Hybrid Archives

Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?

Antony Ingram

Drivers of hybrid and electric vehicles will be used to the feel of regenerative braking. As you brake, or even lift off the accelerator pedal in some electric vehicles, kinetic energy from the car’s motion is...

Honda Civic Hybrid Gas-Mileage Class-Action SettledHonda Civic Hybrid Gas-Mileage Class-Action Settled

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

Over the past few years, we’ve been following with interest the ongoing legal battle between Honda and owners of its 2003-2008 Civic Hybrid. The claim? That Honda sold the Civic Hybrid on the basis of a...

2012 Toyota Prius C: Price-Gouging Pic Proves Popularity Of 50MPG Hybrid2012 Toyota Prius C: Price-Gouging Pic Proves Popularity Of 50MPG Hybrid

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

The 2012 Toyota Prius C is probably the most anticipated hybrid of 2012, and offers subcompact style and hybrid gas mileage. It’s no surprise then that Toyota has already had to up production volumes in...

Plug-In Hybrid Porsche Panamera To Appear In 2014?Plug-In Hybrid Porsche Panamera To Appear In 2014?

Antony Ingram

The past decade or so has been a tough one for Porsche purists to take. From a range that comprised just the enduring 911 and the Boxster, we’ve since seen dubiously-styled off-roaders and sedans, diesel engines...

Is Chevy Volt Vitriol Simply Toyota Prius-Bashing Rehashed?Is Chevy Volt Vitriol Simply Toyota Prius-Bashing Rehashed?

Thomas Bey

What goes around comes around, and you need look no further than the auto industry for proof. Model names can be mothballed for decades before reappearing. Features and styling cues make comebacks, with mixed success–all the...

As The 2012 Toyota Prius C Goes On Sale, We Spec Our OwnAs The 2012 Toyota Prius C Goes On Sale, We Spec Our Own

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield

Toyota has just this week started sales of its newest Prius family member, the 2012 Prius C. The smallest Prius hybrid yet, the Prius C is Toyota’s first subcompact Hybrid to go on sale in the...

Pininfarina May Build Cambiano Plug-In Hybrid From GenevaPininfarina May Build Cambiano Plug-In Hybrid From Geneva

Antony Ingram

You know the story with concept vehicles: Shown among the glitz and glamor of auto show stands, they gradually become watered-down until a significantly less exciting production car hits the dealership floor. Only in the rarefied...

BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Updated For 2013, Better MPG ExpectedBMW ActiveHybrid 7 Updated For 2013, Better MPG Expected

Antony Ingram

There are two different approaches to take when developing a hybrid. You can use the technology to make large improvements to the efficiency of a particular vehicle, or you can use it to improve the performance...

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: Parsing The EPA Efficiency Sticker2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: Parsing The EPA Efficiency Sticker

John Voelcker

We all understand what miles-per-gallon means for a gasoline car. And we can readily grasp the range in miles of an electric car. But when a car has both a gasoline engine and an electric motor,...

Toyota To Sell FT-Bh Hybrid Subcompact, At 60 MPG-Plus, After 2015Toyota To Sell FT-Bh Hybrid Subcompact, At 60 MPG-Plus, After 2015

John Voelcker

We like the extreme aerodynamic shape and exaggerated styling of the Toyota FT-Bh Concept unveiled at last week’s Geneva Motor Show, though that’s far from a common view. Now, it appears the subcompact FT-Bh will become...

Our Latest News

Spy shots - New releases - Reviews - Auto show coverages

Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?

Honda Civic Hybrid Gas-Mileage Class-Action SettledHonda Civic Hybrid Gas-Mileage Class-Action Settled

2012 Toyota Prius C: Price-Gouging Pic Proves Popularity Of 50MPG Hybrid2012 Toyota Prius C: Price-Gouging Pic Proves Popularity Of 50MPG Hybrid

Plug-In Hybrid Porsche Panamera To Appear In 2014?Plug-In Hybrid Porsche Panamera To Appear In 2014?

Is Chevy Volt Vitriol Simply Toyota Prius-Bashing Rehashed?Is Chevy Volt Vitriol Simply Toyota Prius-Bashing Rehashed?

As The 2012 Toyota Prius C Goes On Sale, We Spec Our OwnAs The 2012 Toyota Prius C Goes On Sale, We Spec Our Own

Pininfarina May Build Cambiano Plug-In Hybrid From GenevaPininfarina May Build Cambiano Plug-In Hybrid From Geneva

BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Updated For 2013, Better MPG ExpectedBMW ActiveHybrid 7 Updated For 2013, Better MPG Expected

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: Parsing The EPA Efficiency Sticker2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In: Parsing The EPA Efficiency Sticker

Toyota To Sell FT-Bh Hybrid Subcompact, At 60 MPG-Plus, After 2015Toyota To Sell FT-Bh Hybrid Subcompact, At 60 MPG-Plus, After 2015

Categories

Recent Posts

About us

Our Latest News

Spy shots - New releases - Reviews - Auto show coverages

Categories

Recent Posts

About us

Popular Tags

Log in to your account

Welcome back! Sign in to your account

Register

Create new account today.