Archive for the 'Hybrid Cars' Category
2010 Nissan Leaf – The Green Car Revolution Begins With the Nissan Leaf
Posted by site admin on 23 Dec 2009
The Nissan Leaf is a new car coming that many feel will be one of the best green cars of the next decade. In fact, Time Magazine has already picked the Nissan Leaf as one of the best inventions of 2009 and it is expected that the 2010 Nissan Leaf will be a huge seller. [...]
Read More..>>How do Hybrid Cars Help the Environment?
Posted by site admin on 26 Aug 2009
Hybrid cars use traditional gasoline engines and an alternative powerplant. The two types of hybrids that currently exist are electric hybrids and hydrogen hybrids. Electric hybrids use an electric motor as their alternative energy source. Hydrogen hybrids extract the element from water and add the hydrogen to the fuel-air mixture of the [...]
Read More..>>How do Hybrid Cars Save Gas?
Posted by site admin on 06 May 2009
A gasoline-electric hybrid is a cross between a tradition gasoline internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The reason that a hybrid solution is needed is because neither a traditional gasoline engine nor an all-electric vehicle will currently meet the needs of future automobile customers who are looking for improved fuel economy.
A traditional gasoline [...]
Favorite Fuel Efficient Cars
Posted by site admin on 22 Jan 2009
In today’s market it is imperative to have an idea of what automobiles may be available for the consumer. It is even more important to look for fuel efficient cars based on the environmental situation we find ourselves in. Global warming does exist and it’s nice to know the car manufacturers are finally [...]
Read More..>>Toyota Volta Concept Hybrid
Posted by site admin on 18 Nov 2008
Ok, I’ve never been one for sports cars. A minivan or a family sedan has always been more my speed, but the Toyota Volta is something else entirely.
Just the look of it is amazing, and it should be. For the design aspects Toyota partnered with Italdesign-Giugiaro . . . and it certainly lives up [...]
Toyota Hybrid X Concept
Posted by site admin on 16 Nov 2008
The Toyota Hybrid X concept was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show last year, to a great deal of attention and speculation. Toyota sees the Hybrid X as offering a new design language for its hybrid models, as well as showcasing the future of hybrid technology.
The Toyota Hybrid X Concept was developed out of [...]
Cadillac Provoq Concept
Posted by site admin on 15 Nov 2008
The Cadillac Provoq concept luxury crossover first showed up at the Consumer Electronics show in early January, 2008. It was billed as Cadillac’s vision of the future for luxury transportation, and a contention of GM’s commitment to ending vehicle dependence on petroleum.
The Cadillac Provoq concept is a hydrogen/electric hybrid, which combines a fifth-generation fuel cell [...]
Toyota Sienna Hybrid
Posted by site admin on 10 Nov 2008
There is greater confusion among hybrid enthusiasts right now over the Toyota Sienna Hybrid, than over any other hybrid possibility out there. Depending on who you talk to, the Sienna Hybrid is coming out this fall, next year 2011, or (rarely) never. Any press releases Toyota may have made on the subject (most likely none) [...]
Read More..>>2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
Posted by site admin on 17 Oct 2008
This past January, Honda CEO Takeo Fukui revealed that a production hybrid based on the CR-Z Concept shown in Tokyo last year is going to be a reality. It currently looks as if the CR-Z will first be released in Europe, with a guesstimated US release date of sometime in 2011.
The original CR-X was a [...]
2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
Posted by site admin on 17 Oct 2008
A few years ago, Mercedes Benz stopped playing around, and jumped into building hybrids . . . sort of. The 2010 Mercedes Benz S400 Hybrid is the forerunner of a new line of hybrid models Mercedes-Benz will be coming out with in the near future. Wisely, Mercedes Benz designed the hybrid system in a series [...]
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