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Peugeot hybrids nearing reality

Hybrid 3 Evolution Concept The idea of Peugeot hybrid cars has been around for a few years now and some time in 2011 a few models should become reality. The 118 mpg HYbrid3 Evolution scooter concept could be the basis for some of those hybrids. The Evolution utilizes a 4-horsepower electric motor in each of its two [...] [...]

FORD TEAMS UP TO DEVELOP WHEAT STRAW-REINFORCED PLASTIC; NEW BIOMATERIAL DEBUTS IN 2010 FORD FLEX

Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers and one of its suppliers, is the first automaker to develop and use environmentally friendly wheat straw-reinforced plastic in a vehicle. [...]

FORD TAURUS – AMERICA’S MOST INNOVATIVE SEDAN – NAMED “OFFICIAL CAR” OF THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CES

The smartest full-size sedan in America, the hot-selling 2010 Ford Taurus, will be the official vehicle of the 2010 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show®), to be held Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. [...]

Manufacturing & Engineering: NBA legend and Entrepreneur Magic Johnson Featured at Toyota’s 20th Opportunity Exchange

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, NBA legend and entrepreneur, was the featured keynote speaker at Toyota’s Opportunity Exchange at the Duke Energy Center in Downtown Cincinnati today. Opportunity Exchange, one of the largest minority business events in the country, is designed to provide minority business enterprises (MBE’s) with the opportunity to network and develop [...] [...]

The Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan

Would it sell? Over the years the question of hybrid minivans has often come up. If hybrid vehicles are to go mainstream then segments like minivans, many have argued, are essential for a hybrid option. Last week, while announcing that a new, totally redesigned Toyota Sienna minivan would make its world debut at the LA Auto Show, [...] [...]