Toyota founds new way to make hybrid cars without using rare earth metals

Toyota founds new way to make hybrid cars without using rare earth metals

As you may know already, hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius use expensive rear earth metals, a domain where China has a near monopoly but it appears that these things are about to change... Read more


Hybrid sales in December 2011 at their highest since Japan disaster

Hybrid sales in December 2011 at their highest since Japan disaster

Hybrid cars’ December 2011 sales were at their highest monthly level since March 2011, when Japan was hit simultaneously by an earthquake and tsunami causing supply disruptions. Toyota... Read more


Hybrids are safer than conventional cars, study says

Hybrids are safer than conventional cars, study says

The Highway Loss Data Institute discovered that on the average, drivers of hybrid vehicles are 25 percent less likely to be injured in a collision compared to drivers of conventional... Read more


Obama passes law to require carmakers to comply with minimum sound levels

Obama passes law to require carmakers to comply with minimum sound levels

A bill that will require automakers to make sure that their approaching quiet cars can be heard by pedestrians (especially the blind) has been passed into law by President Barack Obama... Read more


First hybrid Subaru coming in the U.S. by 2012

First hybrid Subaru coming in the U.S. by 2012

It has been years since Subaru promised to come up with green technology that includes diesels and hybrids US customers still have to see just one example of alternative fuel,... Read more


Infiniti considering more hybrid vehicles

Infiniti considering more hybrid vehicles

Infiniti will be revealing the M35h, its first hybrid vehicle, three months from now but already it is planning for more models to have the hybrid powertrain. According to Ben Poore, vice... Read more


Jaguar Land Rover co-developing a micro gas turbine for hybrid cars

Jaguar Land Rover co-developing a micro gas turbine for hybrid cars

According to the latest reports, it appears that Jaguar Land Rover is co-developing a micro gas turbine in order to charge batteries in hybrid cars on the move. The system, dubbed Ultra... Read more


Official: All Infiniti models will be hybrid

Official: All Infiniti models will be hybrid

Within the span of ten years all Infinitie models will be hybrids claims the carmaker. Infiniti is in the process of transforming its image into a socially accountable car manufacturer.... Read more


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