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ORBIS Ring Drive: The wheel has been discovered, again

Matias Prieto — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:02:57 +0000

What if I told that an Electric Hybrid Honda Civic has more horse power than a Ford Mustang GT? The Orbis Ring-Wheel technology improves car fuel economy, regenerative braking and battery charging and adds up to 75hp per wheel (direct drive). The last Electric Hybrid Honda Civic (World first electric hybrid all-wheel drive) presented at […]

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Only Hybrid Options From McLaren In 2025?

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:50:08 +0000

McLaren plans to go completely hybrid by 2025. We can conclude this from Mike Flewitt’s (McLaren Automotive CEO) interview with Autocar. He shared some information about the future lineup with them. According to it, we can expect a self-driving capability(to some measure) and hybrid powertrains in the next generation of sportscars. We had similar information […]

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CalCars’ First DIY Plug-In Prius Catches Fire, Burns Completely

Benji Jerew — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:58:21 +0000

In 2004, CalCars modified a standard Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle, not only because they could, but also to prove a point, that a plug-in vehicle could hit the 100 mpge mark. There have always been tinkerers and inventors who tried to improve things, but sometimes the results are disastrous, such this week’s unfortunate DIY Plug-In death by […]

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

Benji Jerew — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:41:30 +0000

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 in the United States, mention hybrid and Prius immediately comes to mind. Actually, do this pretty much anywhere in the world, because Toyota Prius is the world’s best-selling hybrid vehicle, […]

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How EU Strives to Lower Carbon Emissions with Hybrid and Electric Cars

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:41:23 +0000

The European Union has a goal of significantly cutting automobile carbon emissions by 2025, but without increasing the number of electric and hybrid cars on the road, that goal won’t be met. Ricardo-AEA conducted a study that has begun a dialog about how exactly to implement and enforce vehicle emission standards that require 2020 levels […]

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Emissions Standards a Contentious Subject for EU Politicians

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:22:27 +0000

European Union politicians cannot seem to agree on emissions standards. In fact, many politicians are divided – some are anxious to enforce green standards and want to keep up with the emissions goals of the US while others do not want the standards to interfere with the luxury car industry. German Christian Democrat member of […]

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Better Batteries Will Alleviate Concerns over Hybrid Car Reliability

Leigh Hutchens — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:31:27 +0000

One of the greatest challenges hybrid automobiles have faced is the perception that battery-powered or battery-assisted vehicles do long have a long life and therefore are unreliable. Researchers are working on identifying, analyzing, and improving materials to create better batteries to combat this issue. The main issue is energy storage, and researchers feel it is […]

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Toyota MR2 Coming Back With Style and a Hybrid Engine

Cristi — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:40:51 +0000

For almost two years, Toyota went quiet about their FT-HS Concept car which was first presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. All actions were stopped until now, when the need of a new car on the market has increased. FT-HS has a 3.5 litre V6 hybrid engine, and is an environmentally-friendlier sports car.

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BMW's New 116D (Diesel) as Efficient as Today's Hybrids

Florin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:01:48 +0000

German vehicle constructor BMW is trying to show us that it can produce not only fast, luxury and fuel-greedy vehicles, but also very fuel-efficient cars.

BMW's 1 series is offering the greenest diesel experience from BMW. The 2 liters four-cylinder diesel...

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Ford hybrid and electric cars vs GM Volt electric car

Florin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:52:56 +0000

Nowadays, the Japanese constructors are well ahead others in having electric cars. Honda and Toyota have the dominating positions in our top and they are announcing more to come in the following year. US manufacturers are late, one probable reason was that in the US the fuel price is not as high as in other parts of the globe.

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Toyota Planning to Release a Full Electric Car

Florin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:09:12 +0000

I was wondering what else is Toyota doing for a complete environmentally friendly car. And there was the FT-EV concept.

