filed in Hybrid on Nov.27, 2008
BMW’s green future
BMW was pretty excited to show off the Mini E electric car this morning. 150 mpg per charge. A little over 2 hour charge time. Top speed of almost 100 mph. And a 0 – 60 in a little over 8 seconds.
Sounds great.
Still, the lithium-ion battery pack takes up a huge amount of [...]
filed in Hybrid on Nov.25, 2008
Proof that BMW is a green automaker?
I’ve now read a number of articles that discuss how green the LA Auto Show is, and how committed automakers are to green technology. Please. What show were these journalists attending?
The Honda Insight hybrid, the Ford Fusion hybrid, the Mini E, the Toyota Camry Natural Gas hybrid and some [...]
filed in Hybrid on Nov.23, 2008
Still the green standard
GM debuted the Chevy Volt almost 2 years ago, yet it is still the green standard when it comes to Auto Shows. Sure, there are some pretty cool fuel cell vehicles out there, but PHEVs and EVs are much more realistic in the short to mid-term. In that segment, the Volt still [...]
filed in Hybrid on Nov.21, 2008
Ford Fusion hybrid
There are going to be a number of new hybrid cars at this year’s LA Auto Show. While much of the hype has been focused on the Honda Insight hybrid, it is the Ford Fusion hybrid that I am almost most interested in, almost.
The new Fusion hybrid will debut Ford’s new hybrid powertrain [...]