Some car manufacturers, like Toyota and their uber-trendy Prius, are cranking out new models that represent the hybrid car of the future. Others, like Volkswagen, are working with what they’ve got, making their existing cars cleaner and greener.
First Video of Electricity-Generating Knee Brace
A knee brace that generates enough electricity to power 10 cellphones was demonstrated by scientists recently. The brace harvests the energy of a person's knee braking after taking a step, similar to the way hybrid car brakes collect energy to charge their batteries.More…
Ferrari Hybrid car, Challenger teaser pics on FastLaneDaily
in todays daily show, Andrea Fezcko tells us about the new Ferrari Hybrid, and the new Dodge Challenger SRT 8, check the show ! werd.
The Hybrid Locomotive
There are hybrid cars, boats, and even planes, but I never expected to see this one. As part of General Electric’s ecomagination campaign, the engineers behind this project dreamt up a way to transform the locomotive, one of the oldest and most powerful forms of transportation in the planet, into an energy efficient hybrid.
Toyota Prius No Longer The Greenest Hybrid
For the past five years, the Toyota Prius has been the poster child for the world-elite, being both green & cool. According to a recent study, the Prius has fallen to the 12th spot in terms of “Greenest Car”, Despite a 76% increase in sales in the past year, and making up more than 50% of the total hybrid cars on the road.
The Toyota Volta: Hybrid Sportscar
While Toyota's supremacy in the current hybrid car market is undeniable, they're going to have to keep up the innovation if they're going to stay on top of their game. Witness the Toyota Volta, a high-performance, concept hybrid named after the man who invented the battery.
Green Basics: Hybrid Cars
One of the most symbolic and popular symbols of the "green" movement is the hybrid-electric car, known better as simply the hybrid car. These vehicles extend the functionality of traditional internal combustion engines by combining them with a battery-powered electric motor, which takes some of the work off the combustion engine's hands.
New 125 Miles per Gallon Toyota Prius
The Pennsylvania based Lithium Technology Corporation recently demonstrated a new type of "plug-in" Toyota Prius hybrid car. The new model is based on advanced lithium iron phosphate battery which allows the hybrid car to travel up to a distance of 125 miles per gallon of fuel – making it possibly the most efficient mass-produced car in the world.
A Solar Roof For Your Hybrid Car
A company called Solar Electrical Vehicles is specializing in adding a convex solar roof to hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Highlander Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid.
Hybrid Cars' Fantasy Mileage Ratings Drive Into the Sunset
This year, new test standards have forced manufacturers to lower advertised efficiency claims on most models compared to previous years, and car lots are bracing for a tougher environment for hybrid sales.
Toyota Prius can't pass Georgia's emissions test
Every Toyota Prius tested has failed the state of Georgia's emissions test because the vehicle is required to idle its engine during the test. The Toyota Prius shuts off its engine instead of idling, so the automated test instantly fails the hybrid car. This presumably affects any car with an engine stop function at idle.
A New Battery Takes Off in a Race to Electric Cars
A123Systems, a start-up in Watertown, Mass., says it has created a powerful, safe, long-lived battery. If the cell fulfills the ambitions of its maker, that softer sound will be the future of automobiles. The goal for A123Systems’ battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.
The Chevy Volt: Somewhere Between Sixty and One Million Miles per Gallon
The Volt contains two engines, like any hybrid car, a gasoline engine and an electric engine. However, the gasoline engine never actually propels the car. All propulsion is accomplished by the electric engine which, in turn, is powered by the lithium ion batteries.
Why Don't We Have Wind-up Cars?
A torsion hybrid car could automatically wind its springs by engaging a winding gear during braking, or when traveling downhill. As compared to a conventional electric hybrid, a torsion hybrid could potentially have a lighter weight and cost less to produce. But is it feasible?
BMW's hydrogen hybrid.
The car will be able to burn hydrogen fuel in an internal combustion engine, as opposed to using it to power a fuel cell. This allows the car to produce plenty of horsepower. For now they will only make 100 of them, but unlike their previous prototypes they could mass produce this engine if there is a demand for it.
Hybrid Car Owners Create Washington Political Lobby
Organization will push for the existing and new incentives for users of alternative fuel cars. Hybrid vehicle owners have it pretty good: tax credits, unlimited access to car pool lanes and free parking in some places. Now they'll have their own lobbying group in Washington.
The 5 Most Popular Hybrid Cars
Hybrid cars complement gas engines with electric motors to get more power, subsequently achieving better mileage than their gas-only counterparts. Toyota and Honda are both major players in this space, but just about every other carmaker is working on a hybrid model. We've picked our top cars based on great gas mileage and good performance.
Record June Sales For Toyota as Hybrids and Fuel Efficiency Drive Market
The Camry Hybrid, which went on sale in late April, reported sales of 4,268 units in June. Camry, Camry Solara and Camry Hybrid enjoyed best-ever combined June sales of 41,427 units, up 9.8 percent. The world’s most popular hybrid car, the Prius posted best-ever June sales of 9,696, an increase of 0.8 percent.
Toyota to Double Hybrid Lineup after 2010
...And a formidable foe it will be come 2010, when it plans to have doubled its hybrid lineup from its current crop to at least fourteen models, and soon after the new decade begins, be selling over 1,000,000 hybrid cars annually.
U.S. Hybrids Get More Miles Per Congress
Since the start of 2006, the U.S. government has given tax credits to hybrid car buyers, pushing some hybrids into bargain territory.More…
Most Americans Now Say They May Buy Hybrid Cars
in a surprise, 57% say they will consider buying a hybrid car when replacing their current vehicle. About half of Americans report economizing in general in order to compensate for the increase in gas prices over the past year.
Buying a Hybrid car? There are more benefits then you know…
If you are considering buying a new car, probably hybrid option crossesed your mind. Gas price nearly hitting 3 dollars a gallon, this could be the only reason you need to consider hybrid car. But you will be amused to know how many benefits you could get for buying hybrid…
BMW to sell hydrogen-burning car in two years
BMW could offer a hydrogen-powered performance car in the next two years. This SHOULD NOT be confused with a hydrogen fuel cell, which uses an electric motor like a hybrid car. This car would actually burn hydrogen as well as gasoline in the same engine.
Hybrids are so quiet pedestrians don't hear them coming
As new hybrid cars are much quieter when running in battery only mode they take pedestrians by surprise. We have become conditioned to assuming we will be able to hear engine sound if a car is coming therefore only listening when we should look.
330MPG Uber Hybrid Car?
They plan to sell a revolutionary hybrid two-seater car that they say can get up to 330 miles per gallon, and will sell for under $20,000
U.S. details tax breaks for hybrid cars
The credit, which was enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, may be as much as $3,400 for those who purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicles.
Experimental Hybrid Car gets 250 mpg!
Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage
New York Taxis Will Go Hybrid
The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has approved the Clean Air Taxicabs Pilot Program Act, paving way for a hybrid car to be approved for NY taxi service by this fall. Soon, a large portion of New York's yellow cars will also be "green."
Most Americans Now Say They May Buy Hybrid Cars
in a surprise, 57% say they will consider buying a hybrid car when replacing their current vehicle. About half of Americans report economizing in general in order to compensate for the increase in gas prices over the past year.More…
Buying a Hybrid car? There are more benefits then you know…
If you are considering buying a new car, probably hybrid option crossesed your mind. Gas price nearly hitting 3 dollars a gallon, this could be the only reason you need to consider hybrid car. But you will be amused to know how many benefits you could get for buying hybrid…More…
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