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...
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...
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...
Honda Insight Hybrid Tuned by Exclusive Zeus
31 Jul 2009, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrids are not quite the cars you would expect to get aftermarket packages, even if some of them look, let's be gentle... "different". Well, the guys over at Exclusive Zeus actually ...
Toyota Adds Night Shift for Yaris Production
30 Jul 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Yaris is experiencing growing demand in most markets as government incentives across the globe encourage consumers to look for more efficient and smaller displacements models. As a result, th...
Citroen - Ferrari Love. Speedy Van Born
30 Jul 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We’ve seen crossovers before, but this is one that really looks good. Moreover, it can do 180 mph (290 km/h), which is more than satisfying for a van. So, how did this happen? Well, two Italia...
Toyota May Build Yaris-Based Hybrid in France
28 Jul 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota's hybrid offensive may open a new front, this time in France where, according to Japanese media reports, it plans on building a Yaris-based hybrid. The version in question is the Europea...
Electrification Important to GM's Success
28 Jul 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if that wasn't obvious... But General Motors is really keen on getting closer to electrification, as Beth Lowery, Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy at GM, said in a web...
Nissan May Develop Hybrid System
27 Jul 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aware of the fact that, despite its best efforts, the advent of electric vehicle is still years away, Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced today it is working on an intermediary system, to fill in...
Kia Motors to Invest 2.3 Billion Euros in European Green Plan
27 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Motors will invest approximately 2 billion pounds (2.3 billion euros) to make its European business a bit greener and launch a couple of models that would reduce the overall fuel consumption fig...
2012 Prius-Based Hybrid Sports Coupe Early Details
27 Jul 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speculation continue on the Prius-based hybrid sports coupe designed by Toyota, this time with some unconfirmed specifications of the car. According to the guys over at 7tune.com, the future model, ...
Public Driving Debut for the Fisker Karma
24 Jul 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After we kept you updated about Fisker's new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with details about the expected price tag and release date, we now bring you further information about its de...
Mazda Adds $500 Over CARS Incentives
24 Jul 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) strategy, Japanese manufacturer Mazda today revealed that it will offer consumers who agree to trade-in their old car and buy a new Mazda a bonus of...
Honda NSX May Arrive as a Hybrid Supercar
22 Jul 2009, 18:31 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / With Honda president, Takeo Fukui, announcing at the end of 2008 they will abandon the NSX Super sports car development, rumors swarm now about a possible revival of the famed NSX. After its world-w...
FedEx Expands Hybrid Fleet
22 Jul 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Engaged in a race aimed more at cutting costs than helping the environment, large car fleet operators will soon become a gold mine for hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturers. Whereas the United S...
Confirmed: Toyota Brings Auris Hybrid to Europe
17 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota has officially confirmed it will begin production of the full-hybrid version of the Auris, scheduled to enter the European market towards the middle of 2010. The hybrid ...
Toyota-Mazda Hybrid Alliance in Sight
16 Jul 2009, 13:54 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Toyota Motor Corp. the world's leader in auto hybrids, stated recently that it looks at boosting hybrid sales as being very important and will consider any request from automakers to share its ...
Lexus HS 250h Launched in Japan
16 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Lexus has just released the new HS 250h in Japan. The car we kept you updated on, in our previous articles is the Japanese carmaker's first dedicated hybrid model. The luxury-segment car man...
Toyota Goes Down in Europe
15 Jul 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Troubled times ahead for Japanese manufacturer Toyota, still the world's largest carmaker. The company reported new car sales decrease on the Old Continent amounting to 26 percent or 452,350 un...