GM Says Toyota Will Likely Turn In First Commercial PHEV

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has indicated in an interview with the Detroit News that the Volt will not likely beat the Prius plug-in to market. Toyota company president Katsuaki Watanabe said in an interview earlier this week that Toyota could be ready to release its Prius plug-in model as early as 2009. The plug-in [...]

Are Hybrids Having An Effect On Consumers’ Gasoline Expenditures?

According to a new report issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council, residents of three states - Mississippi, South Carolina, and Georgia - spend more than 7 percent of their annual income on gasoline. Drivers in Louisiana, Kentucky, New Mexico, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa spend between 6% and 7% of their income on gasoline [...]

120 Plus Teams To Compete In Progressive Automotive X Prize

According to the X PRIZE Foundation, more than 120 teams have filed a letter of intent with the foundation to compete for the $10 million prize in 2009. Teams have until January 1, 2009 to file a letter of intent. After registration has been completed, the X PRIZE Foundation will begin to qualify the entrants.
Those [...]

New Jersey Township Goes Hybrid

Edison Township, in New Jersey, will begin replacing its fleet vehicles with hybrid models. The township, which has 435 vehicles, will phase in new hybrid vehicles as older models “age out” and ultimately plans to replace about half of the fleet with hybrids. Currently, the township’s oldest fleet vehicles are a 1987 Crown Victoria and [...]

California To Examine Hybrid Noise Issue

The State of California has assembled a commission to study the issue of hybrid noise… or lack thereof. The committee will look for ways to improve the audible detectability of the vehicles that can operate in a virtually soundless mode. Oncoming hybrid cars do not make enough noise to warn visually impaired or distracted pedestrians [...]

Hybrids: To Buy Or Not To Buy…

Earlier this week, The CarConnection.com released a list of seven good reasons to buy a hybrid vehicle and six bad ones. The piece is meant to counter the “buyer’s remorse” that some people feel after purchasing a hybrid that doesn’t quite live up to the buyer’s expectations. Hybrid technology can be a good solution for [...]

Chrysler Simulates Hybrid Production Process To Work Out The Bugs

Chrysler has announced that it has begun production of its Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen hybrid electric vehicle at the company’s Newark Assembly Plant. While preparing to begin production, the company created a computer simulation of the assembly processes to spot problems and trouble points while the plant was still being prepared.
The first pilot vehicles [...]

Cornell Takes 100-MPG Prototype To NY State Fair

Cornell University is taking the wraps off of its 100-mpg hybrid entry into the Progressive Automobile X-Prize competition. The Cornell team will show off a prototype of its vehicle, fashioned from a modified 1993 Geo Metro at the upcoming 2008 New York State Fair in Syracuse. The Metro is just a test mule for the [...]

The Economy Of Hybrid Vehicles And The Road Less Traveled

Hybrid vehicles and alternative propulsion technologies are all the rage at the moment, but aside from an advantage in fuel economy, do hybrids make sense in the cold, hard light of their plain old economy? From a strictly bottom line perspective: no.
If automakers need to charge a $5,000 premium to make the technology worth [...]

Volt Restyled For Better Fuel Economy

GM offered up details of its much-anticipated Volt last week, including some new tidbits on the battery system. According to the company, the 400-lb pack is destined to land in a number of vehicle designs and hints that the vehicle or something like it is planned for the European market. The new battery will be [...]

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