Blue Drive or a mild hybrid powertrain? Sometime in 2011 Hyundai plans to produce a small number of electric cars, but the automaker believes it will be at least another 5 or 6 years after before EVs are produced in any meaningful numbers. Thus, Hyundai plans on adding diesel hybrid vehicles to its hybrid portfolio, in [...] [...]
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New Ford engines are powering the company to new heights, and Ward’s AutoWorld is taking notice. The Ford Taurus SHO’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, and the Fusion Hybrid’s 2.5-liter hybrid four-cylinder engines, both offering best-in-class fuel economy, have been named to the Ward’s 2010 “10 Best Engines” honoree list. [...] The new Ford Fiesta is off to a very fast start – with more than 1,000 reservations in less than a week on a new Web site that allows consumers to build, price and reserve the new car. [...] The production version of the CR-Z hybrid? A Japanese Honda CR-Z hybrid brochure has apparently leaked onto the Internet. According to the brochure, the CR-Z hybrid will go from 0 – 62 in about 9.7 seconds. Additionally, MotorTrend speculates that the CR-Z hybrid will be slightly less fuel efficient than the Honda Insight due to “a little [...] [...] And the EV wars are on, kind of Just when it seemed the city of Downey, CA was a shoe-in to become the next electric vehicle assembly plant for Tesla, Long Beach stepped up the stakes. A few weeks ago, Tesla and Downey appeared to agree on a $8.9 million deal to set up an assembly plant. Yesterday, [...] [...] The Ford Focus EV If Ford can acquire about $120 million in state funding from Michigan, the automaker will invest up to $500 million to develop batteries for its EVs in the state while hiring up to 1,000 workers. If the future of the automobile is the battery, it seems Michigan has no choice but to acquiesce [...] [...] |
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