Articles tagged with: hybrids
Competing automakers agree to work as equal partners.
Rumors that the Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motors might someday merge have surfaced in recent years, but that talk has proven to be mere speculation. However, the …
Chrysler’s best selling brand continues to set the pace.
One of the reasons why Dodge matters today is because of a decision made two decades ago to make this brand distinctive enough that people would consider …
Comparing apples with oranges and with pears is just wrong.
With Plug-In 2011 behind us, its time to review one aspect of vehicle electrification that may get overlooked: consumer marketing. I say this because after speaking …
Noted international conference moves east for 2011.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition opens today, a four-day event being held at the Raleigh Convention Center in the heart of North Carolina’s capital city. …
The Lincoln MKZ is a premium sedan, underpinned by the same platform powering the Ford Fusion. It doesn’t take much imagination to see that this five passenger midsize four-door is a dolled up Fusion, done …
Raleigh, N.C, is the host for Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition, a four-day event taking place July 18-21, 2011, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Now in its fourth year, this international event has switched coasts …
It doesn’t take a university study to confirm what a good deal of diesel vehicle owners know, but it certainly is helpful to have supporting data in place to confirm that these kinds of vehicles …
Britain’s top fleet management and fleet financing company, Lex Autolease, authorized a survey recently which should bring a smile to the faces of green car advocates. The company asked 300 finance chiefs and company car …
The People’s Republic of China has been performing a balancing act for much of the past two decades. On the business side of things, the country wears a capitalist face and is open to foreign …
50 miles per gallon fleet average by 2025.
“Aim for nothing and you’ll certainly succeed.” Or so goes one form of the adage.
Hyundai Motors, on a tear over the past few years due to new, fuel …
Last week, Autoblog relayed the news that Honda’s diesel engine plans were dead. That isn’t too surprising given how long the supposed roll out was delayed.
In November 2007, I published an article titled, “Your 52 …
First, a disclaimer: my wife owns a Toyota RAV4 and loves her vehicle. She drives a 2003 model and reminded me today that in the six years we’ve owned the car, it hasn’t failed us …
It is time now for our annual forecast of auto trends for 2010 and the intervening years. Yes, you guessed it: how can anyone predict what lies ahead given the tumultuous year that just ended? …
The biggest changes for the Ford Fusion beginning with the 2010 model year was the roll out of the next generation edition as well as offering a hybrid model. Although updating the Fusion was important …
America’s all-electric car maker – Tesla Motors – has been wowing fans ever since its small two seat sports car finally rolled off a British assembly line earlier this summer. Lots of delays pushed back …
The world of autodom is frequently changing, one only needs to lift a finger in the air to sense which direction the winds are blowing. When gas prices surge, the talk is switching to electric …
