Hyundai’s 2.35 litres per 100km Hybrid Concept
January 27, 2010 by Adam Marshall
Making its U.S debut at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is Hyundai’s Blue-Will Plug-In Hybrid. It is Hyundai’s fourth concept vehicle and it is promising 2.35 litres per 100km fuel economy.
The concept Blue-Will is a test bed for new ideas including roof mounted solar panels, drive by wire steering, lithium polymer [...]
Lexus GS 450h Review – Long Term Intro
January 27, 2010 by Anthony Crawford
Weapons grade luxury express
Model Tested:
2009 Lexus GS 450h; 3.5-litre V6 petrol-hybrid; CVT automatic; four-door sedan – $123,800*
Options:
None fitted.
Performance; Fuel Economy; Smooth CVT
Boot Space
CarAdvice Rating:
Anyone driving a car quick enough to make out the letters GS 450h on the rear of this silver bullet, will be forgiven for thinking it’s a high powered [...]
General Motors goes into SUV production overtime
January 25, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
Facing dramatic shortages on some of its vehicles, General Motors is boosting production of its full-sized SUVs from this Friday.
The Arlington plant in Texas makes the GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Tahoe and the Cadillac Escalade in both standard and hybrid forms. It had less than a 34-day supply of each SUV at the beginning of January [...]
Kia Ray Concept to be unveiled in Chicago
January 22, 2010 by Matt Brogan
Kia has today given us a glimpse of its upcoming Ray Concept vehicle which will go on show at next month’s Chicago Motor Show.
Styled by the team at Kia Design Centre America, the Kia Ray project was undertaken to demonstrate how Kia’s evolving design direction would be applied in the packaging of a plug-in hybrid [...]
Australian Orocobre to supply lithium to Toyota
January 21, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
Australian minerals explorer Orocobre Ltd has reached a joint venture deal with a sibling company of Toyota Motor Corp to supply the Japanese automaker with lithium for its next-generation hybrid vehicles.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation, 21.8 percent owned by Toyota, will provide US$4.5 million (AUD$4.9 million) to fund the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study of Orocobre’s [...]
Toyota Prius Review – Long Term Update
January 20, 2010 by Paul Maric
Driving a Toyota Prius with a car load of people and luggage for around 1100km wasn’t exactly my idea of fun. I was gritting my teeth at the thought of overtaking and tackling hills, let alone fitting four adults and all of our luggage.
One of the first things we noticed when arriving in Brisbane was [...]
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI could go hybrid
January 19, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
Mitsubishi could launch a hybrid version of its Lancer Evolution XI by 2013 if word from automotive website Motor Trend is correct.
It says the new Evo will be built on the same platform as the PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid crossover concept from October’s Tokyo Motor Show and will combine the 2.0-litre MIVEC petrol engine from the [...]
Suzuki, GM to end jointly developed hybrid projects
January 19, 2010 by Matt Brogan
Suzuki has announced today that it will end jointly development hybrid and fuel-cell technology projects with General Motors as part of an operational review following its new alliance with Volkswagen.
Suzuki and Volkswagen last month announced a comprehensive tie-up which, as of last week, saw VW become Suzuki’s largest single shareholder on 19.9 per cent. Cross-shareholding [...]
Toyota aims for one million hybrids by 2011
January 19, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
Toyota aims to produce one million petrol-electric hybrid vehicles in 2011 to remain in the lead in the growing market for low-emissions cars, Japanese business newspaper Nikkei reports.
The target would effectively mean doubling production from 2009, when it was expected Toyota manufactured slightly more than 500,000 hybrids – around eight percent of its total global [...]
Toyota Prius G Sports Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon
January 18, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
If you thought the Toyota FT-86 G Sports Concept we showed you last week from the Tokyo Auto Salon was impressive, prepare to be blown away.
Introducing the Prius G Sports Concept – the latest attempt by Toyota to shake the appliance image.
Bringing the conversion and tuning accessories market in-house, Toyota says the G Sports series [...]
UK’s Top 10 green cars for 2010
January 15, 2010 by Tim Beissmann
UK automotive website WhatGreenCar has revealed its Top 10 green cars to watch in 2010, with the top six all emitting less than 100g/km CO2.
Three sets of “Double Cs” have made energy-efficient, low-emissions cars more important in the UK than ever before: climate change, credit crunch and congestion charge.
The list includes two fully-electric vehicles, two [...]
