Hybrids Aren’t Always The Solution To Automakers’ Woes

Chrysler, LLC has announced that the Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango are done. The vehicles were just introduced to the world last quarter, and should be regarded as victims of the changing economy. Hybrid technology may improve the mileage ratings for full-sized vehicles like the Aspen and Durango,(and the Yukon/Tahoe/Escalade in GM’s line) but in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Unsafe At Any Speed? NY Hybrid Taxi Plan Hits A Bump

If you’ve been following the hybrid taxi saga, you know that the Taxicab and Limousine Commission in New York City has decreed that the Big Apple’s taxi fleet must achieve certain emissions and mileage goals. The regulations require that all new taxicabs put into service after October 1, 2008 must be hybrids (or capable of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Staples Road Tests Diesel-Electric Hybrid Delivery Truck

Staples is road testing the company’s first hybrid delivery trucks in Los Angeles and Boston. The vehicle was built jointly by Isuzu and Enova. The trucks feature a diesel-electric power train with an 85-hp electric motor and use nickel-metal hydride batteries. The truck itself is a standard Isuzu design that has been modified with the [...]

Toyota Testing Prius PHEV In UK

Toyota has begun testing its Prius PHEV in the UK. Toyota will work with EDF Energy to test the vehicle on public roads for at least a year. The vehicles will be driven by EDF employees as part of the company’s fleet. EDF Energy will collect data on the vehicles.
Toyota is hoping to determine how [...]

Mercedes Confirms S-Class Hybrid Ready To Go In 2009

Mercedes has confirmed that it will be ready to release the S-Class gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle in 2009. The vehicle, based on the S400 concept, was originally expected in 2008. The car would be the first production hybrid manufactured by the German automaker, which until this time has chosen to focus on the development of diesel [...]

NYC Taxi Group Takes Up Fight Against Hybrids

A report by C. Bruce Gambardella, P.E., who has consulted for the City of New York and major automakers, says that New York’s hybrid taxis are unsafe and are not fit to be used for taxi service.
Among Gambardella’s major complaints are the partitions that are required by law to protect drivers from being robbed, injured [...]

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