Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Dec 15th, 2008
Toyota is taking a pounding. The company’s recent sales have been forgettable to say the least. The company is now freezing plans it had to build the Prius hybrid here in the U.S. starting as early as spring of next year. The company stated the unforeseen economic downturn as the main culprit, of course. Toyota’s […]
Posted in Automotive, GM, Hybrids, Luxury vehicles on Dec 4th, 2008
This will be a monumental undertaking by one man, Henry Fisker. To create a car company from scratch, and to do it in a way that has never been done before, at least not to this scale. Fisker’s Karma plug-in hybrid will finally bring the hybrid mentality away from cars like the Prius and more […]
Posted in Automotive, Honda, Hybrids on Dec 4th, 2008
Honda Motor Co. has released the first official photo of its new 2009 Insight hybrid.This is the car that will take Toyota’s much vaunted Prius head on. It’s only obvious from first glance as both share the same universally aerodynamic silhouette and form a profile could almost fit inside each other’s lines. This is actually […]
Posted in Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks on Nov 19th, 2008
General Motors recently announced their official pricing for their new hybrid full-size pickup trucks. Amidst all the hoopla about the companies new hybrid technology, GM might have priced these vehicles to high for their initial savings potential. The 2WD versions of both the 2009 Chevy Silverado Hybrid and the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid start at […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Nov 14th, 2008
Toyota has been caught off guard lately. You’d think that with its poster-boy Prius and other fuel efficient cars, the company would be reaping the benefits from a gas-sick economy. They’re not. Toyota is losing money at a rate that startled company execs to the point of putting together a task force to assess the […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Nov 13th, 2008
Toyota is planning on expanding its hybrid allure by planning to offer a sportier coupe version of the next generation Prius hybrid. The coupe would have a significantly lower roof-line than the regular Prius and could possibly be a strict 2-seater, though a 2+2 configuration is much more likely. Though no official word has come […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Hybrids, Technology, Volkswagen on Oct 29th, 2008
The Chevy Volt has garnered a lot of attention not because it’s a hybrid, but because it promises the capability to run off of electricity only if need be. So it’s like an electric car, but with a back up gasoline engine. This has led other automakers to start revealing their take on this idea. […]
Chrysler has got to get it together. The company is facing extinction if they don’t turn around, and fast. No better proof for my argument is needed than the announcement made by the company recently that they would be closing the factory that produces it’s brand new full-size hybrid SUV’s. The 2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid […]
Official photos of Toyota’s next Prius have “accidentally” leaked onto the forums of Priuschat.com and they are now here for all of us to see. It wasn’t long before these photo’s were all over the internet. Toyota is playing dumb though and stating that the photos were “accidentally leaked”, but mentioned that there would be […]
Posted in Automotive, Future Cars, Honda, Hybrids on Oct 7th, 2008
Honda’s newest hybrid model will be an ode to it’s first, the Insight. This time though, it’ll be a full sedan with four doors and four seats. The concept form for this new model was revealed recently at the 2008 Paris Auto Show to rave reviews by the automotive press. The Insight will take aim […]
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