Will a sports coupe help usher in the lithium-based Prius 4? Or is a split battery approach the best option for the fourth generation Prius? When Toyota launched the third generation Toyota Prius without lithium, there was some disappointment. Likewise, when Toyota announced that the 2012 Toyota Camry hybrid would also continue to use NiMH batteries, there [...] [...]
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By Jeff Cobb New Honda Insight. Today Honda Motor Company announced it will release refreshed Insight hybrids including a somewhat more upscale version with larger engine to the Japanese market. The 1.3-liter 40-plus mpg version will be joined by a 1.5-liter model Honda is calling the Insight Exclusive, and the company says dealers will get them Nov. 11. read [...] [...] Flooding in Thailand has caused some interruption in production for a number of Toyota suppliers in that region. As a means of conserving affected parts, Toyota will suspend Saturday (Oct. 29) production for Toyota vehicle manufacturing facilities in Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario, Canada and our engine manufacturing facility in [...] [...] Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported third quarter 2011 net income of $1.6 billion, or 41 cents per share, a decrease of $38 million, or 2 cents per share, versus third quarter 2010. During the quarter, Ford continued to generate solid profits, strengthen its balance sheet, invest for future growth, as well as take actions [...] [...] A new vision for the BYD dream? A plug-in promise oversold, but under-delivered When Warren Buffett took a share of BYD Automotive several years ago, not only did I believe that BYD was primed to quickly become a major player in the battery car game, but that plug-ins were going to mainstream much faster than forecast — [...] [...] Not so long ago the U.S. vehicle market was all but diesel-free, thanks in part to California’s strict air standards that prohibit high nitrogen oxide emitters. But with the debut of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI in 2008 and subsequent releases from Mercedes, BMW and Audi, diesel’s fortunes here are beginning to change. Far from the [...] [...] Musk can even teach the master a less on or two No one can accuse Tesla’s Musk of a small ego Last week Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk gave kudos to GM for building the Chevy Volt because it helped legitimize plug-in vehicles in the mainstream auto industry. However, he also stated that the Volt wasn’t “particularly inspiring.” [...] [...] No electric motor, but still a hybrid? Making the most of hybrid technology, even in non-hybrids Start/stop. Regenerative braking. It’s a hybrid, right? Nope. In recent years many technologies typically found only in hybrid cars have become more common in conventional cars, such as start/stop, and the new Mazda Takeri concept is taking these hybrid-like non-hybrids to a [...] [...] |
 
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