Hybrid Cars

Posted: 07/03/2009 02:05 AM

Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.

Posted: 07/03/2009 07:07 AM

Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.

Posted: 07/03/2009 04:47 AM

Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, an official said.

Posted: 07/02/2009 09:39 AM

Japanese electronics maker said it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to GM in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet demand for gas-electric cars.

Posted: 07/04/2009 12:00 AM

The recession is contributing to higher levels of air pollution in the Washington area as new car sales plummet and older, dirtier vehicles remain on the road longer, according to a recent study by regional planners.

Posted: 07/04/2009 01:14 AM

TOKYO - TOYOTA Motor Corp plans to start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012, with a projected first-year output of about 20,000 to 30,000 units, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. Toyota has said it would start leasing 500 plug-in cars globally by the end of this year, primarily for government and corporate use, but has not said when it would commercialise them.

Posted: 07/01/2009 07:55 AM

Hybrid cars have been getting a lot of publicity lately. Now some manufacturers are offering another option: "clean diesel" cars. Some can get 40 or even 50 miles to the gallon; they aren't the noisy, smoke belching and sluggish diesels of years ago.

Posted: 07/04/2009 12:46 AM

TOKYO, July 4 (Reuters) - -Toyota Motor Corp plans to start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012, with a projected first-year output of about 20,000 to 30,000 units, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. Toyota has said it would start leasing 500 plug-in cars globally by the end of this year, primarily for government and corporate use, but has not said when it would ...

Posted: 07/02/2009 11:23 AM

CHICAGO, July 2 -- With the Fourth of July just around the corner, Cars.com has announced the rankings in its annual American-Made Index, which ranks the most-American vehicles based on percentage (by cost) of their parts that are made domestically, where they're built and how popular they are among U.S. buyers.

Posted: 07/03/2009 11:26 AM

The rapidly growing concerns over the reduction of carbon emissions coupled with highly volatile oil prices have forced the global automobile players to invest massive amounts into the development of advanced and better alternative fuel vehicles over the recent past.