inc has just unveiled the "PbA10" Conversion System last week at the Plug-in 2008 conference in San Jose. Their system is based on the CalCars'Open Source design, and it turns a standard 2004-2008 Toyota Prius into a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) with an all-electric range of 10-15 miles and improved average mileage of up to 100 miles per gallon (plus 1 cent/mile of electricity).
Electric Car Charging Stations Debuted in San Jose, CA
Coulomb Technologies, a start-up company whose activity domain is somehow presumed from its title, launches an electric car/plug-in hybrid recharging network in San Jose, CA.
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).
