Porsche is not yet fully a part of the Volkswagen family, but the connections run deep—especially when it comes to their midsize SUVs: the Porsche Cayenne and VW Touareg. The vehicles share a common powertrain, but there are key differences in terms of how the companies tackle the challenge of greater fuel efficiency (depending [...] [...]
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Hybrid supplies set to decline just as gas prices set to increase? Toyota, Lexus and Honda hybrid supply issues? Today, Toyota produces most of its hybrid cars in Japan, as does Honda. Likewise, the Nissan Leaf is currently only produced in Japan. Unfortunately, Japanese auto production has been halted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. According to some [...] [...] Japanese cars scheduled for export were destroyed by the tsunami. Auto assembly plants escaped the brunt of the devastating Japanese earthquake, but supplies of hybrid cars and other fuel-efficient vehicles in the United States will be affected—as Japan comes to terms with damaged roads and infrastructure. Major Japanese automakers have plants in the United States [...] [...] Will nuclear failures in Japan hurt plug-in viability? The end of nuclear-powered plug-ins? Is nuclear power safe? That argument has raged for decades, and the possibility of a renewed embrace of nuclear power in the US seemed to be gaining popularity, even in some green circles. In fact, some have viewed nuclear power as a key enabling [...] [...] |
 
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