Pictures of the new hybrid concept car.
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Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Everyone wants better fuel economy but not everyone wants to sacrifice to achieve it. Mercury has a solution, the Mariner Hybrid. If not for its tell-tale hybrid badges, most people, including the driver, might never know this little SUV is helping conserve the planets natural resources.
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The minimal fuel costs and clean environmental conscience ociated with hybrid sedans are great but in the end people need a car that fits their lifestyle. For those who want the comfort, style and functionality of an SUV, the Mercury Mariner Hybrids represents a legitimate, fuel-sipping alternative. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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First shown as a concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, the 2010 BMW X6 Hybrid is now headed for production. Far from a fuel-sipping economy car, this gasoline-electric hybrid is designed to take the edge off fuel costs without giving up much in the way of SUV practicality or performance.
Prototypes spotted in Death Valley reveal few significant styling changes from the recently introduced X6 other than an obvious bulge in the hood. Subsequent photos show a maze of electrical connections beneath the protruding sheet metal. All the extra hardware is necessary to control what’s expected to be a two-mode hybrid system similar to what’s found in GM’s current Tahoe and Escalade Hybrid SUVs. BMW partnered with GM and Daimler in the development of the system.
The two-mode system essentially combines electric motors with a sophisticated automatic transmission and traditional gasoline engine. It is able to provide pure electric power like a Prius, but most of the time it’s a mix of both gasoline and electric power. A fuel mileage improvement of around 10-15 percent is about all you can expect given the added weight of the hybrid system’s batteries combined with the X6’s already substantial curb weight.
With full production of the V8-powered X6 just now starting to ramp up to full speed, the introduction of the 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid (as BMW calls it) is probably at least a year away. Expect a substantial price bump, one that could put this hybrid BMW’s base price in the $70,000 range. So much for saving money on gas.
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Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show. The winner was the 2009 VW Jetta TDI.
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Actually I’m not only fond of the Tesla Roadster, but many other EVs. Here’s a bunch of them. These are the cars:
Tesla Roadster
Amp Roadster
Dodge Zeo
Wrightspeed X1
Vectrix Scooter EV
Phoenix Motorcars SUT
Tango EV
Toyota RAV4 EV
Aptera Type-1
Th!nk City EV
Mitsubishi MiEV
Lightning GT EV
All these cars are 100% electric. The intro included: Project Better Place, Paris Hilton and Rex Tillerson from Exxonmobil.
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Downsizing? Forget it!
This is BMW’s message as it whips the wraps off its latest concept, the BMW X5 Vision Efficient Dynamics. This is a seven-passenger SUV that boasts the performance, fuel consumption and emissions rating of your average compact car.
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Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Nissan Altima Hybrid is one of the new breed of hybrids that doesnt look like a hybrid at all. Challenging the idea that hybrids should have futuristic exteriors like the Toyota Prius, the Altima Hybrid looks like a typical mid-size sedan with only a few clues to its fuel-saving character.
Welcome to our comprehensive Kelley Blue Book review of the Nissan Altima Hybrid.
The Altima Hybrid could be mistaken for an Altima Sedan save for the slightly diminished trunk size to accommodate the hybrid system, the noticeable transition between electric and gasoline propulsion and the Hybrid badges on the side and rear. The well-appointed interior and roomy cabin of the Altima Hybrid are mainstays of the Altima line, and the hybrid system makes it a win-win choice for anyone who wants to save at the gas pump but needs a midsize sedan. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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Hummer hooks up with Volkswagen for a 1 night stand to create a new hybrid unlike anything the world has ever seen. this is the story of its conception.
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Malcolm Bricklin On Hybrid Cars, Auto Bailout and The Car Cz
If you’ve ever sen the car in the video it’s called the Bricklin SV-1 and was made between 1974 and 1976. It’s maker is Malcolm Bricklin, an American Entrepreneur. Bricklin brought Suburu to America from Japan, as well as Fiat X1-9, and the Yugo.
In the 90s he turned his attention to making environmentally friendly vehicles, making an electric bike called The EV Warrior.
Today, Bricklin is combining his experience with fuel cell technology and his knoweldge of manufacturing techniques and economics to create a line of plug - in hybrid vehicles or PHEVs, which he says can be installed in your car right now, making it more gas efficient.
I sat down with Bricklin at the San Francisco screening of “The Entrepreneur” , a movie about him. In our talk, he revealed that he got a call that morning to be the President-Elect’s “Car Czar”, a job he turned down. He explained why.
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Chrysler Electric Vehicle Auto Show Video - Kelley Blue Book
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LA Auto Show Preview. Kelley Blue Book’s Micah Muzio takes a look at electric vehicles from Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge that will be shown at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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