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Audi Toyota Ford Mercedes Porsche Fiat Renault SeatPublished: March 19, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery In lieu of all of the current issues surrounding the Toyota Prius , the company has responded by preparing to send electronic data recovery (EDR) readers to the U.S. to determine actual data readings from vehicles claimed to be involved with either unintentional acceleration or braking problems .
Published: March 18, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Ferrari Ferrari HY-KERS - Click above to watch the video after the jump You can bet that when Ferrari does a hybrid, it isn’t going to be your run-of-the-mill battery assist. Based on its experience last season in Formula One with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System - developed in concert with Magneti Marelli (another automotive technological powerhouse under the Fiat umbrella) - Ferrari unveiled the HY-KERS concept earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show.
Published: March 18, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Legislation and Policy Since Monday, the state of California has been offering tax rebates for eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles under the $4.1 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). The rebates are worth up to $20,000 for commercial vehicles and up to $5,000 for new light-duty vehicles. The list includes pure electrics like the Tesla Roadster and the Nissan Leaf , NEVs from GEM and a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: the Honda 2010 FCX Clarity.
Published: March 18, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Honda 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery In its home market of Japan, the Honda CR-Z has proven to be a sales success in the early stages.
Published: March 17, 2010
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , MPG , Green Daily Valentin Technologies IngoCar - Click above for high-res image gallery Interested in a five-seat, four-door, sportwagen that “is brimming with innovation” and was designed in Elm Grove, WI? How about if the car were to get 170 miles per gallon? Yeah, that got our attention, too
Published: March 17, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota 2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery Conflicting reports have surfaced regarding the Toyota Prius following the car’s recent image problems , recalls and hard knocks .
Published: March 16, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Green Daily Second-gen Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res gallery The latest update in the California ‘Runaway Prius’ case is the official word from Toyota . As promised, Toyota released the initial findings from its two-day examination of Jim Sikes’ Prius and the conclusion is: WTF? Toyota’s full release is available after the jump, but the gist of it is that the things Sikes said happened don’t seem to mesh with what the Toyota engineers were able to observe and analyze (earlier, we heard pretty much the same thing from the Department of Transportation ).
Published: March 16, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , On Two Wheels , Europe/EU , Racing e-miglia - Click above to watch video During the the first half of the 20th century, automobile rallies such as the Mille Miglia , brought brand awareness and prestige to grand tourers bearing now-famous marques like Porsche, Ferrari and Bugatti. Beginning August 3rd, the e-miglia will attempt to do the same for electric transport with a rally that will see two, three and four-wheeled vehicles make their way through the picturesque Alps between Munich , Germany and Riva del Garda , Italy. Organized by the same folks behind the admittedly antithetical Transsyberia Rally , this new event will not be a mad dash through a continents-length of mud but rather maintain a focus on consistency and other objectives as participants make their way along public roads
Published: March 13, 2010
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Published: March 13, 2010
Filed under: Hybrid , Honda , Japan 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery The new Honda CR-Z has only been on sale in Japan for two weeks, and already the automaker has received over 7,000 orders for the small hybrid.