Filed under: Coupes, Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Hatchbacks, Volkswagen, Rendered Speculation The current Volkswagen Golf (a.k.a. “Rabbit”), which is a 2010 model, hasn’t made it through the front nine, and already the next Golf is being teed up behind it. The new model is planned for 2012, two years earlier than planned, perhaps because VW wants to recast [...] [...]
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Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Geneva Motor Show, Green, Tech Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept While Tesla has made the biggest splash with its Roadster, a number of other companies have been busily developing their own electric-powered droptops, including Protocar. You may remember Protoscar as the builders of a wacky Porsche [...] [...] Filed under: Convertibles, Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Green Click above for high-res gallery of the Fisker Karma S Fisker is out to prove that green cars don’t have to be boring with its extended-range plug-in hybrid Karma, available in both sedan and retractable hardtop variants. Potential buyers have already placed over 1,300 orders for the four-door model and now [...] [...] The full-size American pickup is perhaps the most utilitarian vehicle on the market. Now that most “lifestyle buyers” have left the segment—meaning fewer 110-pound soccer moms toting 60-pound kids in these 18-foot-long behemoths—the remaining truck buyers value capability above all else. So GM made sure the first pickup trucks that use its Two-Mode Hybrid system would [...] [...] Too much EV range? Carnegie Mellon University has finished carrying out an interesting study on the “impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery pack size on fuel consumption, cost and greenhouse gas emissions over a range of charging frequencies (distance traveled between charges),” according to GreenCarCongress. In many driving scenarios, the study finds that conventional hybrid [...] [...] Is now the right time? 0 billion over ten years to help the US auto industry develop much more fuel efficient vehicles, especially plug-in hybrids. Sounds like a good idea, but from where will the money come? Is it enough? Under President Obama’s new budget, it will come from an emission’s cap and trade system, or it [...] [...] Toyota is value This year’s Consumer Reports Best New Car Values includes a ton of Toyota autos, including 3 of its hybrids vehicles. The Prius, Camry hybrid and Highlander hybrid each made the list. One other hybrid, the Honda Civic hybrid, also made the list. [...] And yet, will the critics ever shut up? If there is a car that doesn’t get any respect, except from those whom regularly drive one, it’s the Toyota Prius. According to its critics, the Prius is the most un-enjoyable car to drive. I guess that just depends on what you look for in a car. If you’re concerned [...] [...] |
 
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