Hybrid Vehicles News

Electric cars like GM's Chevrolet Volta 'due to be launched in November 2010a 'are pretty much everything the U.S. economy is banking on for a recovery.

General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre has high hopes for the future of the American auto industry.

General Motors is moving forward with plans to produce an electrically driven Cadillac luxury car, according to a source familiar with the plan, but no decision has been reached on exactly what that the final product will be.

EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and direct gasoline injection to improve fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions; the first 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engines are debuting on 2010 Lincoln MKS, Lincoln MKT, Ford Taurus SHO and Ford Flex this summer Conventional powertrains continue to benefit from refinements such as Advanced Deceleration ...

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Ener1, Inc. , today announced financial results for its 2009 third quarter, which ended September 30, 2009.

According to The Detroit News , the Converj will probably take a few years to reach dealer showrooms, as GM will first direct its efforts on launching the Chevrolet Volt, the more affordable sedan with which it is likely to share much of its Voltec drivetrain architecture.

Toyota Motor Sales USA has released an iPhone application to promote its 2010 model of the Toyota Prius hybrid, the third generation of the car.

THE ULTIMATE MOBILE DEVICE Under its skin, the Chevy Volt, like other electric cars, will essentially be a piece of computer hardware on wheels."> Courtesy Company THE ULTIMATE MOBILE DEVICE Under its skin, the Chevy Volt, like other electric cars, will essentially be a piece of computer hardware on wheels.

Of course, we can add Henrik Fisker to that list of entrepreneurs, and we're definitely looking forward to seeing what else springs from his fertile mind.

FOR every smartly realized hybrid like the Toyota Prius or Ford Fusion, there has been one whose combination of price, economy and practicality doesn't quite add up.

Honda hopes that a sizeable chunk of its 25 million customers worldwide - which combine for its three market pillars of power products, cars and bikes - will achieve a significant reduction of CO2 emissions through electromotive technology such as hybrids, fuel-cell vehicles and battery-electric vehicles.

Toyota Motor Corp. has failed to correct a problem with the throttle control system on some of its vehicles, causing them to suddenly accelerate, lawyers for consumers said in a lawsuit.

Growth will be primarily driven by a range of government policies and initiatives in the form of purchase incentives, indirect benefits and mandated purchases.

Honda says it still hopes to sell the new Insight hybrid for less than $30,000 when it arrives next year.

Toyota may be readying a Prius sub-brand for its most fuel efficient offerings, but General Motors says it has no plans to launch a green Volt division.

Dear EarthTalk: Celebrities and billionaires are shelling out big bucks for cutting-edge green-friendly cars like the Tesla Roadster.

Toyota has fought with both Solomon Technologies and Paice LLC over the gasoline-electric technology.

Electric Vehicles International unveiled plans Wednesday to produce all-electric trucks and delivery vans, as well as a two-seat electric city car and plug-in hybrid car conversions, at its new Stockton assembly plant in coming months.

Cars whose wheels are driven by battery-powered electric motors, continuously or intermittently, have become a hot topic.