All Posts Tagged With: "Hybrid"
GM prices Silverado Hybrid, Sierra Hybrid, and Pontiac G3
One day before the press converge on the LA Auto Show, General Motors has released pricing on its 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid and the 2009 Pontiac G3. The full-size hybrid pickup trucks each feature GM’s patented two-mode hybrid drivetrain with a 6.0-liter V8 under the hood. Assisted by an electric motor, [...]
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Prius rumors abound: Separate brand, 80 mpg, 3 different models
An “insider” at LLN has it on good authority that the oft-rumored Prius brand is, in their words, “a go.” According to their source, the goal of the spin-off is to create cheaper hybrid models that would command a marginal premium over their standard, hybrid-free counterparts.
The rumormill pot gets stirred a bit more with the [...]
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Spy Shots: 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid completely uncovered
Ford’s world debuts at the LA Auto Show will include the new Mustang, Fusion, MKZ, and Milan. Of all the vehicles scheduled for a debut, the Milan will likely garner the least amount of press, because the Mustang is an icon, the Fusion carries the bulk of Ford’s mid-size volume, and the MKZ competes in [...]
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Ford “Smart Gauge” collects green leaves for good behavior w/VIDEO
You drive like crap and you know it. Stop the burnouts, late braking and 100-mph freeway sprint and you just might make a tank of gas last longer than a day. Sure, automakers like Ford could spend a few million on lectures to teach car buyers a thing or two about better driving. But if [...]
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First Drive: 2009 Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid
We attended the New York-area “GM Collection” event this week, which is basically an opportunity for journalists to drive a variety of 2009 models up at Bear Mountain, an hour or so outside Manhattan. What we didn’t know going in was that GM would bring along three production-spec examples of the ‘09 Saturn Vue 2 [...]
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GM Hybrid sales slowly picking up some steam: 1,629 deliveries in August
General Motors is finally starting to regularly break out the sales figures for its hybrid vehicles and while the numbers are improving, they still look very weak compared to the competition. August was the company’s best month yet for hybrids with a whopping 1,629 units delivered of the six available models. Buyers took home a [...]
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Ford hybrid gets Fringe treatment on TV this fall
While KITT gets the headline from Ford in its announcement of FoMoCo vehicles appearing in fall TV shows, the green-minded among us can find a mention of a hybrid powerplant on the set of Fringe a few paragraphs down - after talk of KITT (it turns into a F-150!) and Desperate Housewifes. Fringe is the [...]
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Paris 2008: Honda Insight LIVE REVEAL
The Honda Insight concept took a hushed bow under the lights of Paris today. It’s Prius-esque, but in person the car is less evocative of its Toyota challenger. The Insight’s width and rather low height give it a substantial presence, and there’s a bit of attitude out back with the hatch sliding into a flick [...]
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Consumer Reports says that some hybrids do pay off - quickly
Contrary to the results from many studies conducted over the past, Consumer Reports has found that some hybrid vehicles actually offer a huge cash savings after just one year of driving. As you would imagine, those savings continues to add up year after year in most cases. Out of twelve hybrids tested, half saved money [...]
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First HUMMER, now Prius: Hybrids targeted by vandals, too
Vandals who mess with other people’s cars are scum — bottom-feeders who are beneath contempt. It doesn’t matter what the vehicle being damaged is. Cars are a major purchase, there’s often an emotional connection to them, and most importantly, they generally represent the owner’s primary source of mobility — getting him or her to work, [...]
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