Does VW want sell hybrids? Is VW trying to prove hybrids can’t sell? Volkswagen’s first hybrid offers some impressive numbers, such as the ability to tow 7,700 pounds while offering up to 25 mpg in the city, but the most important Touareg hybrid number, and also the least impressive, is the price. At $61,385 the Touareg hybrid doesn’t [...] [...]
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A new luxury hybrid standard? A head turning hybrid Was running some errands this morning when I passed a Lincoln MKZ hybrid. What an impressive looking car! Already the Ford Fusion hybrid is a pretty good looking sedan — the best looking hybrid sedan so far, in my opinion. However, the silver MKZ hybrid I saw this morning [...] [...] Honda's electrification efforts moving beyond just fuel cells EVs, fuel cells and plug-in hybrids In recent years Honda has continued to be one of the most outspoken fuel cell vehicle advocates. Nevertheless, Honda has announced that it will show off both a plug-in electric car and a plug-in hybrid car at the LA Auto Show, with both [...] [...] With international demand for lithium expected to rise precipitously for at least the next two decades—thanks in part to anticipated growth in the electric vehicle industry—the country [...] [...] Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Toyota Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (Toyota Chemical Engineering), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Metal Mining) and Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PEVE) announce the launch of the world’s first* business to recycle nickel in used hybrid-vehicle nickel-metal-hydride batteries for use in new nickel-metal-hydride batteries. Visit @Toyota ACCESS [...] [...] Ford Motor Company is tapping the 2010 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas to showcase nine customized versions of Mustang, displaying the vehicles alongside the new Mustang Boss 302. [...] Purely about green hype? Are automakers using hybrids and EVs to maintain the status quo? “Many consumers say they are concerned about the environment, but when they find out how much a green vehicle is going to cost, their altruistic inclination declines considerably,” notes John Humphrey, senior vice president of automotive operations for J.D. Power, following a [...] [...] By Larry E. Hall Born and bred in Europe, Ford’s 2012 Focus employs a host of technologies enabling the 2.0-liter direct-injection four cylinder engine to achieve 40 mpg highway fuel economy and can burn E85 fuel as well. During the introduction of the 2012 Focus at the North American International Auto Show last January, Ford hinted that [...] [...] |
 
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