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The venerable Toyota Prius will be redesigned for the 2010 model year, and we’re beginning to hear rumors about the future of the green car icon..
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
Electric vehicles make very little noise. This has created a public health risk, especially for visually impaired people who may depend on hearing cars in order to know where they are. As a result, the federal government is considering regulations that require the vehicles to make some sort of noise. And General Motors, in the process of developing its own extended-range electric vehicle, has its own solution in mind.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its testing of the fuel economy of 2009 model year vehicles (though not all of the numbers have been published yet), and released its list of the ten most fuel efficient cars for sale in America today.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
CBS News reports, “The price of oil is up, gas guzzling cars are out, and a race for a fuel-free, practical electric car is on. It includes the usual suspects: Detroit, Japan, and Germany. But as correspondent Lesley Stahl reports, a surprising newcomer with no experience at building cars has entered the race: Silicon Valley..
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The Toyota Prius is an engineering marvel for its world-beating fuel economy, but driving enthusiasts don’t exactly line up to buy them as track toys. Performance-wise, the Prius has always been just adequate. It was considered a major accomplishment when, with the second generation Prius, Toyota made the car feel almost like a normal car to drivers. Rumors now say, however, that the 2010 Toyota Prius may well have more spunk.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
Despite General Motors’ attempts to keep the final shape of the production Chevy Volt secret, photos and video of the car leaked onto several websites overnight. The images come from the set of the upcoming film Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. GM has loaned many vehicles for feature roles in the film, including several which are not yet available for sale — leading automotive writers to pay close attention to the set of the film over the last six months.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
Autoblog Green reports, "There are…some rumorsfloating around that the next vehicle in America to get electric drive after the Chevrolet Volt could come from Cadillac." General Motors has not confirmed the rumors, but there is some logic behind the suggestion. One of the primary challenges facing Volt engineers has been price - the unique technologies that power the Volt (which GM calls "E-Flex") are expensive to develop, but GM needs to sell the vehicle at a competitive price. AG comments, "Offering the EV bits and pieces with a Cadillac badge and all the expected trimmings could go a long way towards defraying some of those high development costs.".
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The Chevy Volt will feature Bluetooth compatibility, USB audio ports, low rolling resistance tires and folding rear seats. Owners will be able to charge the car’s batteries from any standard 110-volt outlet. These, and other details on GM’s upcoming plug-in hybrid car, emerged in a chat with Volt design director Bob Boniface on gmnext.com last week. A transcript is available here.
Hybrids Electrics Hydrogen Cars
The U.K.’s AutoCar reports, “Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt.”.
