Mitsubishi will show off two of its newest concept cars at the upcoming Geneva Auto Show in March. The Japanese automaker will bring out a diesel hybrid SUV called GR-HEV, as well as an all-electric concept dubbed CA-MiEV, which can travel 186 miles between charges. Lacking specific powertrain data and marketing schedules, the vehicles appear [...]
Momentum Dynamics Corporation has developed an inductive charging system that can completely fill the battery of a Chevy Volt hybrid-electric vehicle. MDC’s system is capable of delivering more than 20,000 watts via a transmitting pad on the ground, which sends power to a receiving pad on the underside of the vehicle. Even a Level 2 [...]
Chevy, Toyota, Ford, and Honda are displaying electric cars at the Detroit Auto Show, which is open through Jan. 27. Show-goers are also getting the feel for electric cars by trying out charging stations that adorn the booths. Since making their debut just over two years ago, the number of plug-in cars available has grown [...]
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Ford Motor Co. has added another trophy to its already crowded shelf of Fusion’s accolades. The Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid took home the title Connected Car of the Year from none other than Connected World in Las Vegas last week. The vehicle was cited for its ingenious methods of keeping drivers in touch with the [...]
Volkswagen took the wraps off its SUV diesel plug-in hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show. While the automaker has offered no assurances of whether, or when, the CrossBlue will ever land in showrooms, a company official did allow that the concept is a “realistic glimpse of the future.” The CrossBlue would be competing directly against [...]
On Saturday, Jan. 19, at precisely 9:00 a.m., two of the nation’s largest auto shows will open their doors to the public. Both the North American International Auto Show and the Philly Auto Show will start letting members of the public through their gates. Detroit will have the Via Motors X-Truck; a range-extended workhorse from [...]
Ford Motor Co. this week announced that its Fusion Energi plug-in sedan earned 108 mpg-e in city driving tests certified by the EPA. On the highway, Ford’s newest hybrid gets 92 mpg-e, making the vehicle the most fuel-efficient sedan currently offered for sale in the U.S. market. Over a five-year ownership period, the Fusion Energi [...]
Mitsubishi Motors is looking toward a late January launch of its Outlander plug-in hybrid, a four-wheel-drive SUV. With no real competition in the segment from other hybrids, Mitsubishi spokespersons refer to the new model as a game-changer of sorts, being the only crossover that offers the convenience of an EV and the range of a [...]
Ford Motor Co. has announced that its new C-Max hybrid sold more than any other hybrid car did in its first two months on the market. More than 8,000 C-Max hybrids sold during October and November. In contrast, Toyota’s Camry hybrid sold just 7,300 cars in its debut period of May and June of 2006. [...]
A new study from research and analysis agency Mintel shows that hybrid, plug-in, and electric car sales, as a group, are up 73 percent compared to last year’s results. Through the first half of December 2012, almost 440,000 of the vehicles were sold. This is the first year the hybrid and electric segment showed a [...]
For the second year in a row, the Chevy Volt hybrid-electric car has topped the Consumer Reports’ owner satisfaction survey. Of Volt owners who were a part of the report, a full 92 percent said they would definitely purchase the car again, which is within one percentage point of last year’s results. The magazine’s auto [...]
Honda Motor Co. will release a plug-in hybrid version of its popular Accord by mid-January of next year. With a fuel efficiency rating of 115 mpg-e, the car aims to compete with Ford, Chevy, and Prius in the ever more populous hybrid vehicle marketplace. Honda’s plug-in Accord will qualify for California’s carpool lanes, and will [...]
