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[HybridCars.com] Hybrids in Motorsports Shift into High Gear | Hybrid Cars: The American Le Mans Series is perhaps the greenest of motorsport leagues. It’s the only major race series in the world in which all cars race on street legal alternative fuels, using clean low sulfur diesel, E85 ethanol or E10 gas-electric hybrid powerplants.

[KickingTires] Hybrid Wars Come to NASCAR - KickingTires: Some have seen Toyota’s move as a slight tweak to Ford. The two companies have been competitive before on issues like whether or not the Fusion Hybrid is the most efficient midsize “car,” or the amount of cargo room in the Sequoia versus the Expedition.

[AutoblogGreen] Camry Hybrid to pace NASCAR race at Lowes Motor Speedway on May 24: In order to qualify as a pace car for the race at LMS, a vehicle is required to reach speeds close to 100 mph from a stand-by position near the exit of pit road to the time it reaches the exit of Turn 2, a distance of approximately one-quarter-mile. In conjunction with Lowe's Motor Speedway and Coca-Cola, the fan who finds the one 'golden can' in specially marked, 50th anniversary 12-packs of Coca-Cola sold throughout the Southeast, or is selected in a sweepstakes drawing, will win the actual Camry Hybrid pace car.

[MixedPower.com] Toyota Hopes Innovative Pace Car Can Accelerate Hybrid Sales ...: denny-hamlin-toyota-camry-hybrid-pace-car Denny Hamlin didn't break 110 mph Tuesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but he still was impressed with a car whose speed pales in comparison to that of his Sprint Cup ride. “I thought it wouldn't take off as well .

[Auto Spectator - New car models and auto industry info, car reviews, motorsports, alternative fuel vehicles and more] 2010 Mercury Milan, Milan Hybrid | Auto Spectator: * Milan will offer two fuel-efficient gasoline engine options for the 2010 model - Ford’s all-new Duratec 2.5-liter I-4, producing 175 horsepower as well as an enhanced 3.0-liter V-6 with 19 more horsepower than its predecessor; Milans equipped with the 2.5-liter I-4 engine are expected to deliver at least 3 mpg better on the highway than the Honda Accord and 2 mpg better than the Toyota Camry

[Auto Czar.org] Auto Czar.orgThe Benefits Of Having A Hybrid Car: Most hybrid cars, particularly the ones that are made in Japan, are also more compact and lightweight, making them easier to maneuver on the road. Other models, particularly those by American and European car makers also do not deviate from the stylish designs their regular counterparts adopt, so users don't have to feel they are being left out in the style department.

[autoevolution] Toyota Camry Hybrid - Official Pace Car for Sprint Cup - autoevolution: Toyota Camry Hybrid will become the first hybrid vehicle to become a full-race pace car in the history of the Sprint Cup Series, as it was announced it will introduce the 43-car starting field for the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Camry Hybrid is built at Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky and will serve for the official pace car in the Sprint Cup Series on 4 other venues.

[The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey] The Final Lap with Kerry Murphey » Toyota Camry Hybrid - Official ...: Before being approved to serve as the pace car for the upcoming May race the Camry Hybrid had to pass a NASCAR-mandated performance test. In order to qualify as a pace car for the race at LMS, a vehicle is required to reach speeds close to 100 miles per hour from a stand-by position near the exit of pit road to the time it reaches the exit of turn two, a distance of approximately one-quarter-mile.

[Wheels] Dueling Hybrid Pace Cars - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com: Ford has gone out of its way to firmly tell everyone that the excellent 2nd generation hybrid in the Fusion involves no assistance with Toyota whatsoever. So , if the NYT still wants to insist that Ford is using Toyota hybrid patents (which they aren’t), then I guess when Toyota implements direct injection on their gas engines, the NYT should be sure to insist that Toyota wouldn’t have been able to do it without using Ford patents.

[airhybridblog.com: A blog about The Scuderi Air-Hybrid Engine] Scuderi Blog | Scuderi Engine: The latest patents represent further protection of the engine’s intellectual property as the Scuderi Group enters an important time for the technology and its licensing efforts. "The valve train is one of the most critical parts of a working engine, which is why these patents are so significant to the progress of the Scuderi Engine," said Scuderi Group Vice President and Patent Attorney Stephen Scuderi.

[Racin' Today] Hybrid To Take To Track At Lowe's | Racin' Today: A Toyota Camry Hybrid will become the first such vehicle to serve as “official” pace car for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race when it leads the 43-car field to the green flag for the 50th edition of the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24. “Toyota is the leading seller of hybrids in the U.S. with more than a million on the road, so it's appropriate the Camry Hybrid is the first to pace a NASCAR race from start to finish,” said Ed Laukes, corporate motorsports marketing manager, .

[The Car Connection] Marty Padgett's blog: Jaguar Announces Plans For XJ Hybrid - The ...: According to reports, the re-worked XJ will rely on electric batteries for short-range trips, with a combustion engine at the ready to provide extended range and recharge the batteries. (Batteries will also be chargeable via the grid, natch.) Currently, the company is aiming for "an electric range of 30 miles, fuel economy of 57mpg, CO2 emissions of less than 120g/km and a top speed of 112mph", which seem like pretty lofty goals--and laudable ones, too.

[The Motor Report Auto News Blog] Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 Begins Testing In Portugal | The Motor ...: Throughout this test session, which well and truly underlined the creativity of Citroën Racing, the Citroën C4 WRC HYbrid4 demonstrated all the credentials that make it an important technological advance in rallying. Driving a C4 HYbrid4 that nonetheless has several things in common with his usual car, Dani Sordo successfully completed a fruitful test in which several valuable lessons were learned for the future.

[Hybrid Car] Hybrid Car » Blog Archive » Presentation New Porsche 911 GT3: The second key point to raise the standards of the 911 GT3 is further improved driving dynamics for the first time, the 911 GT3 is equipped with a particularly sporty version of the Porsche Stability Management (PSM), which offers the possibility to disable the two systems of regulation Stability Control (SC) and Traction Control (TC) in separate stages. In this way, the driver has direct control of dynamics and unlimited driving the car.

[Green cars: latest news] NASCAR embraces green cars: According to Ed Laukes, Toyota’s corporate manager of motorsports marketing, it is a demonstration of performance - taking a car that literally anyone can buy and passing the performance characteristics necessary to appear in NASCAR.

[Wheels] Toyota's New Chief to Drive in 24-Hour Race - Wheels Blog ...: Powered by 5.0-liter V-10 engines producing about 495-horsepower, the racing LF-A’s are being used by Toyota to test such systems as the rear-mounted, paddle-shifted, sequential-manual gearbox and to fine-tune the car aerodynamically. Last year the sole competing LF-A crashed during practice, suffered a particularly smoky oil leak during the race and completed a total of 106 laps for a seventh place finish in its class and 121st overall.

[Motor Trend Blog] Prius? No Thanks. I'll Take the Mini Cooper D | Car News Blog at ...: Politicians -- Democrat and Republican -- want us to drive hybrids and electric cars. Hell, even Arnie Schwarzenegger's traded his Hummer.

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