Aiming squarely at the market-leading Toyota Prius, Honda Motor Co. will introduce a new gas-electric hybrid by April of 2009. Honda already has the most fuel-efficient lineup in the US. “We’re targeting sales of 100,000 units of this new vehicle in North America,” said Richard Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. in […]
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Lexus U.K. director, Steve Settle, has confirmed that LF-A (Lexus’ first supercar) is set to go hybrid. In an interview with MotorTrader, he was quoted:
This car will not be an adaptation of anything that already exists – it will be something…
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20 Ford Escape Hybrids and 10 Toyota Priuses will be converted to plug-ins soon with the approval of the $2.6-million contract by California’s Board of the AQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District).
The Escape hybrids will be converted…
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It’s the season for green wheels. With the persistent rise in gasoline prices and the fuel efficiency thrust students of DCE are building a new age hybrid car with a funding of just 6.5 lakh from auto giant Mahindra and Mahindra.
The prototype…
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Here is a smaller, safer and affordable battery compared to ones presently used in hybrid electric vehicles. Unlike the typical lead acid car battery, this new one is made of carbon, and not metal.
The Peoria-based Firefly Energy Inc., has…
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