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Zero emission vehicles are as "green" as you can get, but fuel cells are still a long way from mass production and EVs' limited range and high prices are a deterrent for a large percentage of new car buyers. Hybrids, while more affordable, still command a higher price than regular models.
- Volvo Releases Photos And New Details On V60 Plug-in Diesel-electric Hybrid
Last month, we told you about Volvo's plans to reveal an almost production-ready diesel-electric hybrid version of the V60 at the Geneva Salon in March. Today, the Swedish automaker released a full set of photos and additional information on its...
- Volvo Introduces V70 Plug-in Electric-diesel Hybrid, Production Models Set For 2012
Swedish automaker Volvo has revealed plans to have a production plug-in diesel-electric hybrid model on the market as early as 2012. To help achieve its goal, Volvo has formed a joint partnership with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall. The two companies...
- Volvo Delivers New Hybrid Trucks To England And France
In a promising move, Volvo Trucks has announced that it will deliver four hybrid powered refuse trucks to Veolia Propreté, one of the world’s largest refuse handling companies, and next autumn they will start work in London and Paris. All four...
- Clean Green Cars: Diesels Are Better Than Current Hybrids In Real World
UK based environmental website Clean Green Cars (CGC) supports that the enthusiasm for hybrid cars needs to be put into context as current diesel models generally use less fuel and therefore emit less CO2 than equivalently powered diesel vehicles. In...
- German Car News
30,000 recent-model BMW's will be recalled because of stalling. X5's, 5-series', and 6-series' cars with BMW's 4.8L V8 from model year 2006 and 2007 are susceptible to interrupted fuel delivery. Cool and dry conditions are the lead-up...
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CPT's LC Super Hybrid Volkswagen Passat to Debut at the Geneva Motor Show
Zero emission vehicles are as "green" as you can get, but fuel cells are still a long way from mass production and EVs' limited range and high prices are a deterrent for a large percentage of new car buyers. Hybrids, while more affordable, still command a higher price than regular models.
And here's where UK-based Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and U.S. Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) come into the picture.
The two companies have teamed up to develop the LC Super Hybrid, which is a new technology that promises to lower a gasoline engine’s consumption to levels comparable to a diesel, but at a much lower cost that a traditional hybrid.
Read more »- Volvo Releases Photos And New Details On V60 Plug-in Diesel-electric Hybrid
Last month, we told you about Volvo's plans to reveal an almost production-ready diesel-electric hybrid version of the V60 at the Geneva Salon in March. Today, the Swedish automaker released a full set of photos and additional information on its...
- Volvo Introduces V70 Plug-in Electric-diesel Hybrid, Production Models Set For 2012
Swedish automaker Volvo has revealed plans to have a production plug-in diesel-electric hybrid model on the market as early as 2012. To help achieve its goal, Volvo has formed a joint partnership with Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall. The two companies...
- Volvo Delivers New Hybrid Trucks To England And France
In a promising move, Volvo Trucks has announced that it will deliver four hybrid powered refuse trucks to Veolia Propreté, one of the world’s largest refuse handling companies, and next autumn they will start work in London and Paris. All four...
- Clean Green Cars: Diesels Are Better Than Current Hybrids In Real World
UK based environmental website Clean Green Cars (CGC) supports that the enthusiasm for hybrid cars needs to be put into context as current diesel models generally use less fuel and therefore emit less CO2 than equivalently powered diesel vehicles. In...
- German Car News
30,000 recent-model BMW's will be recalled because of stalling. X5's, 5-series', and 6-series' cars with BMW's 4.8L V8 from model year 2006 and 2007 are susceptible to interrupted fuel delivery. Cool and dry conditions are the lead-up...