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Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected?Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected?

John Voelcker

So much has happened around the Toyota and Lexus accelerator safety recalls over the last week that it’s hard to keep it all straight. So we’re taking our first stab at it by sorting out the...

Will Jaguar Have the First Hybrid Born From Jet Turbines?Will Jaguar Have the First Hybrid Born From Jet Turbines?

John Voelcker

“Born From Jets” may be the slogan of recently-saved-from-death Swedish Saab, but one day it may prove more appropriate for British carmaker Jaguar. The company has been awarded funding from the U.K. government to develop a...

Toyota Dealers to Give Away 2010 Prius at Chicago Auto ShowToyota Dealers to Give Away 2010 Prius at Chicago Auto Show

Robert Scardino

2010 Toyota Prius Sweepstakes As widely reported yesterday, Toyota has suspended sales of 8 models due to a faulty accelerator pedal mechanism. The defective part apparently causes the pedal to stick, resulting in unintended acceleration and loss...

Five Questions: Nancy Gioia, Ford global electrification directorFive Questions: Nancy Gioia, Ford global electrification director

John Voelcker

Ford was the first U.S. automaker to offer a hybrid, introducing the Ford Escape Hybrid crossover in 2004. It recently expanded its portfolio with the well-received 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. More recently, the company has announced...

To Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a RebateTo Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a Rebate

John Voelcker

Speakers throughout today’s Electric Drive Transportation Association conference agree: Plug-in electric cars that use little or no gasoline are coming. It’s no longer an “if”, it’s now a “when.” To help boost early adoption of cars...

GM To Build Its Own Electric Motors for Future HybridsGM To Build Its Own Electric Motors for Future Hybrids

John Voelcker

General Motors will become the first U.S. automaker to design and build its own electric motors for hybrid and electric cars, the company said today. While Toyota and Honda have long made their own motors, until...

Hydraulic Hybrids Gaining Traction In Several Industries Hydraulic Hybrids Gaining Traction In Several Industries

Jonathan McGrew

Lightning Hybrids LH4 World Debut at the 2009 Denver Auto ShowWe have been talking about hydraulic hybrids for almost a year now; our first introduction to a hydraulic application was actually at the 2009 Denver Auto Show when...

BMW ActiveHybrid 5, Its Third, To Launch at Geneva Motor ShowBMW ActiveHybrid 5, Its Third, To Launch at Geneva Motor Show

John Voelcker

BMW is expected to unveil its third hybrid model at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show this March. It will be a mild-hybrid version of the all-new 2011 BMW 5-Series sedan line it has just unveiled, which...

2010 Detroit Auto Show: Lutz Lays Out (Some) GM Plug-In Plans2010 Detroit Auto Show: Lutz Lays Out (Some) GM Plug-In Plans

John Voelcker

Cleaning up a few odds and ends from last week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show brings us to General Motors’ future product plans for plug-in hybrids. In the crush of reporters asking questions (known as the “scrum”)...

UPDATE: Low-Thirties 2011 Chevrolet Volt Price Is AFTER Tax CreditUPDATE: Low-Thirties 2011 Chevrolet Volt Price Is AFTER Tax Credit

John Voelcker

UPDATE: Well, it sounded too good to be true, and perhaps it was. We asked GM spokesman Dave Darovitz for comments on CEO Whitacre’s “low-thirties” price for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Darovitz tells GreenCarReports.com that while...

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Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected?Toyota and Lexus Recalls: Is Your Hybrid Affected?

Will Jaguar Have the First Hybrid Born From Jet Turbines?Will Jaguar Have the First Hybrid Born From Jet Turbines?

Toyota Dealers to Give Away 2010 Prius at Chicago Auto ShowToyota Dealers to Give Away 2010 Prius at Chicago Auto Show

Five Questions: Nancy Gioia, Ford global electrification directorFive Questions: Nancy Gioia, Ford global electrification director

To Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a RebateTo Boost Gas-Free Car Sales, Make $7,500 Tax Credit a Rebate

GM To Build Its Own Electric Motors for Future HybridsGM To Build Its Own Electric Motors for Future Hybrids

Hydraulic Hybrids Gaining Traction In Several Industries Hydraulic Hybrids Gaining Traction In Several Industries

BMW ActiveHybrid 5, Its Third, To Launch at Geneva Motor ShowBMW ActiveHybrid 5, Its Third, To Launch at Geneva Motor Show

2010 Detroit Auto Show: Lutz Lays Out (Some) GM Plug-In Plans2010 Detroit Auto Show: Lutz Lays Out (Some) GM Plug-In Plans

UPDATE: Low-Thirties 2011 Chevrolet Volt Price Is AFTER Tax CreditUPDATE: Low-Thirties 2011 Chevrolet Volt Price Is AFTER Tax Credit

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