Norway’s pioneering electric-car maker, Think, plans to open a new manufacturing plant and technical center in the United States. The company is currently in discussions with eight states, including Michigan, hoping to host the facility, which will initially employ about 300 workers with a starting capacity of 16,000 … Originally posted at The Car Tech blog [...]
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Toyota’s ultra cheap hybrid? For quite a while I’ve been calling out Toyota to come up with a small, cheap city Prius. A compact hybrid used mostly for city commuting when extra seating is rarely needed. Well, Toyota might not have listened to me, but the buzz around the cost of the Honda Insight has gotten to [...] [...] Recession-fighter? Had Honda launched the fantastically aerodynamically designed Insight hybrid at this time last year, it would have been impossible for Honda to match demand. This year, however, is a whole different matter. Cheaper gas, a dead car buyers market, and a deep recession make the car business a bad business to be in these days. Still, the [...] [...] More hybrids? According to numerous polls, most Americans are not very supportive of further bailout money for the Big 3. Is there, however, certain bailout strings that could make more Americans supportive of the US auto industry? For instance, a requirement that each of the Big 3 would produce at least 1/2 million hybrid cars and plug-in [...] [...] The key to charging in minutes rather than several hours? MIT scientists have figured out a way to “charge and discharge batteries in a matter of seconds rather than hours” using conventional battery technology, which could enable not just much quicker charging, but lighter batteries. While the breakthrough could be commercially available in two to three years, [...] [...] An insightful attack on the Prius? OK. There is no hybrid version of the Chevy Cruze. In the future there will probably be a range extended plug-in Cruze, much like the Chevy Volt. However, such a Cruze is years from reality. Still, why not put GM’s BAS hybrid technology in the Cruze? Even better, speed up plans [...] [...] > Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Sales of hybrid models in February fared somewhat better than the overall market—falling “only” 29 percent. Incentive spending on all vehicles ballooned as manufacturers desperately tried to “move metal.” Hybrid Heatmap In this month’s version, we take a look at where buyers purchased luxury hybrids in 2008. We use [...] [...] Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Euro, Green, Citroen Citroen C-Cactus Concept – Click above for a high-res gallery According to an unnamed “insider,” Citroen is considering launching a separate brand just for eco-friendly vehicles. Earlier this year, the quirky French automaker announced a new high-end brand that would bring premium features to its existing vehicle platforms. Similarly, the first [...] [...] |
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