Mercedes-Benz will take to the stage at the annual Geneva Motor Show in early March with an innovative hybrid-electric or fuel-cell concept that, at least in its basic design, previews the replacement for its aging CLS. Mercedes says that the car’s unique platform would allow both hybrid-electric and fuel cell variations ... The F800 Style [ ... ] ...
If buying an electric vehicle is out of reach for now, perhaps you'd rather rent one and see what it's like? Hertz and Nissan announced the Nissan Leaf will be available to rent starting in 2011 in the US and Europe ... Nissan is touting the Nissan Leaf as the first affordable, zero-emission car, and just announced you can reserve one starting in the spring of 2010 ... But they have not announced what the MSRP will be ... It will come with the batteries (there was a lot of speculation the
Photo courtesy of Shell Mechanical engineering students from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (my alma mater) have developed an eco supercar that gets 2,752 MPG! I never get tired of stories like these. As the car industry trips over itself trying to tap the fuel-efficient vehicle market, they end up getting pwned by a group of kids. And they been doing it since 2005! This car isn't some "complicated" hybrid or electric vehicle ... it is 100-percent battery free.In fact, the car has a fuel economy that
Mercedes-Benz F800 Style previews the next-generation CLS-Class. The Geneva auto show concept car can accommodate a fuel cell or plug-in hybrid powertrain ...
Honda has announced that it is hard at work developing an all-new hybrid drive system to go into large cars and SUVs. The system is still under tight wraps, but is suggested to be due to hit the market in three years.Honda has long been a brand known for its fuel efficient offerings, but since [ ... ] ...
Honda’s notion of a performance-minded hybrid died in 2007 when the Accord Hybrid was pulled from production, but the Japanese automaker could be considering another go at the segment ... Honda is reportedly considering an up-performance version of its forthcoming CR-Z hybrid.Honda’s CR-Z hybrid is slated to hit the United States market sometime this summer [ ... ] ...
But only for large vehicles? ... For some time a common topic on Hybridcarblog has been the need for Honda to develop a 'full' hybrid powertrain, such as found on a Toyota Prius or a Ford Fusion hybrid, that enables a hybrid vehicle to run purely on electric power ... Well, Honda has confirmed that it is working on such a powertrain ... "We've left the research stage and entered the field of development," Tomohiko Kawanabe, Honda's COO of automotive research and development, told Reuters in an
In a class of its own? ... I've been very excited about the potential of Hyundai hybrid cars ever since Hyundai announced its lithium-polymer powered Hybrid Blue Drive at the 2008 LA Auto Show. According to many experts, Hyundai's lithium-polymer technology might give Hyundai an edge in lithium battery production ... And, now that the Hyundai Sonata hybrid is just months away from hitting US dealerships, my excitement is beginning to percolate ... In recent weeks we've learned that the new
BBC World News Hour, one of my favorite shows called me to talk about the Prius braking issue ... If you want hear the interview, here it is…BBC World News interview ...
For years, Toyota was the envy of most auto manufacturers as itconcerned its ability to construct safe, quality cars. Toyota calledtheir production method the “Toyota Way” and manufacturers worldwidestudied the “way” ...