Increased EV Adoption a Concern for First Responders
Electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle battery packs, typically lithium-ion or nickel-metal hydride , are not much like the small lead-acid...
Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) Present at Tokyo Motor Show
A long time ago, Toyota Motor Corporation has started its green thinking trend with hybrid cars which revolutionized fuel consumption. Now they found a way to combine electric vehicles with hybrid ones and they presented their concept just days before the Tokyo Motor Show.
The New Ford Fusion Hybrid at LA Auto Show
A source at FoMoCo tells us they plan to rock down to electric-gas avenue in the near-term future. Although we knew there'd be a...
Ford Unveils Electric and Hybrid C-Max at The Detroit International Auto Show
C-Max Energi and C-Max Hybrid are the latest MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) presented by Ford at the Detroit International Auto Show. Judging from recent Ford history, it seems like the U.S. company specializes in family cars, as the wide range of options include the Ford Flex, Escape, Explorer and Edge, not to mention the Fusion, Fiesta or Focus models.
Toyota Dealers Prefer Selling Hybrids over EVs
Electric vehicles have a lot going for them, most notably minimal fuel costs and minimal carbon-dioxide emissions. Unfortunately, they don't seem to hitting...
Toyota to Introduce Six New Hybrid Vehicles By The End of 2012
According to a top research and development executive, Toyota Motor Corp wants to launch six new hybrid vehicles into the market until 2012 and to introduce an electric vehicle to the U.S. roads by the end of this year.
VW Presents Its New Coupe Hybrid Concept at NAIAS in Detroit
2010 comes with no surprises anymore as it continues the trend imposed last year, when most of the manufacturers presented electric vehicles and hybrid or plug-in hybrids.
BMW Unveils Two New Hybrid Electric Cars and has Green Plans for the Future
Korea will be the country where BMW will introduce its most eco-friendly conventional vehicle, the 320d EfficientDynamics Edition, by the end of next year. The German car maker has officially launched other two new hybrid electric vehicles.
BMW 5-Series Hybrid Only Meant for Chinese Roads, In Limited Numbers
The creation of a hybrid car by BMW and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings is probably less of a remorseful impulse than more of a general trend among the big automakers to be eco-friendly. China is currently one of the most polluting state in the world and this would explain why the new 50% combustion engine 50% electric motor prototype has only gone half way.
Mercedes Jumps Into PHEV Wagon With The Upcoming S-Class Generation
One of Europe's largest automotive manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz, announced that the next generation of the S-class will come with a plug-in hybrid engine.
