Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Despite the fact that Sergio Marchionne is still anti-hybrid, the CEO of Fiat-Chrysler has caved in to the mounting pressure of impending 2025 CAFE standards, which he says can’t be met without them. In story reported by Automotive News, Marchionne said that Chrysler will be forced to produce hybrid vehicles for the North American market, [...]
Filed under: CAFE Standards, Chrysler by Mel
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Reporting from the Los Angeles Auto Show, last week, Automotive News shared that the Hyundai Azera is going upscale in its next incarnation, but will still come between the full-size Genesis sedan and the mid-size Sonata on the “luxury” scale. Renderings of the redesigned Azera, which vehicle is sold in Korea as the fifth generation [...]
Filed under: Buying Trends, Hyundai, Re-imaginings & Retro-fittings by Mel
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
For years now, there have been rumors about more versions of the Prius than the car we all know and love, but the rumors are finally becoming fact. According to the Hybrid Car blog, Toyota has announced that the Prius MPV will debut at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. While Toyota isn’t being [...]
Filed under: Going Green, In the News, Toyota by Mel
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Car and Driver reported today on their blog that the Porsche 918 Spyder, the concept car originally revealed the night before the start of the 2010 Geneva auto show, last March, will go into “limited series production. This car is a performance hybrid with four different driving modes, and a KERS-type overboost feature similar to [...]
Filed under: Going Green, In the News, Porsche by Mel
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