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Rolls-Royce Ghost hybrid coming soon, will boost fuel-economy by 15%

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: BMW, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Rolls Royce

We’ve previously heard that Rolls-Royce is working on an electric version of the Phantom. Well, before the electric Phantom hits the streets, Roll-Royce will put out a hybrid version of the new Ghost. According to AutoCar, the Rolls-Royce Ghost will share its green-technology with the new BMW ActiveHybrid 7.
Engineering the Ghost hybrid will be fairly [...]

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Report: Toyota planning Prius Coupe, MPV

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Toyota

Honda is ready to unleash its sporty CR-Z hatchback hybrid in the U.S. in 2010. In fact, it’ll be so sporty that it will be the first hybrid offered with a 6-speed manual transmission.
According to a report by AutoCar, Toyota is planning a Prius coupe that will go head-to-head with Honda’s CR-Z (can’t say that [...]

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Report: Honda to reintroduce larger hybrid vehicles

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

After Honda’s hybrid Accord returned disappointing sales, Honda discontinued the sedan at the end of the 2007 model year. According to Automotive News, Honda will now be making a return to the large hybrid vehicle segment and unlike Honda’s current hybrid system, used in the Civic Hybrid and the Insight, the new hybrid system will [...]

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Dodge Ram Hybrid on schedule for 2010, light-duty diesel still in question

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

Chrysler Group’s Dodge Ram brand still has plans to roll out a hybrid version of its light-duty Dodge Ram pickup in 2010; however, a diesel variant is still in question. Plans for both a hybrid and a diesel light-duty Ram for 2010 were revealed last year.
Currently, the heavy-duty Dodge Ram is offered with a 6.7L [...]

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Toyota’s Australian team makes hybrid Camry faster, more fuel-efficient than Yaris

Posted: Oct 23, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Toyota

Toyota’s engineers in the land down under are hard at work on the new Australian-built hybrid Camry, which they say will be faster and sportier than its gasoline sibling. Even with more aggressiveness, the hybrid Camry will use less fuel than Toyota’s Yaris, says the man heading the car’s development.
Toyota Camry hybrid’s chief engineer Yukihiro [...]

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Ghosn: Nissan will not offer any hybrid-only models like the Prius

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Industry News, Nissan

Nissan’s CEO Carlos Ghosn told Automotive News today that he has ruled out a stand-alone hybrid like the Toyota Prius.
“We don’t have this in our plans,” Ghosn said. “We are not intending to play a leadership role in hybrids. “One company already assumed leadership in the technology. We want leadership on EVs.”
Ghosn said that Nissan [...]

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Mugen could build a tricked out Honda CR-Z hybrid

Posted: Oct 22, 2009

Filed under: Honda, Hybrids, Green News, Tuner Cars

Could tuning packages for hybrid vehicles create a whole new market for third-party and in-houe tuning firms? Apparently so – Mugen said that it could very well build a bespoke tuned version of the upcoming Honda CR-Z hybrid sports car.
Hiroki Toyoda, the firm’s European vice president, told AutoCar that “the hybrid powertrain would create a [...]

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Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept hints at future design language, first hybrid due out in 2012

Posted: Oct 21, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Subaru

Subaru has taken the covers off of its new Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept. Owner Fuji Heavy Industries says that the concept hints at the future design language for the Subaru brand. Separately, Fuji said that Subaru will add its first hybrid vehicle in 2012 as a version of an exiting model in its lineup, reports [...]

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Honda CR-Z Hybrid coming to U.S. in 2010, production model to debut in Detroit

Posted: Oct 21, 2009

Filed under: Breaking, Honda, Hybrids, Green News

Honda has taken the wraps off its new CR-Z Concept at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the CR-Z will be introduced to the North American market in the second half of 2010 as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid model.
“The Honda CR-Z will expand our lineup of hybrid vehicles and reinforce the [...]

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2010 Toyota Sai: A Lexus HS 250h for the JDM market

Posted: Oct 20, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Hybrids, Green News, Toyota

As reported last month, Toyota has released the details on its new dedicated hybrid for the Toyota brand, the Sai sedan. Based on the Lexus HS 250h, which went on sale in the U.S. in mid-September, the Toyota Sai is virtually the same thing with some Toyota design touches.
Power for the new Toyota Sai comes [...]