Ford today announced that its new 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid will be priced at $35,180—exactly the same as the standard gasoline version. The MKZ Hybrid is a luxury variant of the 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which is priced at $28,825. Both vehicles have a 156-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder coupled with an electric motor to produce a [...] [...]
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The Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis is one of three Energy Innovation Hubs that DOE secretary Steven Chu will create for advanced energy research. The Department of Energy has awarded a $122 million grant to a team of researchers [...] [...] Moving from niche to mainstream 50 percent by 2030 Legislation affecting automaker loans for retooling towards efficiency and advanced technologies such as plug-in vehicles, grants for plug-in vehicle deployment cities and research on the increased use of natural gas has been approved by the Senate Energy Committee. Still, does America need a $10 million prize for a 500 [...] [...] Can automakers profit from outsourced batteries? Can automakers afford lithium? Today, lithium is already available on the high end of the luxury hybrid market. Soon, however, lithium battery packs will be available in many other hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Still, can automakers derive a profit from lithium-powered vehicles? Certainly on the high end, automakers are very capable [...] [...] Will anybody buy the conventional version? Increasing Lincoln brand value via hybrids When the upcoming Lincoln MKZ hybrid goes on sale it will cost the same as a conventional, gas-powered MKZ, or roughly about $35,000. So will anyone even want a conventional MKZ anymore? The Lincoln MKZ hybrid is rated by the EPA at 41 mpg city and 34 [...] [...] In 1988, the United States government began allowing carmakers to use E85 flex-fuel vehicles—which run on a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline—to help [...] [...] |
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