The latest Ford concept car, the Evos has a full four gullwing doors and a lithium-ion based hybrid system. Even though the doors are wacky to look at, the most unique feature is the Evos' cloud connectivity. The Evos works really hard to personalize just about everything for each individual…
At first glance it looks like this "partnership" is just Ford accepting that Toyota's hybrid technology is the best and that they want to use it. At second glance that is exactly what this is, Ford will be using Toyotas hybrid technology to create a new rear-wheel drive hybrid platform…
Honda has just lifted the veil on their latest hybrid, the first in this class, the Honda Jazz. The Jazz Hybrid will borrow most of the propulsion bits from the Honda Insight. The main motor is a 87bhp 1.3-liter i-VTEC with a 14bhp electric motor. The battery pack is going…
New car maker, same old problems. Aptera, the folks hoping to come out with an electric and hybrid model car in 2008 have been struggling to post anything too concrete. I am a concerned customer (I have already placed a deposit) who would like to see Aptera succeed, but some…
Looks like Tesla and Aptera finally have some competition… although it seems to trump them both… sorta. Fisker Automotive, plans on having this hybrid car available for sale in 2010. The car goes from 0-60 mph in about 5.8 seconds, can run on electric only mode for 50 miles before…
Looks like Honda is dedicating more energy and development on an all new hybrid vehicle. This hybrid is not going to share a body style with another existing vehicle… like their last hybrids did (civic, accord, etc…). This hybrid will be available in the fall of 2009 and Honda expects…
Looks like Volkswagen is jumping into the hybrid arena with their “twin drive” car slated to show up around 2010. The car will us an 85 horsepower electric motor as the primary power and supplement that with a 122 horsepower diesel (yuck) engine. VW plans to spend $769 million on…
Nissan is showing off their (blatant copy of the original Scion XB) new Cube which should hit the US shores in 2009. The Cube, in Japan for now, is 8 inches shorter than the first generation Scion XB and a full 20 inches shorter than the second generation XB. Although…
Looks like a long awaited Prius overall is on the horizon. The last body change for the Prius was in 2004. The new Toyota Prius is supposed to debut at the 2009 Detroit auto show, will let you know more details as they become available… for now we know the…
Want to make light of the fact that you drive a Toyota Yaris? Slap a windup key on that puppy and call it a hybrid. The windup key comes in two models, stationary and moving. The moving version needs 12-volts from your car. Specifications: High strength 6061 aluminum, welded at…