Declining Hybrid Sales Put Automakers In A Jam

According to a report in the Financial Times, hybrid sales in the month of November fell sharply as consumers reacted to a similarly sharp drop in the price of gasoline. Hybrid sales dropped by more than 53% from the same period in 2007. Overall, auto sales were off 37% for November, when compared to auto [...]

EPA Certifies Ford Fusion Hybrid At 41 MPG

The EPA has bested Ford’s fuel economy prediction for its soon-to-be-produced Fusion Hybrid by about 2 mpg. The EPA has certified the Fusion’s 41-mpg rating in the city and 36-mpg number on the highway. These numbers are slightly higher than the 39-mpg in the city that Ford had predicted last month. The EPA recently [...]

Looking At The Challenges Ahead

As 2008 goes gentle into that good night, here’s a look at some of the pressing issues facing hybrid vehicles in 2009.
Auto Loans: Two US car makers received a reprieve just before the holidays, but returning to profitability will be Job #1 for both GM and Chrysler in the New Year. After the Senate [...]

Audi Nixes Hybrid Vehicle Programs

Earlier this year, Audi put its Q7 SUV hybrid program on hold, and it now appears that the company may stop work on all hybrids currently in the planning stages, including the Q5. The company cites concerns over nickel-metal hydride battery safety in crashes as one reason for its decision. It also says that [...]

Toyota Puts Brakes On North American Prius Plant

In a sign of the times, Toyota announced yesterday that it was putting the brakes on its Blue Springs, MS plant - originally intended to produce about 150,000 Highlander sport utility vehicles, and later repurposed to produce Prius hybrids. The company says it does not know when it will finish construction on the plant, which [...]

Volvo Details Hybrid Plans

Volvo, with five candidates for the World Green Car Of The Year, says it is putting the finishing touches on a number of hybrid-electric vehicles that the company intends to put into production in the next three years. Building off of last year’s ReCharge Concept and the DRIVe concepts at this year’s Paris Motor Show, [...]

Ex-Intel CEO Wants Company To Produce Auto Batteries

Andy Grove, former CEO at Intel, says the company should set its sights on manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. Grove, who is an advocate of PHEV and EV technologies, says that the country currently lacks a credible supplier for PHEVs and EVs. According to Grove, US auto manufacturers are hamstrung by the cost of [...]

Hybrids, Luxury Imports Sit At North American Ports

According to a Reuters article, imported vehicles - including hybrids - are being stored in facilities at and near US ports as demand for automobiles in the US slides. Toyota and Mercedes-Benz have leased an additional 43 acres of storage space at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, where vehicles are stored - [...]

Building Hybrids: The Automakers’ Risky Proposition

The news is sometimes ironic. On the same day that November auto sales figures reveal a drop of 34% (more than 400,000 vehicles) in sales across all manufacturers over November 2007 figures, Fisker announced that it will bring its $88,000 KARMA, which is supposed to enter production in November 2009, to the North American International [...]

Enterprise To Add 5000 Hybrids To Fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car says it will create a second “hybrid branch” at the Denver International Airport, when it adds about 40 more hybrid vehicles at that location, bringing the location total to 100. Overall, the company plans to add about 5,000 hybrids to its fleet, which will include Toyota Prius and Camry, and Ford Escape models.
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