Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
When you think “hybrid” most likely you don’t think “Porsche” right after that, but the German automaker is actually pushing both price and power in its hybrid vehicles. On the market right now, for example, is the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV, with an MSRP of $69,000, and later this year the Panamera hybrid sedan [...]
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Automotive News reported this morning that Land Rover has announced plans to debut a prototype diesel hybrid plug-in at next month’s Geneva Auto Show. The prototype, known as the Range_e, is reportedly based on the Range Rover Sport, and is equipped with a 3.0 diesel engine and an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. Land Rover said [...]
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Monday, November 15th, 2010
We’re excited about mainstream brands like Lincoln finally joining the hybrid party. One example? The 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. Here’s the ad for it, courtesy of YouTube and Sentry Auto Group. Enjoy!
Filed under: Going Green, lincoln, Media Monday by Mel
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
It’s been three years since whispers of a hybrid version of the Honda Fit (marketed as the Honda Jazz in Europe) first began stirring the imaginations of car aficionados, and now it’s finally happening: next month, and the Paris Motor Show, the 2011 Honda Fit Hybrid will make it’s debut, and, according to Hybrid Cars, [...]
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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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