When Honda announced that the new 2010 Honda Insight would “only” average about 41 or 42 mpg, some hybrid fans wondered what went wrong. Forget that Honda’s goal with the new five-door model is affordability, not maximum mileage. The major ding against hybrids has been extra cost, and Honda was aiming once and [...] [...]
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The economic stimulus package provides tax credits for 25-mph-max neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid cars that won’t be on the market for at least two years—but today’s hybrids get nothing. [...] [...] GM’s product czar Bob Lutz announced last week that he will be retiring at the end of the year. The green car [...] [...] Thanks to an invitation from one of our early investors, I found myself spending Presidents Day at a round-table luncheon with former President Bill Clinton with a Sterling Silver Tesla Roadster Parked directly behind us. The round-table luncheon took place in Burbank, Calif., at the only LEED platinum-certified airplane hangar in the world. Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Etc., Government/Legal, Green Former president Bill Clinton came this close to joining fellow politicos like Arnold Schwartzenegger and Gordon Brown as veterans of the Tesla Roadster Test Drive Club. Filed under: Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Green, Misc. Auto Shows, Holden, Australia Click above for a high-res gallery of the Holden Cruze Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Tech Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Chevrolet, GM, GMC General Motors isn’t saying how it plans to do it, but according to our friends at PickupTrucks.com, it is saying that consumers are “…going to see substantial improvements in towing capability in our next hybrids.” Right now, the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid and GMC Sierra Hybrid can pull 6,100 [...] [...] |
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