With gas prices back up to post-Hurricane Katrina levels, the buzz word is once more “hybrid.”
Businessman Lou Pierini claims to be the first person in town to own a hybrid vehicle. He bought his Toyota Prius in 2001 and might as well be a company spokesperson.
“The emissions are cleaner than the ambient air of the Los Angeles basin,” he bragged Thursday while giving a reporter a test drive in his girlfriend’s new Toyota Highlander, a four-wheel-drive sport utility vehicle…
January 2006
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Want to See a Bear and Penguin turn a Gas Guzzler into a Fuel-Efficient Hybrid?
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It takes some steps to make a gas guzzler into a fuel-effisient hybrid. 1. Remove the car’s motor and add a new hybrid one. 2. Remove the original body and replace it with a lighter one. But that’s not all! So want to learn more? Click here!
Sat 14 Jan 2006
Mitsubishi Motors Hybrid at North American International Auto Show
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Mitsubishi Motors Unveils Future Hybrid-Powered Small Car at North American International Auto Show
Mitsubishi Concept-CT Major Specifications:
Wheelbase: 2600 mm (102.4 in.)
Length: 3800 mm (149.6 in.)
Width: 1700 mm (66.9 in.)
Height: 1430 mm (56.3 in.)
Engine: 1.0 liter 3 cylinder, gasoline
Engine power: 50kW
Generator power: 40kW
Battery power: 50kW
Motor power: 80kW (20kW X 4)
Total peak power: 100kW
Sun 8 Jan 2006
Honda will be showcasing a series of new technology cars, including Honda Insight Hybrid at the auto expo that kicks off in a few days here. The company’s HSCI will also display the popular Honda Civic model, and hopes to launch itself in the market this year…
Sun 8 Jan 2006
PSA Peugeot Citroen will unveil two demonstrator models for diesel-based hybrid cars, which seek to cut emissions and reduce fuel consumption, that the carmaker expects to be on the market from 2010. France’s second-biggest carmaker said on Thursday it would show off a Peugeot 307 and a Citroen C4 demonstration car with a hybrid diesel system on January 31. The announcement coincides with a call by French President Jacques Chirac to develop such cars within 10 years…
Sun 8 Jan 2006
Automakers are constantly rolling out a couple of new hybrids at this month’s North American International Auto Show as hybrid sales grow at a phenomenal pace. Hybrids can switch from gas-powered on the highway to electric-powered for stop-and-go city driving, which automakers say can save fuel, cut your gas costs and help the environment…
Sat 7 Jan 2006
Yesterday, the journalists of green car journalists were having a tough decision to make: what car was the owner of the “green car of the year” award. Finally, they decided that the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid…
Fri 6 Jan 2006
PSA Peugeot Citroen will unveil two demonstrator models for diesel-based hybrid cars, which seek to cut emissions and reduce fuel consumption, which the carmaker expects to be on the market from 2010. On Thursday, France’s second-biggest carmaker said it would show off a Peugeot 307 and Citroen C4 demonstration car with a hybrid diesel system on January 31. The announcement…
Mon 2 Jan 2006
Even though gas prices are very high, that didn’t stop some intermational carmakers reveiling some of these hybrids at the Detroit auto show next week. These cars …
Sun 1 Jan 2006
Lots of hybrid car shoppers already have figured out they would do better to hold off on buying a hybrid until after Jan. 1, when the new credits kick in.The 2006 tax breaks for hybrid vehicle owners will come in the form of tax credits, and they range from $3,150 for buyers of the Toyota Prius to $250 for Chevrolet’s Silverado pickup truck.