Category Archives: Hybrids

Most often cars that have an electric motor and an ICE

The Toyota Yaris hybrid, one for Europe

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

The Toyota Prius c got its American premiere last week in Detroit, but Europe won’t get it. What Europeans will get instead is a hybrid version of Toyota’s subcompact: the Yaris. That one is a popular model in Europe. It … Continue reading →

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Mercedes E300 Bluetec Hybrid, the most enjoyable fuel miser: 50 MPG

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

This is a car Mercedes will launch next year in Europe, a hybrid version of its best-selling E-class model. It’s a diesel. Its fuel economy promises to be its biggest selling point, so much that Mercedes is advertising it on … Continue reading →

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Green eco-warriors get one wild-looking Toyota Prius hybrid in Japan

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

There was one wild-looking Toyota Prius at the Tokyo Auto Salon (a tuning show) earlier this year. It was a concept, which was shown again at the Tokyo motor show 2 weeks ago, save that it wasn’t a concept anymore. … Continue reading →

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The mysterious Kanto Auto Works FS hybrid

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Kanto Auto Works is not a car manufacturer the way we usually understand it. It has never sold a car to anyone. But it has been building hundreds of thousands of them. Kanto Auto Works is a contract manufacturer, building … Continue reading →

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Electric cars and hybrids in Italy, this was H2Roma

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Once again, H2 Roma has shown Italians the latest electrics and hybrids, with something new this year as the main idea behind the show was “Efficienza e sostenibilità: dalla Ricerca al Mercato” (efficiency and sustainability, from research to market). That … Continue reading →

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The Pininfarina Hybus, an incredible hybrid bus with a small Fiat diesel car engine

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Now that Pininfarina has ceased all its production work, the Italian company is free to concentrate on its core activities: design and engineering. This concept highlights the latter, it’s a hybrid bus: the Hybus. It’s not a concept as we’re … Continue reading →

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Could Peugeot race a diesel-hybrid at Le Mans to fight Toyota and Audi?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

We learned only a few days ago that Toyota would compete in next year’s 24 Hours race of Le Mans with an hybrid car. That was great news but we shall not forget that Peugeot was there first. The French … Continue reading →

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Toyota returns to Le Mans with a gasoline-hybrid race car

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Toyota has raced in Le Mans before, it even set a lap record once, but it never won the race so a comeback was expected. It will happen next year with something few people expected: hybrid tech.

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BMW ActiveHybrid 5, who will buy it?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

BMW is the undisputed world leader in sports sedans but it hasn’t been successful with its hybrid models yet. Its X6 hybrid has just been terminated because of slow sales, and its ActiveHybrid 7-series doesn’t find many buyers either. In … Continue reading →

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The Infiniti M35h is not the world’s fastest accelerating hybrid

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Infiniti published a press release telling us that its M35h hybrid sports sedan is the fastest accelerating hybrid car in the world. Really? To back up this claim, one M35h had been tested at Santa Pod’s dragstrip, in the UK, … Continue reading →

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