Just the beginning By 2020 Toyota will offer a hybrid option on every vehicle it sells, according to Takeshi Uchiyamada, Toyota executive vice-president in charge of product development. Currently, hybrid cars represent 8 percent of all Toyota vehicles, largely led by the Prius hybrid. However, by 2020 Toyota expects that hybrids will make up 30 percent of [...] [...]
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The future of American transportation? Yesterday, at the Business of Plugging in Conference in Detroit, the CEO of PG&E warned that even a small number of plug-in hybrid vehicles could overwhelm the electric grid if overly localized in one area and charged during peak hours. Today, at the same conference, utilities collectively pledged to work together to [...] [...] The CR-Z at the LA Auto Show When the Honda CR-Z hybrid goes on sale in the Fall of 2010, it will “break new ground as a sporty, hybrid coupe with unique value.” So, what does “unique value” mean? Can a two-seat sporty hybrid become Honda’s top selling hybrid vehicle? [...] Photo: HybridCars.com. All rights reserved. The Volkswagen Golf is one of the most iconic small hatchbacks of all time. Introduced in 1974, more than 27 million have been sold, making it the world’s third best-selling car. Now, [...] [...] But not as the Hybrid Tourer At the Tokyo Auto Show, Subaru confirmed that its first hybrid vehicle would be launched in 2012. While the new Subaru hybrid will use some of the technology showcased in the Tourer Hybrid Concept – symmetrical all-wheel drive, Lineartronic CVT, and a 2.0-liter direct-injected flat-4 combined with a lithium-ion battery – [...] [...] The arrogant duo? Over the years, I’ve been a pretty big GM critic. Sure, the Chevy Volt gave me some hope – and it still does – but GM’s overall efforts towards fuel efficient products has been disappointing. Even after 9/11, GM didn’t embrace hybrid cars or small, more fuel efficient vehicles. Instead, they launched a [...] [...] |
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