Tag Archives: Alternative propulsion

Ford is Moving Slowly on Electric Trucks

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Ford is moving slowly when it comes to electric trucks and hybrid vehicles. The reason the company is moving slowly is because the batteries cost so much and the hybrid and electric vehicle market is...

Google Adds a New SUV to Autonomous Fleet

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Traditionally Google has used the Toyota Prius as the sole vehicle and its autonomous fleet. The only change to that was the Audi TT that was used in and autonomous race. A new Google autonomous...

2013 Ford Fusion to Have Optional Start-Stop Tech

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Traditionally, start-stop technology is common on hybrid vehicles. This technology allows the car to turn the engine off when it stopped at a red light or in traffic in and start backup automatically...

Official Pics of the Fisker Atlantic (Nina) Plug-In Hybrid Leak

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Last week I mentioned that some spy shots of the Fisker Nina plug-in hybrid had surfaced. We didn't get full body details in those spy shots unfortunately. However, the official photos of the car...

Fisker Nina Spy Shots Revealed

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I mentioned bit ago that the SRT Viper will be unveiled at the New York auto show next week. Another interesting car that will be revealed at the show is the Fisker Nina plug-in hybrid. The Nina is...

BMW and Toyota Team up for Lithium Ion Battery Research

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BMW and Toyota announced today that they have signed a research agreement that will have them performing collaborative research for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium ion batteries...