This summer, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration will begin creating guidelines for the minimum amount of noise a car engine can emit -- at lower speeds hybrid and electric cars cause too many accidents. by Chris Matyszczyk May 19, ... Sat, 19 May 2012 23:31:18 GMT
(May 19, 2012, by Cmrussell) MORE It would help with sales if electric and hybrid cars weren't butt ugly. (May 19, 2012, by Perpetual Astonishment) MORE Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car ... Sat, 19 May 2012 15:38:06 GMT
Many, including Honda and high-end manufacturer Tesla Motors, doggedly continued to manufacture hybrid and electric cars that ignored the issue. One motive for Tesla becomes apparent when you read its 2011 SEC filings: The safety feature “could ... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:09 GMT
"Battery-powered cars are intrinsically quiet, the motor sound falling between a whir and a whisper," marvels a New York Times review of the car. "But the Focus is deep-space silent, the quietest of the many electric cars I've driven.
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By John Voelcker, Guest blogger / May 19, 2012 Hybrid vehicles cost more upfront than comparable gasoline models, but get better fuel economy. The auto industry's future, the evolution of cars beyond fossil fuels, and the green movement's relevance to ... Sun, 20 May 2012 03:50:53 GMT
Hybrid cars tend to cost a bit more than their equivalent nonhybrid counterparts, but how much more? CNET looks at a selection of mostly midsize sedans to analyze the differences. by Wayne Cunningham April 30, 2012 4:21 PM PDT Follow @way4ne America's ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:25:00 GMT
As you contemplate buying your first hybrid/flex fuel/wind-powered car, the one thing you're probably asking yourself (other than, "Is this the only way to assuage my carbon footprint guilt?") is, "Where are all the flying cars and jetpacks already?
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But once they learned more, customers warmed up to it because of the technology's ability to improve gas mileage without paying the premium attached to hybrids, which account for a fraction of total new vehicle sales. Hybrid cars such as the Toyota ... Sat, 19 May 2012 23:08:49 GMT
By James R. Healey, USA TODAY Honda made quite a few important changes to improve the Insight gas-electric hybrid, a car few seem to know about and fewer still buy. By James Healey The improvements — such as 1 mpg more in each driving mode and more ... Sat, 19 May 2012 11:00:17 GMT
