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Lutz says no hybrid race between Toyota, GM

AP — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:34 +0000

The race between General Motors Corp. and Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp. to produce a rechargeable car is meaningless because the companies’ vehicle designs are so different, GM’s top product executive said...

Blind advocates raise concerns about silent vehicles

AP — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:44:24 +0000

Advocates for the blind want the government to set minimum sound standards for new cars and trucks, pointing to potential safety hazards for blind pedestrians who can’t hear silent gas-electric hybrid vehicles.The National Highway Traffic...

Chrysler takes aim at GM with hybrid SUV prices

AP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:58:05 +0000

The market for hybrid full-size sport utility vehicles may be small, but Chrysler LLC is determined to get a piece of it, saying Tuesday that its new hybrids will be nearly $8,000 less than competitors from General Motors Corp.Chrysler said its...

Toyota hybrid battery outpaced by demand

AP — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:44:46 +0000

Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for its hybrid vehicles because it can’t make enough of the batteries that are key parts in the hit “green” cars, a senior executive said Monday.The crunch is likely to remain...

Why are There No Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) with Micro-Generators?

James Bashkin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:45:08 +0000

Mike Allen of Popular Mechanics asks good questions and gives good answers about slow development in the US of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: hybrids that you can charge from a wall...

Trailers, Semi-Trailers, HSTA Concept, Vehicles, Hybrids

Sameer Kumar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:06:00 +0000

Ever been on a highway with those big trailer trucks heading your way or blocking your way? It can be the most frustrating thing in the world. You cannot at times go past them cos of traffic and they just do not get a move on. But you must...

The S-class goes the hybrid way

Jayaprashanth — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:05:22 +0000

In these days of political correctness, driving around or for that matter, being driven around in a gas guzzler is the height of being politically incorrect. Now, to remedy that, Mercedes Benz has just outfitted their very successful executive...

GM Announces New Hybrid System

AP — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:23:22 +0000

General Motors Corp. says it expects to bring its first lithium-ion battery powered hybrid engine system to market in North America in 2010.The world’s largest automaker by sales was to announce the hybrid system Tuesday at the Geneva...

Mindset’s E-Motion – Giving new meaning to hybrids

Jolly — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:57:43 +0000

Hybrids – cars that run on two or more engine technologies, but are they as simple to define? I guess no, a Swiss company known as Mindset is trying to improve what hybrids can do in the future with their new design known as the E-Motion....

Hybrid System Comes to Full-Size Autos

AP — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:14:01 +0000

In the race to get greener, automakers want to leave no vehicle behind.Some of the largest pickups and sport utility vehicles will soon come in hybrid versions, as automakers bet that consumers want to save fuel without compromising capability....