Tax Break For Honda In Last Month Of Phase Out

The federal tax credit for the Honda hybrids will be phased out after December 31, 2008. Honda has reached the 60,000-unit cap on tax credits for its hybrid vehicles. According to the company, it has no plans to offer incentives to customers who are looking for hybrid vehicles.
Tax credits for Toyota products were phased out [...]

A Little Sunshine For Cloudy Days

If the 2008 LA Auto Show has been a disappointment for you in terms of model introductions, then the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January should perk up your spirits. Regardless of what kinds of cars you favor, the major automakers have saved their introductions this year for Detroit.
In terms of [...]

Chinese Hybrid Production Gears Up With Joint Venture

Chinese automaker SAIC Motor is planning to build hybrid-electric vehicles. The company will form a joint-venture with its state-owned parent company Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) to build hybrid vehicles. The new joint venture will be known as Shanghai Jieneng Automotive Technology and will be 90-percent owned by SAIC and 10 percent owned by SAIC [...]

Washington Should Avoid Mandating Auto Technologies

A number of commentators have come out with “suggestions” on how the Big Three should improve their business models. Originally, Congress approved a $25 billion loan package designed to help the automakers retool their plants to produce more efficient vehicles, and many members of Congress support diverting those funds to provide operating loans. As the [...]

Hybrid Sales To Comprise Bigger Market Share In 2012

Research by RL Polk and Co., reported at a symposium organized by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute shows that only about five percent of new cars sold in 2010 in the US and Canada will have a hybrid power train. While the overall percentage of the vehicle market is small, that represents a [...]

VT Power Company Converts Priuses To PHEVs

Green Mountain Power, of Colchester VT, has converted two of its Prius fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The converted vehicles are charged using a 4 kW solar array and achieve about 100 mpg. The vehicles are used for local trips. The 5kWh battery pack takes about 5.5 hours to charge.
Green Mountain Power supplies [...]

Two Of Three Americans Will Buy A Hybrid Before 2012

A new survey by Ruder Finn Insights shows that two out of three Americans say they are likely to purchase a hybrid vehicle in the next three years. The survey also shows that the lower cost of acquiring gasoline-only vehicles is a barrier to faster hybrid adoption. More than 80 percent of the survey’s 500 [...]

GM, Chrysler Pass On LA, Ford Brings Two New Hybrids

GM and Chrysler will not be introducing new hybrid vehicles at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The LA show is one of the premiere events on the calendar and gives automakers a chance to display new products ahead of the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
GM recently cancelled a scheduled [...]

EcoBoost Engine May Offer Ford Alternative To Hybrids

The Ford Motor Company says it will begin to offer its EcoBoost engine in upcoming models, including the Ford Flex, Taurus and F-150 truck. The engine technology combines direct fuel injection with turbo charging to increase fuel economy by about 20 percent and reduce carbon emissions by about 15%.
The new engine is slated to make [...]

NCSU Research Shows Consumers Prefer Engine Noise For Hybrids

Researchers from North Carolina State University have released the results of a study they conducted on the consumer acceptability of different types of noise that can be added to hybrid vehicles. Most hybrids, when operating in electric mode, do not create enough noise to be heard by pedestrians and cyclists. The National Federation For The [...]

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