Tag: Hybrid Cars - Page 4
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GE Unveils High-Efficiency Motor for Electric Cars and Hybrids
Electric vehicles, in the broad sense of the term which includes hybrids, still have a lot of room to improve. Here's an example of an incremental step forward that, when combined with other small improvements, adds up to something important.
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Prius Plug-In Gets 4 Stars in NHTSA Crash Tests
The regular plain hybrid 2012 Toyota Prius has a rating of 5 stars from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid to be Priced at $30k After Tax Credit
The last details, including pricing, on Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid.
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Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid is Coming this Fall (20 Miles Electric Range, 95 MPGe)
Ford's first plug-in hybrid is coming, and it looks like it should be pretty competitive with the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius Plug-in.
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Of 100 Million Miles Driven by Chevy Volts So Far, 2/3 Have Been in Electric Mode
All the Chevrolet Volts on the road (about 25,000) have just cumulatively reached the symbolic milestone of 100 million miles driven.
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California's Air Resources Board Approves $27 Million in Incentives for Greener Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board (better known as CARB) has approved $27 million for its Air Quality Improvement Program, a statewide effort to provide incentives for the purchase of advanced-technology passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks.
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Ford Says C-Max Hybrid Will Be More Fuel-Efficient Than Prius V with 47/44 MPG
Ford claims that the C-Max hybrid should get an EPA rating of 47 MPG in city driving and 44 MPG on the highway, numbers that compare favorably to the Prius V's 44 MPG city and 40 MPG highway.
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New Hybrid on the Block: 2013 Toyota Avalon
Well, it's no Model S, but 40 MPG combined for a large car isn't bad; many sub-compacts on the market don't even get that...
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2013 Volt to Have Longer Electric Range (38 Miles) but Same Price
Gasoline cars usually get more fuel efficient over time - though there are exceptions to that, such as when everybody decides that what they really need to carry a couple grocery bags is a big SUV - and electric vehicles should follow the same path.
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Star Wars Droids C3PO and R2D2 Featured in Japanese Commercial for Prius Plug-in
George Lucas has been using the characters from the Star Wars universe to sell all kinds of stuff, but this might be the greenest one yet. C3PO and R2D2 appear in a Japanese ad for the plug-in version of the Prius.
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Toyota Prius: From Niche Oddity to Global Top 3
When the first generation Prius was launched over a decade ago, it was a niche product. Most people didn't know what a 'hybrid' car was supposed to be, and potential buyers were very suspicious of the car's reliability and safety.
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Honda to Start Fit Hybrid Production in Thailand This Summer
The Fit hybrid (which is known as the Jazz hybrid outside of North-America) is a hit for Honda, who's been struggling to catch up with Toyota when it comes to gas-electric vehicles.
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Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid
The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford's first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995.
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Prius C Earns 'Top Pick' Safety Rating from IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety busted up a few Prius C hybrids to see how they held up in crashes. Here's what they found...
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Goodbye Lexus HS 250h Hybrid, We Hardly Knew Ya
It seems like it was just yesterday that Lexus introduced the HS 250h hybrid, the first dedicated luxury hybrid (like the Prius, there's no non-hybrid version of the HS 250h).
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Toyota Prius Sales Up Over 100% Year-on-Year in April
While March 2012 was the best month ever for sales of the Toyota Prius hybrid brand, last month came close with 25,168 units sold. That's an increase of 126.9% one a year-on-year basis, and the best month of April yet for the Prius.
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2016 Toyota Prius Hybrid to Be Made in U.S.
After more than a decade, the Toyota Prius is still the king of hybrids, at least when it comes to units sold. But despite selling very well in the U.S., it hasn't yet been produced there.
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Got a Prius V? Toyota Wants to Fix Your Exhaust
If you own a Prius V hybrid - and chances are that many of you reading this do - Toyota would like to service your car. It's not a recall, but rather a “service campaign” to fix a flaw in the exhaust system.
