Honda has just recently achieved a new milestone. In 1999, the brand jumped on the hybrid-electric bandwagon and after 12 years of selling hybrids, Honda surpassed the 800,000 sales mark for total worldwide sales. The first ever hybrid sold by the brand was the Insight, which was first launched in the Japanese domestic market. Since [...]
After egmCarTech’s trip to the 2012 North American International Show, we walked away with a little bit of an epiphany. But before I get to that, we were expecting there to be a huge influx of new cars with alternative powertrains. In other words, I personally was expecting every make to be pitching their push [...]
While you may be surprised there are man instances where German and Japanese automakers work together to cut costs, speed up development and of course, please the governments by producing fuel-efficient vehicles. Daimler AG has already linked up with Nissan and now new reports suggest that BMW and Toyota are planning to collaborate on clean [...]
General Motors has recently been making headlines when it comes to raising the fuel-economy bar in sedan segments. The company’s new light-electrification system, know as eAssist, has helped increase fuel-economy on already fuel-efficienct 4-cylinder engines. The 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist, which starts at $29,960, delivers up to 37 mpg highway fuel-economy. The new 2013 Chevrolet [...]
As I’ve just before, this whole trend and push to make cars more economical has resulted in a decrease in driving fun. But at the same time, it’s inevitable since times are changing. For example, a research poll conducted by Opinion Research Corp. and commissioned by the Consumer Federation of America showed that 62% of [...]
Toyota said that it expects the U.S. supply of its top-selling Prius model to come back to 70 percent of normal next month following a huge disruption by the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Click here for more news on the Toyota Prius. According to Bob Carter, Toyota U.S. unit should get at least 36,000 units [...]
Key Competitors: BMW ActiveHybrid 750i, Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, Audi A8 Hybrid. Power: 3.0L supercharged V6 engine making 333-hp is coupled with a 47-hp electric-motor. Transmission: 8-speed Tiptronic S transmission 0 to 60 mph: 5.7 seconds. Top Speed: 167 mph. Fuel-economy: 34.5 mpg combined. Price: $95,000. The BMW ActiveHybrid 750i starts at $102,300; the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid starts at $91,000; [...]
Today at the 2011 New York Auto Show, Lexus unveiled the new LF-Gh Hybrid Concept, a rear-wheel-drive concept that is powered by a Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain. Speculation has it that the Lexus LF-Gh Concept hints at the next-generation Lexus GS sedan – however, Lexus says that the ‘premium grand touring sedan’ design features that [...]
Hybrids tend to occupy vehicle bodies that are, for lack of better words, awkward and unstylish. Honda’s hybrid designers showed us that this likely always true with the design of the first and second-generation Insight. But the Japanese automaker is here to prove us wrong and show us that hybrid and ugly don’t always have [...]
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced that starting 2015, all new cars and trucks bought by the federal government will be either hybrids, EVs, and other alternative-fuel vehicles. However, some federal vehicles for law enforcement and security purposes will be exempt from President Barack Obama’s directive – and that includes his very own Presidential [...]
