Friday, January 8, 2010

The Car Connection - Hybrid Cars

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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Scion iQ To Debut As A Hybrid Hatch

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

The Toyota iQ is a popular minicar in many parts of the world, and we've known for a while that Toyota was planning to market it as a Scion in the U.S. The timeline for the iQ's launch, however, has been the subject of rumor and speculation: at first it was thought to be 2011, then it was bumped up to 2010, and now we don't know when it's ..


Preview: Cars Of The Future, Coming Sooner Than You Think

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:25 AM PST

Grab any science magazine from the last century, and you'll see ideas and sketches for cars of the future, from atomic-powered to levitating. But the future is here already, and it's going on sale at a showroom near you over the next three model years. Here's our roundup of the most significant new cars that you'll be able to buy between now ..


Toyota Hybrid Concept Confirmed for 2010 Detroit Auto Show

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST

Toyota has confirmed it will show a new hybrid car concept at the Detroit auto show next month. And hybrid followers are eagerly speculating what it might be: a two-door Prius? a hybrid Yaris? a 2011 Scion iQ hybrid? or a dedicated plug-in hybrid? The king of hybrids says you'll have to wait a month until you see the latest gas-electric ..


Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid To Go On Sale in 2011

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:38 AM PST

Toyota has been a late and cautious entrant into the field of plug-in vehicles, gradually rolling out a small fleet of Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid versions of the third-generation Prius. But for the first time, the company has announced that it will put the car on sale to regular consumers. The date is 2011--which probably means it'll be a ..


Volkswagen Up! Light Concept Hints At Future Hybrid Models

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen revealed an all-new concept car, called the Up! Lite, that demonstrates a new focus on fuel-efficiency and hybrids by getting straight to numbers; its carbon-dioxide emissions are just 65 grams per mile and at 70 mpg, it's the most fuel-efficient four-passenger vehicle in the world. With a little ..


2011 Hyundai Sonata: First Look

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 11:35 AM PST

What is it?: The next generation of Hyundai's mid-size family sedan The basics: Exceptional styling, and a hybrid version in the works On sale: Summer 2010, with a public showing at the Detroit Auto Show Price: $20,000 (est.) The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is making its world debut today at the 2009 Los Angeles autos how. The sixth-generation ..


Does The 2010 Lexus LS 600h Park Itself As Well As A Ford?

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 06:59 AM PST

For several years Lexus has offered an Advanced Parking Guidance System (APGS; also called Intelligent Parking Assist) option on its Lexus LS 460 and Lexus LS 600h, and the same system is offered in the 2010 Toyota Prius. The Lexus/Toyota system was, and still is, the first and only system in the U.S. market to automatically steer the vehicle ..


GM To Work With National Federation of the Blind on 2011 Chevy Volt Sounds

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 05:00 AM PST

Since at least 2007, advocates for the blind have been concerned about the lack of noise from hybrids running in electric mode. The imminent arrival of all-electric cars like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2012 Nissan Leaf has only raised their level of alarm. Now General Motors has announced that the engineers developing the 2011 Volt will ..


2011 Volkswagen Touareg To Launch in January at Detroit Auto Show

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:13 AM PST

Introduced as a 2004 model, the Touareg sport utility vehicle was Volkswagen's first foray into SUVs, and its most expensive vehicle at the time. Now VW will unveil a redesigned, second-generation 2011 Volkswagen Touareg at January's Detroit Auto Show. The Touareg shares a basic platform with the high performance Porsche Cayenne SUV, itself ..


Driven: 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST

BMW's X6 "Sports Activity Coupe" is a car of contradictions. Our review of the 2009 BMW X6 range called it "an oddity: a sport-utility vehicle designed to have a coupe-like shape." For 2010, BMW has added a new model that may polarize people even further. It's the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6, the first production hybrid from the maker of ultimate ..


Super Gaff-O-Matic! Biden Reveals Entire Fisker Lineup

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, known for repeated instances of foot-in-mouth disease, unwittingly spilled the beans on Fisker Automotive's plan for a Delaware-built, three-vehicle family of plug-in hybrids. Fox News reports that Biden told press gathered in Wilmington, Del., that Fisker would eventually build 100,000 plug-in hybrid sedans, coupes ..


Nissan 'Not Intending To Play A Leadership Role In Hybrids'

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 07:43 AM PDT

Speaking of the Tokyo Motor Show, hybrid vehicles, and executive pronouncements, Nissan's head honcho, Carlos Ghosn, has made some interesting statements about Nissan's technology plans. Speaking from the exhibition floor, Ghosn said that Nissan doesn't want to be a big player in the hybrid market, having chosen instead to set its sights ..


Subaru Will Launch A Hybrid Vehicle By 2012

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 07:34 AM PDT

There hasn't been much groundbreaking news to emerge from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, but the event has generated some intriguing statements from the handful of automakers in attendance. For example, Ikuo Mori, the president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, noted that Subaru is working with Toyota to develop a ..


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