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Ford’s Electric Vehicle Plans Unveiled at NAIAS in Detroit

Cristi — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:35:29 +0000

North American International Auto Show in Detroit brought in sight several car companies interested in hybrid and electric cars. Ford Motor Co in planning by 2011 to implement fully electric cars that have an autonomy of at least 160 km on a single charge. Ford will also offer gas-electric hybrid cars by 2012.

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Honda Presents Its Low-Cost Hybrid at Paris Auto Show

Mike Sandru — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:10:36 +0000

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.

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Convert Your Car Into a PHEV With Poulsen`s Hybrid Innovation!

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:08:37 +0000

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).

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Mazda Hydrogen Car – to be Tested on Japan’s Roads

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Mazda is in the process of testing a car that runs on both hydrogen and gasoline (it's a dual fuel system). They're allowed to test the car on the public roads from Japan.

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Peugeot 308 Hybrid HDi

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:04:09 +0000

The French have also a word to put up in the hybrid cars competition. Now they modified their beloved Peugeot 307 to meet today’s stringent hybrid cars standards.

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Volkswagen Launches Golf TDI Hybrid

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:22:29 +0000

Volkswagen has made a tradition from launching new versions of their famous little sporty car. This time they want to beat Toyota’s Prius, the long-time established standard in the hybrid car industry. VW says they will make a diesel version of Golf, with a smaller and smarter engine (of only 1.2L), aided by an electric […]

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Toyota says “no” to Diesel hybrids

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:29:31 +0000

Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota’s president, said in a speech held at the Geneva Motor Show that their company will not produce diesel hybrids in the near future, even if the competition does. For example, VW has in plan to produce its Golf Diesel Hybrid. Similar examples are offered by Mercedes Benz and BMW. At the Detroit […]

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OneCAT – the car that runs on air!

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:57:33 +0000

Remember an older article about a small company, called MDI, who had a plan in building a car that runs totally on air? Now they did it. OneCAT is a five-seat car, with a fiberglass body, weighting about 350kg and costing about… 4800$! And that’s cheaper than any car (maybe except the recent car from […]

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The 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid Test Drive

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:32:14 +0000

by automedia.com Ford may not have been first to market with a fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle, but it was first with a full-hybrid SUV. The 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid is also the first American-made hybrid. Launched two years ago, the Escape Hybrid-also the first full hybrid offering four-wheel drive-was named North American Truck of the […]

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BMW X3 Hybrid announced to launch in 2008

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:00:56 +0000

BMW, considered by some critics to be the best car manufacturer in the world, is jumping on the hybrid bandwagon with the Concept X3 EfficientDynamics. In contrast to the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Toyota, Honda, and Ford, the X3 uses high-performance capacitors (“Super Caps”) to store and supply electric energy to the vehicle’s well-packaged […]

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Toyota Denies Battery Issues on Their Next Prius

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:33:24 +0000

A Toyota official said recently the Li-Ion battery of the next generation Prius is not a problem in the company’s process of developing the new vehicle. Although Sony had experienced troubles with over-heated Li-Ion batteries, Toyota says it’s not the case in the Prius battery. The silence around this subject is because they want to […]

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New Technologies for Hybrid Cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:47:55 +0000

Considering the constant threat of global warming, hybrid vehicles are here to stay, but their success isn’t yet a noticeable one. U.S. consumers are expected to purchase approximately 350,000 Hybrid vehicles annually by the year 2008. Ultimately the choice is in your hand. Buying a normal car would mean another threat for the environment for […]

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BMW X6 Hybrid Concept expected in mid-2008

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:27:48 +0000

Despite our initial, negative thoughts after seeing several spy shots, we actually liked BMW’s “Sports Activity Coupe” considering it – believe it or not, as one of the best Bungle-era designed bimmers. Heck, maybe this is what the X5 should have looked like in the first place. And if you’re wondering, BMW said that the […]

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What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:37:41 +0000

Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If demand for the Altima hybrid is great enough, Nissan may just offload some production of the traditional Altima cars to their plant in Canton, Mississippi. While Nissan may be a bit […]

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