In a Daimler demonstration project, 100 all-electric Smart ForTwo minicars have been darting about London since the end of 2007. Those versions employ Zebra batteries and have about a 62-mile driving range. While they have been functioning and enthusiastically received, a Daimler engineer—who preferred not to be identified—told Hybridcars.com that the battery performance was far [...]
What will your children drive 20 years or more from now? According to one analyst, many of them are likely to take the wheel of an electric car. The primary argument for electric vehicles is overall efficiency, said Philip Gott, director of automotive consulting for industry analyst Global Insight, at the firm’s annual Detroit conference [...]
News from the east is that Honda is secretly making a Honda hybrid hatchback. It is said to be cheaper and smaller than the current Honda Civic. The style of the Honda hybrid hatchback will be similar to the FXC Clarity fuel cell car. The excepted price for the 5 door hybrid hatcback will be [...]
I’m not a fan of big SUVs, but my test drives of the Chevy Tahoe hybrid have left me quite impressed. While I don’t advocate big SUVs, the technology powering GM’s dual mode hybrid vehicles is quite remarkable. I just wish it was in pickup trucks and cars, rather than large SUVs that most consumers [...]
No dual mode hybrid cars for GM?
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