Archive for April, 2009

Formula One In Bahrain, a 3rd Notch for Button - New York Times

Formula One In Bahrain, a 3rd Notch for ButtonNew York Times, United StatesBy BRAD SPURGEON In the heart of a region known for its oil production, Formula One sent out an inadvertent message that its new hybrid cars are slower than the old-fashioned ones that depend entirely on the internal combustion engine. …

More: continued […]

Hybrid Plug In Cars Reach 100 Miles On Single Battery Charge - NewsOXY

NewsOXY

Hybrid Plug In Cars Reach 100 Miles On Single Battery ChargeNewsOXY, FLAutomobile manufacturers are developing hybrid plug in cars which can achieve 100 miles on a single battery charge. The alternative energy utilizes a 120-volt outlet allowing the driver to charge their automobile at home. Ford Motor Company announced …Hybrid Vehicles Make Better Sense For […]

Honda Hybrid Alternative Fuel Cars Promote Honda Intelligence - NewsOXY

Hybrid Cars News

Honda Hybrid Alternative Fuel Cars Promote Honda IntelligenceNewsOXY, FLHonda Hybrid cars have been on the road for quite sometime. Honda offers a diverse lineup of hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles while the Civic stands to be the most popular electric car for the automaker. American Honda Motor Co., Inc is one of the …Honda considering […]

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters US Policy - Bloomberg

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters US PolicyBloombergHonda, Japan's second-largest carmaker, last week began building a lithium-ion battery factory with joint-venture partner GS Yuasa Corp. in Japan's Kyoto prefecture to make packs for gasoline-electric hybrid cars. Tokyo-based Honda plans starting …

More: continued here

Hybrids in Motorsports Shift into High Gear - Hybrid Cars News

Hybrid Cars News

Hybrids in Motorsports Shift into High GearHybrid Cars NewsIt's going to help dispel the notion that hybrid cars are synonymous with being slow and underpowered,” said Ben Davis, a track test driver and road test producer for PBS' MotorWeek. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin gave people rides around Lowe's Motor …

More: continued here […]

Nissan Sees Higher Oil Prices Spurring Demand for Electric Cars - Bloomberg

Nissan Sees Higher Oil Prices Spurring Demand for Electric CarsBloomberg“You get your costs down by producing, and Nissan hasn't been making hybrid cars” near the level of competitors. The Tokyo-based automaker plans to follow its US and Japan electric-car introductions globally, banking on growing demand for …

More: continued here

Honda's New Insight Targets the Prius - Wall Street Journal

NewsOXY

Honda's New Insight Targets the PriusWall Street JournalThe Insight's selling proposition is that it offers minicar mileage in a five-passenger compact with room enough to fit an adult's bike in the back, at a starting price roughly $2000 to $3000 below those of other hybrid cars on the market now. …Car makers are gearing up […]

Plug-in hybrid cars are clean but face infrastructure hurdle - Business Daily Africa

Plug-in hybrid cars are clean but face infrastructure hurdleBusiness Daily Africa, KenyaPresident Barack Obama has set a goal for the United States to put one million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. April 27, 2009: The United States is pushing the use of plug-in hybrids but these cars, which sip gasoline and are […]

Formula One's Cleaner but Very Slow Hybrids - New York Times

Formula One's Cleaner but Very Slow HybridsNew York Times, United StatesSo the message being sent out by F1 at the moment is that its hybrid cars may be more environmentally friendly than in the past, but they sure are a lot slower. Bahrain was a track where KERS was supposed to be more important. …

More: […]

Honda Insight Hybrid Cars Offers 43 MPG To Honda Drivers - NewsOXY

NewsOXY

Honda Insight Hybrid Cars Offers 43 MPG To Honda DriversNewsOXY, FLHonda Insight Hybrid cars offer spacious room and up to 43 miles per gallon fuel economy. The Honda Insight is powered by an advanced 1.3-liter SOHC engine with a 13 horsepower electric motor. American Honda Motor Co., Inc is one of many car …

More: continued […]