Jun
26
Hybrid desires at a peak - JD Power
June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
JD Power and Associates (one of the biggest and most respected producers of auto-market statistics) has come out and confirmed to us what we already suspected: people are getting big into hybrids. A staggering 72% of consumers surveyed by JD claimed that they would definitely be interested in having hybrid power under the hood of […]
Apr
30
GM Hybrid Cars for China
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
General Motors have announced that China is high up on their list as they role out an ever increasing amount of Hybrid Cars and Hybrid SUV’s into an ever larger geographical market. Since its entry into the huge Chinese market in 2006, the Prius has been the only mass-produced Hybrid Car available to eco-conscious Chinese […]
Apr
28
Hybrid Conversion - the Future for Your Car?
April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hybrid Car news is generally pretty mundane, but not today. MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) in Great Britain are today claiming to have found the Holy Grail of Hybrid Technology. That is, a Conversion kit - not for Biodiesel or LPG, but to convert an average car, your car, to Hybrid Electric power.
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Apr
20
Mercedes starts its Green advance
April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Mercedes have, until now, hung back from launching into the green-rush that other manufacturers seem to have been undertaking in a desperate attempt to peg out their section of this new niche in consumer demand. Mercedes approach has always been to put together strong cars and take their time until they are just right […]
Apr
18
A look at the 2008 Chevy Malibu Hybrid
April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Chevrolet’s 2008 Malibu is a good car, but the hybrid might just be better! Take a regular Malibu sedan and add over 33% onto its fuel economy (both urban and highway) and then see what you get for a little over $22,000 base price, a good deal?
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Apr
12
Hybrid Cars - not noisy enough?
April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It is very seldom that someone complains about a lack of pollution. However, this rare event is becoming increasingly common in relation to Hybrid Electric / Gas cars and the amount (or lack) of noise pollution they give out.
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Nov
30
Electric Vehicle Kits: Build Your Own Electric Car
November 30, 2007 | 5 Comments
With rising fuel costs more and more people and are looking for
alternatives. One such alternative that is gaining popularity,
especially with the do-it yourself types, are the electric vehicle
kits. Anyone familiar with automobiles can now use these kits to
convert traditional gas powered vehicles to one powered by electric
current.
However, converting a traditional Gas powered vehicle into an
electric […]
Nov
27
GM price up 2008 Tahoe and Yukon hybrid SUV’s
November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“We promised to apply our most advanced technologies to vehicles that
can save the most fuel, and we are delivering on that promise with the
Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid SUVs,”
..that’s according to General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz, speaking in LA today as GM announced the price tags on its new hybrid SUV’s for 2008.
The full-size […]
Nov
19
7 Reasons To Buy A Hybrid Car
November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
You’re probably hearing a lot about hybrid cars these days. They are
definitely being discussed everywhere. Hardly a day goes by that a
major newspaper or television network isn’t doing a feature story on
hybrids. And everyday it seems like one car manufacturer or another is
introducing a new hybrid vehicle.
So what’s all the buzz about?
Well, hybrids are a […]
Nov
17
Hybrid Cars and Our Future
November 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The main question and perhaps why you are reading this article. Should
you buy a Hybrid car in 2007 or 2008? The answer to that question
really relies on you as their are many reasons to buy one and many not
to buy.
Hopefully by reading this article you’ll be better informed and
with the information presented here and in […]