Toyota May Sell Conventional Prius At A Discount

Published reports in AutoExpress say that Toyota is mulling a discounted price for the existing Prius hybrid when its plug-in cousin goes on sale in Europe next year. The decision would mean that consumers could choose to buy the current design or pony up a bit extra for the plug in version.
Toyota is reportedly feeling [...]

Toyota May Use iQ Platform To Deliver Roadster, Minivan

Toyota may be planning to leverage the iQ platform to bring a 2-seater hybrid to market. According to a German publication, the company is working on the car as a way to spread the development costs of the iQ platform across several models. Auto Motor and Sport says that the vehicle, tentatively named the [...]

UltraBattery Combines Super-capacitor And Lead-Acid Cell

A new battery developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Melbourne, Australia combines a supercapacitor with a lead-acid battery . The result is the UltraBattery, whose life cycle is four times greater than a standard lead-acid battery, delivers 50 percent more power, is about 70 percent less expensive than contemporary HEV battery [...]

Navistar Offers Hybrid Commercial Trucks

Navistar has expanded its line of diesel-electric hybrid large trucks to include the International DuraStar Hybrid tractor. According to the company, the new hybrid tractor can save the operator 20% to 25% on fuel consumption for standard city driving. In addition to savings on fuel, the trucks produce one-third less hydrogen and about 35% less [...]

Can’t Afford An Electric Vehicle? Make Your Own!

The move toward hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has many tinkerers thinking about how they can modify an existing production vehicle to employ hybrid technology. One Massachusetts man has converted a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, which he purchased for $1,000, to an all-electric vehicle that has a range of 30 to 50 miles.
Robert [...]

Lexus Might Move To Hybrid Only Business Model

Lexus may move to a hybrid-only production model, according to Toyota managing officer Toshio Furutani. Currently, Lexus has three hybrid models and plans to introduce another hybrid-only model built on the Prius platform next year. According to Toyota, the new Lexus will make its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in [...]

Here Come The Hybrids!

Officials at Audi have confirmed that the German automaker is working on an all-electric vehicle based on the Volkswagen up! platform. When the vehicle makes it to the production stage, it will be marketed as a Lupo, although the platform will be available to all Audi/VW divisions. Audi has been working on the vehicle for [...]

Volvo To Make Diesel Hybrid By 2012

According to reports in Automotive News, Volvo plans to make a series of diesel hybrid vehicles available by 2012 in Europe and the US. The new vehicles will be full-hybrids that can operate either on electric motors or a diesel engine. Each propulsion system would be capable of moving the vehicle and would not rely [...]

Toyota Rethinks Popularity Of PHEV

In an article in Popular Mechanics, officials from Toyota say that the commercial popularity of the PHEV may never live up to the hype surrounding the technology. While manufacturers - including Toyota and GM - race to bring PHEVs to market, the company acknowledges that the challenges faced by the technology may be too difficult [...]

Losing Out On The Lambo Hybrid Sedan?

Lamborghini says that its Estoque concept, being shown off at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, could be brought into production as a hybrid vehicle. Lamborghini has repeatedly said that it is not capable of building its signature vehicles and meeting increasingly strict European Union emissions standards, so the news of a hybrid is something of [...]

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