Triple crown for Toyota Prius

Posted 2 years 3 months ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
Triple crown for Toyota Prius
For the third year in succession, the 1.5-litre petrol engine of the Hybrid Synergy Drive has won best 1.4-1.8-litre engine in the International Engine of the Year awards and has also been named ‘Best Fuel Economy’ for its application in the Toyota Prius. Hybrid Synergy Drive has won both categories every year since it was launched in the second generation Prius in 2004.
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Hybrid Cars Not Always More Fuel Efficient

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Hybrids
Hybrid Cars Not Always More Fuel Efficient
IF you make your way over to the Javits Convention Center for the New York International Automobile Show — or if you've gone to any auto show in the last year or so — you'll know that hybrid cars are the hippest automotive fashion statement to come along in years.
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Toyota To Show Fine-T fuel cell Concept At New York Auto Show

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Hybrids, Concept Cars, Motor Shows, Toyota
Toyota To Show Fine-T fuel cell Concept At New York Auto Show
Toyota’s Fine-T fuel cell hybrid concept will make its debut at the 2006 New York Auto Show.
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Toyota Hybrids power up Greentomatocars

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
Toyota Hybrids power up Greentomatocars
The first all-hybrid private-hire operation is underway in London, as a young company sets out to overturn perceptions of minicabs with its eco-friendly Toyota Prius fleet.
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Double top for Civic 5-door and hybrid

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: News, Hybrids, Honda
Double top for Civic 5-door and hybrid
The Honda Civic Hybrid and the Swindon-built Civic 5-door are winning battles with key competitors in the important residual values arena.
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Diesel: a Serious Alternative to Hybrid for American Market?

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Hybrids, News, Technology
Diesel: a Serious Alternative to Hybrid for American Market?
Toyota and Honda have taken the lead in gas-electric hybrid vehicles; while some manufacturers are scrambling to catch up, others are contemplating an alternative strategy for the U.S. market ... diesel powered vehicles.
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Hybrid or Diesel: Sushi or Snails?

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: News, Hybrids, Toyota
Toyota Prius GT, Goodwood 2004
Toyota acknowledges that there are many alternative routes to achieving the ultimate eco-car and it has led the field in pursuing most of them: more efficient petrol engines, cleaner diesels, hybrid systems and fuel cells – all have their own technical and environmental benefits.
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World Premiere: Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Concept Cars, Hybrids, Saab
Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept
Making its world premiere at the Stockholm Motor Show today, the ground-breaking Saab BioPower Hybrid Concept delivers zero fossil CO2 emissions, enhanced performance and a range of energy-saving features by combining the use of pure bioethanol fuel and electric power generation for the first time. As the world's first fossil-free hybrid vehicle, the Saab 9-3 Convertible show car also becomes the world's first hybrid soft-top.
Saab BioPower Hybrid ConceptSaab BioPower Hybrid Concept
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Toyota Announces Prices for All-New 2007 Camry Hybrid

Posted 2 years 4 months ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
2007 Camry Hybrid
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new and much-anticipated 2007 Camry Hybrid.
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Mazda Delivers First Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles

Posted 2 years 5 months ago under: Hybrids, News, Mazda
RX-8 Hydrogen RE features a hydrogen or gasoline dual-fuel system
Mazda Motor Corporation has delivered one RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle each to its first two corporate customers for this model, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, and Iwatani International Corporation in Osaka, Japan.
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