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Hybrid Car Sales Up 32% in the First Two Months of 2013
Hybrid sales increased up to 32 percent in the first two months of 2013, compared with the figures during the same period of 2012, according to Autodata Corp. The market share for all hybrids has grown to four percent. According to an analyst at Gartner Inc. this could double by the end of 2020. What makes people so inclined towards hybrid ...
Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Likely for New York Show
Subaru is increasingly leaning towards green car concepts of late. The automaker has announced the brand's first-ever production hybrid vehicle, the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid and the vehicle will be showcased at the upcoming New York Auto Show. The XV Crosstrek Hybrid is expected to have a hybrid system paired to the manufacturer's Symmetrical All-Wheel drive. In addition to the 2014 XV ...
Next Gen Mitsubishi Pajero May be a Hybrid
The new Mitsubishi Pajero could use hybrid technology, says new report published by Australia's Go Auto. The company officials have also admitted a new plug-in hybrid vehicle in the future. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation head of product and strategy development Ryugo Nakao confirmed their plans to bring a successor to its current model at the Geneva Motor Show. The new model ...
European EV Sales to Pierce 800,000 Mark by 2020
Electric and hybrid vehicle sales in Europe will touch a magic number of 827,000 by the end of this decade, says Pike Research, a part of Navigant's Energy Practice. Although government support for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Europe is declining, the increasing availability of vehicle charging infrastructure facilitates the market growth of EVs. This infrastructure enables vehicle to charge at ...
NHTSA Proposes Minimum Sound Standards for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed that hybrid and electric vehicles should meet a minimum amount of sound to ensure that they can be heard by all pedestrians. According to Ray LaHood, the US Transportation Secretary, safety is their first concern and they think that this proposal will help to keep the nation's streets ...
First Ever Hybrid Train to be a Reality
Terms like hybrid cars and hybrid buses are not new to us. They have become normal day to day usages these days. And every automobile manufacturer is trying to bring their hybrid vehicles to the market. But what about hybrid powered trains? Since most trains work on both diesel and electric motors depending on the nature of the tracks, it ...
Nissan GT-R Likely to be a Hybrid Model; Might be Delayed till 2018
The Nissan GT-R, the next generation super car, is once again in the news. New details and rumors are spreading regarding this next generation super car form Japanese brand Nissan. The GT-R was actually expected to debut in the year 2015, but the latest reports say that the launch could be delayed until 2017 or even 2018. That means Nissan is getting ...
Toyota to Sell 10,000 Yaris Hybrid Cars in France
France has been witnessing a hike in hybrid sales for the past few months. In fact, hybrid sales in the country have seen an increase of 46 percent. Taking advantage of the situation, Toyota has announced that it will sell 10,000 Yaris Hybrids in the French marketplace in the coming days. The projected sale of Toyota Yaris Hybrid in the country ...
Yo Mobile Launch Pushed to 2015
Hybrid vehicle giant Yo Auto will push back the launch of its Yo Mobile model to early 2015. Yo Auto is the auto division of former Russian presidential hopeful Mikhail Prokhorov. The delay has come about due to some supply issues from a US-based parts maker, whose identity wasn't disclosed. In late 2010, Prokhorov said that Yo Mobile will be launched ...
BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Packs a Punch
It's common to see the hybrid variant of a car having better fuel-consumption compared to its gas guzzling siblings. But it's somewhat uncommon to see a hybrid variant to be quicker to 60 than the gasoline variant. This is the case with the new BMW ActiveHybrid 3 that features the latest-generation BMW ActiveHybrid technology. The model comes with excellent features that ...
