Shanghai, March 30, 2009: (Gasgoo.com) Dongfeng Motor Group Co, China’s third-biggest automaker, said it plans to launch its own-brand hybrid car model this year, Reuters reported, citing a report of state media.
March 2009
Monthly Archive
Tue 31 Mar 2009
Tue 31 Mar 2009
EarthTalk: Are hybrid cars really better for the environment?
Posted by gohybrid under Ford SUV HybridNo Comments
Dear EarthTalk: If you have an electric or plug-in hybrid car, you’re paying for electricity rather than gasoline all or most of the time. How does that cost compare to a gas-powered car’s cost-per-mile? And since the electricity may be generated from some other polluting source, does it really work out to be better for the environment? (Kevin DeMarco, Milford, Connecticut)
Mon 30 Mar 2009
Remember gasoline prices last Fourth of July? Those were the days household budgets collided with gasoline prices that were over $4 per gallon.
Sat 28 Mar 2009
New Prius Vs. Fusion Hybrid Vs. Honda Insight: Which Hybrid Should You Buy? [Hybrid Car Wars]
Posted by gohybrid under Honda hybridsNo Comments
A battle even more hotly contested in the car world than the Muscle Car Wars: the introduction of the Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Prius and Honda Insight gives us the Hybrid Car Wars! Who survives?…
Fri 27 Mar 2009
The Elk Grove Auto Mall is one of 32 North American sites chosen to sell the Fisker Karma sedan, a l
Fri 27 Mar 2009
Toyota Motor has announced plans to develop a new small hybrid vehicle based on its Yaris, in the face of escalating competition from Honda with its new low-cost Insight hybrid. Toyota could also price its new 2010 Prius closer to the Insight, in a bid to undercut the latters price advantage.
Thu 26 Mar 2009
Toyota Yaris Hybrid To Take On Low-Cost Honda Insight [Hybrid Car Wars]
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Toyota officials have announced they’re working on a Toyota Yaris hybrid to take on the new Honda Insight hybrid for cheap hybrid supremacy. Muscle Car Wars? Ha! Let the Hybrid Car Wars begin….
Thu 26 Mar 2009
Thu 26 Mar 2009
New Prius battle Insight in a hybrid-car price war
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Toyota’s chief engineer, Akihiko Otsuka, chose a curvy test-drive course near Mount Fuji to show off the smooth handling of the prototype of the remodeled Prius hybrid, set to reach showrooms in May.
Thu 26 Mar 2009
Some VTEC With That Insight, Sir? [Hybrid Car Wars]
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The K20-powered, 200 HP Honda K-Sight is not exactly a hybrid, but it sure does look the part. A major point of owning a hybrid vehicle is, of course, sheer righteousness. They’re very helpful in…