hybrid cars

So.. For the ones who have been following this, there is a competition as the new technology for cars, that is full electric cars, Chevy Volt, Tesla and so on.. vs. the Fuel cell cars, that is Toyota Mirai and the Toyota-Honda-Nissan axis Both technologies have their pros and cons, who will win...

A little more than a week ago, I was listening to this program on "On Point" radio on NPR about the future of cars. They had on a couple of people from Car & Driver magazine and the founder of Zip Cars. They talked a bit about hybrids, of which I own one (2014 Ford Fusion hybrid and absolutely...

Keen follower of electric vehicle progress particularly Tesla motors. Latest model X has just been released, some very impressive stats 0-60 in 5 secs for a 4WD. http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

Has anyone owned or driven a hybrid car? What are your comments? As good as a standard car? Better? Worse? The reason I ask is that when I picked up a hire car today, I was asked if a Camry was okay. "Sure" I said, thinking it was a standard Camry, but of course it was a hybrid. Not having an...

Factory currently maxes out at 16,000 units/year and they will have a re-tooling shutdown and when they re-open be capable of 60,000 units/year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/gm-to-increase-2012-chevy-volt-hybrid-production.html

Ever since I've seen the commercial for the Chevrolet Volt, I'm wondering what effects could these cars have in the long run for gas prices, electricity prices and the energy crisis in general. And while the Volt is an early bird (although the EV1 was fully functional in 1996...) and costs...

http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_16624108?nclick_check=1 "The three-alarm blaze that caused $1.1 million in damage to a warehouse filled with rock legend Neil Young's music equipment and memorabilia appears to have started in a one-of-a-kind hybrid car stored at the site, a fire...

Here's some background info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1 Most analysis seems to agree that Chevrolet axed its own program, deeming it "unprofitable." Keep in mind the General Motors CEO who ordered its demise, Rick Wagoner, was the same one asked to step aside following...

In a recent CNN article about higher efficiency automotive technology http://tinyurl.com/29snl5 was the following: Am I missing something, or shouldn't a system that uses compressed nitrogen gas be called pneumatic rather than hydraulic?

I am thinking about getting one... Does anyone here own one or have reviews or opinions of any sort on them? Thanks,

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Record fuel costs pushed hybrid cars to center stage at the world's biggest car show this week but automakers argued over whether the rising popularity of petrol-electric vehicles was just the result of marketing hype. Long sniffed at as a fad by European carmakers...