BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Revealed
31 Aug 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We were reporting last week on a teaser released by BMW showing what appeared to be the taillight of the Vision EfficientDynamics concept. Now, with just two weeks before its official introduction t...
Daimler Gets Funding for Hybrid Buses
25 Aug 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it was included in the Electric Mobility Model Regions development program set up by the German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS)....
Lexus HS 250h, 10,000 and Counting
24 Aug 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Lexus may be faced with an unforeseen problem when its first dedicated hybrid, the HS 250h, is launched in the US next month. According to Toyota spokeswoman Monika Saito, in i...
Honda Electric Car, in the US by 2015
24 Aug 2009, 07:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another manufacturer confirmed these past few days their commitment into developing an electric vehicle, as Japanese manufacturer Honda, through one of its spokesmen, said the company is currently d...
Yokohama dB super E-spec Tires for Canadian Prius
21 Aug 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Yokohama announced yesterday the release of a new ultra-low rolling resistance tire, especially created to fit the needs of the Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles. The Yokohama dB su...
2010 Buick Crossover Canceled
20 Aug 2009, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the early days of August, General Motors rolled out the red carpet for its 2010 Buick Crossover that created quite a big fuzz among GM's officials. Today, the company is getting ready for th...
Sanyo Batteries for Toyota Hybrids
19 Aug 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fighting to solve a huge problem with battery shortage for its hybrids, Toyota is now forced to look beyond its battery partner Panasonic and search for a new company that could supply batteries for...
US Army GSPEL to Test Hybrid Tanks
19 Aug 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Army's Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL) broke ground on Monday, on a new 30,000-square-foot facility for testing military ground vehicles. The facility will be used for...
Suzuki Hybrid in the US by 2011
18 Aug 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Suzuki is one of the companies that are planning to assault the United States with an advanced hybrid model and says it could do so by 2011. More importantly, the future hybrid will use a next-gener...
Toyota Denies Yaris-Based Hybrid to Be Built in France
17 Aug 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced today it has no plans to build the European spec Yaris-based hybrid at its plant in Valenciennes, northern France. The announcement was made after in late July...
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 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&#...