Toyota Prius Receives LED Tech Pack Option
17 Aug 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just launched a new option for its Prius that will make the hybrid a more efficient when it comes to electricity consumption. The new LED Tech headlightpack option for the third-generatio...
Williams May Use KERS in 2010 Anyway
14 Aug 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams sure wants to participate to the discussions regarding next year's technical rule book as an active member of the Formula One Teams Associations (FOTA), but when it comes to respecting...
Yaris-Based Hybrid, More Efficient Than the Prius
14 Aug 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota is one of the many automakers that are doing big efforts to upgrade its product range and make it more fuel efficient and the number of hybrids to be launched in the near future do nothing mo...
2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7-Series Official Details
13 Aug 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With just few weeks before its official premiere at the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA), BMW released the production version of the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7. According to the German manufacturer, the model...
China's Haima Auto to Launch Hybrid and Electric Cars in 2011
13 Aug 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese manufacturer Haima Auto struggles to stay in line with the rest of the automotive world and will launch its very own hybrid and electric cars as soon as 2011. Still unclear whether the c...
In-House Green Technology for General Motors
12 Aug 2009, 14:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if it fights to change the company's culture, as CEO Fritz Henderson revealed yesterday, General Motors also continues its mandatory restructuring process which is already showing the firs...
Toyota Prius All-Time Sales Record in Australia
11 Aug 2009, 15:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Thrilling news for Toyota from Australia, as the all-new third generation Prius managed to set record sales in the earlier mentioned auto market. The Toyota Prius is and has been since its launch th...
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cargo-Moving Tractor in Tests
11 Aug 2009, 10:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Passenger cars are not the only ones that slowly migrate towards hybrid powertrains. Tractors are following the same trend and are slowly adopting this kind of fuel consumption reduction technology ...
Chevrolet Volt Is Not "Commercially Viable"
11 Aug 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chevrolet Volt, the over-praised model which is expected to turn General Motors around and pave the way to profit, might not be ready in time for the November 2010 launch. A regulatory filing repor...
Nissan Plans “Competitive Pricing” for Leaf EV
10 Aug 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After unveiling the Leaf EV (electric vehicle) on Sunday in Japan, Nissan has already set a target of 5,000 units to be sold in the US for test purposes starting late next year. The marketing str...
Nissan Leaf Hoped to Outsell Hybrids
7 Aug 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer has high hopes for its first mass produced EV, the Leaf, and says the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight will have in the EV an opponent to be reckoned with. Nissan North America&#...
Buick Confirms 2010 Crossover, Hybrid Version in 2011
6 Aug 2009, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just confirmed that it will debut a five-passenger crossover model in 2010 that will rely on a new family of fuel-efficient direct-inject gas engines, with a plug-in hybrid flavor...
US EV Grants Winners Begin "Battle for America's Future"
6 Aug 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US has announced yesterday the winners of the $2.4Bn battery and EV development grants, a move aimed at meeting President Obama's goal of having some 1 million electric vehicles on the road...
GM Pleased with US EV Grants
6 Aug 2009, 06:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported yesterday, the US government was on the verge of awarding $2.4 billion in grants for research on advanced batteries and vehicle components, as well as for the purchase of plug-in hybr...
US to Give $2.4Bn for Batteries, PHEV, EV
5 Aug 2009, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US led offensive on the green vehicle front enters a new chapter today, as the country is getting ready to pump $2.4 billion in grants for research on advanced batteries and vehicle components, ...
2010 Toyota Prius Runs Out of Batteries
5 Aug 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The third-generation Toyota Prius proves to be quite a popular model nowadays, especially in the wake of government stimulus plans launched around the world. Unfortunately, Toyota faces difficulties...
Spyshots: 2011 Porsche Cayenne, Camo Free
5 Aug 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Now isn't this a treat... Not often seen in the spy business, an almost camo free upcoming model has been spotted undergoing road testing somewhere in Germany. We are talking, as you can see, a...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the State of Victoria
4 Aug 2009, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it recently revealed what may very well be the first of a new breed of Nissan vehicles, the Leaf, the Japanese manufacturer, together with its French ally Renault, announced a new partnership ...
BMW Megacity Vehicle, i-Setta Brand
4 Aug 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It would appear German manufacturer BMW decided to add a little extra to its current line-up and create a fourth BMW Group brand to join the existing BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce. According to a repor...
Toyota Sales Jumped 27.7 Percent in July
4 Aug 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's no secret that automakers selling cars in the United States experienced a huge boost in sales last week as the government scrapping programme supported Americans in purchasing around 100,0...