The Eco-Friendly Citrus Oil Tire: Super Nano Power Rubber
Monday March 30, 2009
Yokohama dB Super E-spec Citrus Oil tire © Yokohama
That's what Yokohama calls its racing inspired citrus oil compound (yes, you heard that right, citrus oil) in the all-new dB Super ... Read More
2010 Third Generation Prius Preview Drive Photo Gallery
Friday March 27, 2009
We had a little rain the night before the Media Preview of the 2010 Toyota Prius, and that left some of the cars with a spritz of water droplets across ... Read More
2010 Third Generation Prius Preview Drive
Wednesday March 25, 2009
This little icon to the hybrid world just keeps getting better and better. I was fortunate enough to get an invite last month to the Media Preview of the 2010 ... Read More
Power to the Electrics
Monday March 23, 2009
Looks like this listing of 2009 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles is set to grow.
Thanks to President Obama and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the electric vehicle industry ... Read More
Greenest Cars of 2009
Friday March 20, 2009
So, if you had to guess what the top three contenders were, off the top of your head--what would they be? ... hybrids ... clean diesels ... efficient gasoline ... Read More
Regenerative Braking: for Hybrids and EVs
Tuesday March 17, 2009
Electric vehicles and hybrids are all about efficiency. And a lot of that efficiency comes from their ability to make their own juice. Whenever batteries and electric motors are involved ... Read More
Hybrids Here, Hybrids There ...
Friday March 13, 2009
Seems like every time I'm out and about I see a Prius--it's the hybrid that pops up everywhere. And apparently it's not just my imagination either. According to recent sales ... Read More
Honda Puts a Price on the Insight
Wednesday March 11, 2009
Honda has finally announced pricing for its much anticipated "Prius killing" 2010 Insight. With a base price of $20,470, Honda expects to sell 90,000 units of this redesigned hybrid ... Read More
Hybrids and EVs: Electric Motor/Generators
Tuesday March 10, 2009
Motors and generators. They are the heart and soul of electric vehicles (EV)s and a pretty good chunk of the whole hybrid locomotion equation as well. But how do they ... Read More
Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Energy
Thursday March 5, 2009
When folks talk about energy, they usually speak in terms of crude oil, natural gas, electricity and nuclear power. Things like that. The news reports on swings in energy prices, ... Read More
The Hybrid Buying Game is More Complicated Than Ever
Monday March 2, 2009
There's a lot more to it than there used to be. Less than half a dozen years ago, about the only choices available were the Toyota Prius and the Honda ... Read More