Ford’s Dirty Ad for the C-MAX Energi
Ford is doing some clever, upbeat advertising for it’s C-Max Energi plugin hybrid. The target market is obviously forward-thinking, environmentally aware city folk. And judging from the explosive...
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Why Are Hybrids More Efficient in China and India than in the US?
What makes cities in India and China so frustrating to drive in—heavy traffic, aggressive driving style, few freeways—makes them ideal for saving fuel with hybrid vehicles, according to new research by...
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BMW i8: An All-Out Video of an All-Out Car
BMW has gone all-out to present their new plugin hybrid, the i8. The BMW i8 is no ordinary sports car. As a plug-in hybrid, the it combines the power of BMW’s TwinPower Turbo engine and the efficiency...
View ArticleVIDEO: The World’s Most Expensive Hybrid: the Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche’s Trent Warnke talks to the Wall Street Journal’s Lee Hawkins about the Porsche 918 Spyder, a plug-in hybrid supercar that starts at $845,000. As Wired described: Start off in E-Power mode by...
View ArticleDutch Students Prepare a Hybrid to Race LeMans
The IM01 is the race car of the future, a car capable of winning the 24 hours of Le Mans. The car is currently under development by a group of highly motivated students of the Technical University of...
View ArticleFlywheel Hybrid Systems to Be Installed in UK Buses
Two companies, the Go-Ahead Group and GKN plc have agreed a deal that will help reduce emissions in cities with the supply of electric flywheel systems to 500 buses over the next two years. The...
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How Much Can You Save Driving an EV or Hybrid?
A new online tool, brought to you by a team at the PH&EV Research Center at UC Davis, lets you explore if an electric vehicle is right for you. Put in a home location and a travel destination and...
View ArticlePorsche Brings a Plugin Hybrid to the Premium SUV World
Porsche has refreshed its Cayenne line with a series of new versions: Cayenne Diesel, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, and the world premiere of the Cayenne S E-Hybrid, which is the first plug-in hybrid in...
View ArticleComing Soon: The 9th Annual AltCar Expo 2014
AltCar Expo, the nation’s leading forum for alternative fuel ride and drive, industry, fleet & public education and demonstration, will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 19-20, 2014,...
View ArticlePrius Taxi Breaks 1 Million KM
Toyota of Austria posted a video of taxi driver, Manfred Dvorak, talking about his Prius taxi which now has over 1,000,000 km (600,000 miles) on the tachometer with no breakdowns. General wisdom tells...
View ArticleElectric Corvette? GM Applies For “Corvette E-Ray” and ‘E-Ray” Trademarks.
In the world of gas-guzzling, high-performance all-American sports cars, there are few discussions had which don’t mention the iconic Chevrolet Corvette (or ‘Vette to fans). Born at the height of the...
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Why Are Hybrids More Efficient in China and India than in the US?
What makes cities in India and China so frustrating to drive in—heavy traffic, aggressive driving style, few freeways—makes them ideal for saving fuel with hybrid vehicles, according to new research by...
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BMW i8: An All-Out Video of an All-Out Car
BMW has gone all-out to present their new plugin hybrid, the i8. The BMW i8 is no ordinary sports car. As a plug-in hybrid, the it combines the power of BMW’s TwinPower Turbo engine and the efficiency...
View ArticleVIDEO: The World’s Most Expensive Hybrid: the Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche’s Trent Warnke talks to the Wall Street Journal’s Lee Hawkins about the Porsche 918 Spyder, a plug-in hybrid supercar that starts at $845,000. As Wired described: Start off in E-Power mode by...
View ArticleDutch Students Prepare a Hybrid to Race LeMans
The IM01 is the race car of the future, a car capable of winning the 24 hours of Le Mans. The car is currently under development by a group of highly motivated students of the Technical University of...
View ArticleFlywheel Hybrid Systems to Be Installed in UK Buses
Two companies, the Go-Ahead Group and GKN plc have agreed a deal that will help reduce emissions in cities with the supply of electric flywheel systems to 500 buses over the next two years. The...
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How Much Can You Save Driving an EV or Hybrid?
A new online tool, brought to you by a team at the PH&EV Research Center at UC Davis, lets you explore if an electric vehicle is right for you. Put in a home location and a travel destination and...
View ArticlePorsche Brings a Plugin Hybrid to the Premium SUV World
Porsche has refreshed its Cayenne line with a series of new versions: Cayenne Diesel, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, and the world premiere of the Cayenne S E-Hybrid, which is the first plug-in hybrid in...
View ArticleComing Soon: The 9th Annual AltCar Expo 2014
AltCar Expo, the nation’s leading forum for alternative fuel ride and drive, industry, fleet & public education and demonstration, will take place on Friday and Saturday, September 19-20, 2014,...
View ArticlePrius Taxi Breaks 1 Million KM
Toyota of Austria posted a video of taxi driver, Manfred Dvorak, talking about his Prius taxi which now has over 1,000,000 km (600,000 miles) on the tachometer with no breakdowns. General wisdom tells...
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