The Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R concept headed for next month’s Frankfurt motor show will employ Le Mans racing technology to help it produce more than 298kW. Said to be a marker of Toyota’s “past achievements and future ...
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Toyota has teased a new concept to be unveiled at next month’s Frankfurt motor show. Dubbed the Toyota Hybrid R, little is known about the concept, with the Japanese manufacturer only releasing a picture of the car’s logo and ...
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Italian transmission manufacturer Oerlikon Graziano has introduced a new 4-Speed Electric Drive (4SED) transmission for electric and hybrid vehicle customers around Europe. Based on the manufacturer's original eDCT, the 4SED uses two ...
The Mercedes-Benz E300 Hybrid has arrived in Australia, giving local luxury buyers the chance to get behind the wheel of the country’s first diesel-electric hybrid. Starting at $108,900, the Mercedes-Benz E300 Hybrid sits $10K above ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation is celebrating another milestone with global sales of the Toyota Prius surpassing the 3 million-vehicle mark almost 16 years after the model first launched. Spread across the expanded Toyota Prius range, inclusive ...
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British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin has collaborated with the automobile components manufacturer Bosch to develop a new plug-in hybrid vehicle . As part of the collaboration, the companies have unveiled the new Aston Martin DB9 ...
A contract between Nissan and the city of New York for a fleet of taxis is before the courts, with a New York Supreme Court Justice ruling that part of the program’s deal is “null, void and unenforceable”. Industry ...
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Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) has launched the new Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck for the Taiwan market. The truck is powered by an engine mated to the new dual-clutch transmission, ...
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has celebrated its global hybrid sales surpassing five million units, while announcing plans to introduce 18 new hybrid models by the end of 2015. Toyota says the total of 5,125,600 hybrid vehicles was ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is planning to unveil the CrossBlue Coupe Concept at the upcoming 2013 Shanghai Motor Show to be held during 20-29 April 2013 in China. The hybrid vehicle will be powered by the V6 turbocharged ...
Pricing for the facelifted Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been released, with buyers set to save between $7000 to $23,000 compared with the previous model. At $79,900 (including GST, any LCT but excluding on-road costs)?the entry level ...
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Linear Technology has revealed its solution to the thorny problem of active cell balancing in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries. Implemented in the newly-released LTC3300, the topology uses one fly-back transformer per cell and allows ...
At $22,990 the Honda Jazz Hybrid is Australia’s most affordable hybrid vehicle. But the second-generation Honda Jazz has been around since 2008, with a moderate update in 2011, so what makes this now nearly five-year old city car a ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motor has unveiled Cross GT concept hybrid vehicle at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show in the US. The new vehicle will be powered by the 3.8LV6 hybrid engine mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission ...
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Ford Motor said recently that its hybrid vehicle sales in US will be more than 6,000 in January of 2013, up 5 times year on year. In January last year, Ford sold 1,209 hybrid vehicles in US, promoted by the good sales of the hybrid ...
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