Ford’s next hybrid
It’s all just a rumor right now, but it seems highly probable that Ford will debut the Lincoln MKZ hybrid at the upcoming NY Auto Show. However, considering that the MKZ is built on the same platform as the Ford Fusion hybrid, such a rumor isn’t that hard to believe.
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Japan set to go hybrid crazy?
Bloomberg is reporting that Japan’s Office of Ministry is considering goals to make hybrid cars and plug-in vehicles 50 percent of new car sales by 2020 and 70 percent by 2030.
Sounds like a great way to ensure that Japanese automakers maintain their hybrid leadership on the way to plug-in domination.
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Chevrolet will use the 2010 New York Auto Show, kicking off this week, to formally unveil the Cruze Eco—a conventional gas-burning car that could give hybrids a run for the money. When it hits dealerships in late 2010, it will be the only conventional US model to break 40-mpg, either on the highway or [...] [...]
A car even for gear heads?
Yesterday, a Porsche GT3 R hybrid took 6th place in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring’s ADAC Westfalenfahrt qualifying event. According to InsideLine, of the 160 cars participating, the Porsche hybrid was one of two stand out entries.
Porsche hybrids? Whatever, right? Even if every Porsche were a hybrid little benefit to [...] [...]
The Mazda Tribute hybrid
Back in July it was reported that by 2013, Mazda would begin licensing Toyota hybrid technology as part of its plan to sell 100,000 hybrid cars per year. Today, Mazda has confirmed that it will begin using the same hybrid technology in the Toyota Prius coupled with its next generation Sky engine [...] [...]
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