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[Club Lexus Forums] 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid - Chevy's first hybrid car: Power comes from a family of dual-overhead cam four- and six-cylinder engines, including a 169-horsepower 2.4-liter Ecotec DOHC four-cylinder engine and a 252-horsepower 3.6-liter DOHC V6 with variable valve timing. A six-speed automatic transmission is standard with the V6 and will become available later in the model year with the 2.4-liter four-cylinder LTZ - a segment first.
[Hybrids Tech] Diesel Hybrid Cars: The diesel Hybrid car by Ford uses lithium-ion batteries, the same kind used by the latest gadgets today, like cellular phones and portable computers. Most hybrid cars use nickel-metal hydrite batteries because they are far more cheaper, but lithium-ion batteries have far more power capacity.
[Allaboutlongisland's Weblog] Hybrid cars: The vehicles of the future?: The thing is, a gasoline-powered car has all these features, but it produces lots of emission plus the mileage is poor. On the other hand, an electric car gives off almost zero pollution, but the speed is relatively slow, and can only run 50-100 miles between battery charges.
[Some Knowledge] Aptera, Electric and Hybrid Aerodynamic Car: Looking at this vehicle, it seems to be of an efficient design. The range on electric power is limited to a little over 100 miles. I’m not entirely convinced that three-wheeled designs are optimum for a motor vehicle. It seems to be a common dodge for alternative vehicles to get around the stricter laws and standards for automobiles. Technically, a three-wheeled vehicle is considered to be a motorcycle, so the rules affecting it are different from the rules for cars.
[Club Lexus Forums] Electric cars are the future, says Nissan: The car was developed at a time when Nissan was in a financial nosedive and couldn't muster the resources to develop its own hybrid system. The company took the simpler route of accessing Toyota's hybrid technology, and is now looking at making its own hybrid system.
[PriusChat Forums] Toyota weighs some killer features to keep its hybrids cutting edge: In some markets, the Prius””originally planned as a niche car””even outsells the ubiquitous Camry. So how do you improve upon that?
[Allaboutlongisland's Weblog] Short history of hybrid cars: The history of hybrid cars is immersed in controversy. Not so much for the product itself, but for the technology it uses.
[Car Blog] Ford Escape Hybrid Delivers Total Package for Los Angeles County ...: “The switch from a pickup to an SUV was something new to us, but when Ford brought the Escape Hybrid down to the beach, we were amazed at how well it performed,” he said, adding that he was particularly surprised by the vehicle’s ability to navigate through the sand without getting stuck.
[Allaboutlongisland's Weblog] Honda Hybrid Vehicles: The Hybrids of the Future: According to journalist of the Los Angeles Time, “the Civic Hybrid’s defining characteristic as its sloping windshield.” The writer explained that the slicked-back windshield look is frequently used on concept cars but is eventually discarded in production proper for it creates uncontrollable flat space behind the steering wheel.
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