Toyota Hybrid Sales Top 4 Million
22 May 2012, 07:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Motor Company (TMC) has announced that that sales of their hybrid vehicles cumulated across all the brands have now reached over 4 million units as of the end of April. Back in 1997, TMC s...
Green Vehicles Could Dent UK Government Revenue
21 May 2012, 11:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We genuinely live in dark times. Just take a really good look at the world and the state it's in. Despite governments around the world claiming to promote greener motoring, do you really see th...
UK Study Says Businesses are EV-Reluctant
21 May 2012, 09:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A recent UK study of 1000 businesses, carried out by ALD Automotive, revealed that 60% of company drivers would not swap their conventionally powered car with an electric one. The main disadvanta...
Porsche 918 Spyder Full Specs Released, Nurburgring Laptime of Under 7:22
21 May 2012, 08:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last week, Porsche released a set of “official spy shots” of the 918 Spyder, the carmaker is now also announcing the specs of the vehicle, including its Nurburgring time. The supercar, w...
SAE ‘Formula Hybrid’ Won by Birgham Young University Team
21 May 2012, 08:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hybrid made their way slowly but surely into our daily lives, now so many manufacturers are offering a hybrid, if one was to buy a hybrid, the choice would be confusing. Hybrid powertrains have m...
Chevy Volt Drivers Averaging 1400 KM Before Refueling
18 May 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet are very proud of their range-extended Volt, so much so that they have compiled a series of statistics, some of which are interesting, others are just marketing nonsense, if you ask us. ...
Lexus Discontinues Slow-Selling HS250h Sedan
18 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lexus HS was introduced back in 2009 as a ‘dedicated hybrid’ vehicle, which was also affordable. It never really caught on, selling only 20,226 units in the US and 8,494 units in Jap...
Siemens eHighway - Cross Between a Truck and a Tram
17 May 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve all seen trolley buses and trams drawing their power from the power grid, without the need to carry cumbersome, heavy batteries around. The system has been in use for decades, and there&...
Ford C-MAX Hybrid Pricing Announced, Order Books Open
17 May 2012, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford today announced that the C-MAX Hybrid comes with a starting price of $25,995, with the vehicle set to enter the market this fall. However, the company’s dealers are now starting to take o...
Genevart Celsius Hybrid-Supercar Bound for Geneva 2013
16 May 2012, 16:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Swiss supercar maker Genevart will be presenting their new 850hp hybrid supercar at next year’s edition of the Geneva Motor Show. With that much power and a 0-100 km/h (0-62mph) time of under ...
Porsche 918 Spyder Pre-Production Prototype Images Released
15 May 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche is getting closer and closer to writing a new chapter in the history of supercars with the 918 Spyder and the carmaker has just made a new step in that direction by releasing the first photo...
The Third Fastest-Selling Car in the US Is the Toyota Prius
10 May 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In a recent study by cars.com, they have gathered sales data from April and have compiled a list of the fastest selling cars in the US. From the study, it has become apparent that Americans love the...
Volvo Starts Selling V60 Hybrid Exclusively in Europe
7 May 2012, 16:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the main market for hybrids being the US, Volvo has decided to sell its new V60 hybrid exclusively in Europe. The plug-in hybrid was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, last year. The car ...
US Army Hybrid Diesel Concept
6 May 2012, 22:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, the US military-industrial complex is going green. The Army have recently unveiled a hybrid-diesel concept called the Bravo FED (Fuel Efficiency Demonstrator). It was designed by a team ...
Nissan Reveals New Cima for the Japanese Market
26 Apr 2012, 15:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan doesn’t sell the Infiniti brand in Japan, and thus they have taken the recently released M35hL and they’ve changed the grille and a few minor details. The car will be sold in Japa...
Honda Starts Production of the Acura ILX
26 Apr 2012, 12:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda officially kicked off the production this week of the all-new Acura ILX at its production facility in Greensburg Indiana. The entry-level car gets its power from Honda’s familiar 2.0-...
Brabus Shifts Focus Towards Diesel-Hybrid
26 Apr 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Over the years, Brabus has established itself as the Mercedes tuner for those who want massive power and torque figures from their cars. As is the trend nowadays, their latest projects features a 2....
PSA Hybrid System Makes AM Radio Reception Impossible
24 Apr 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Apparently, PSA’s hybrid system which can be fitted to the Peugeot 3008, 508 and Citroen’s DS5, makes it impossible to receive any AM signal. The manufacturers claim that they are workin...
UK Tax Change May Doom Electric Vehicles
24 Apr 2012, 12:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The only reason people bought EVs in the first place was to dodge the ever increasing taxes. This concept is threatened by a recent decision by the UK government to force company car drivers who run...
New Ferrari HY-KERS System Revealed in Beijing
24 Apr 2012, 11:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The first generation HY-KERS system was revealed to the public in 2010. It’s short for hybrid kinetic energy recovery system and its main goal is to significantly reduce CO2 emissions while im...