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Today General Motors unveiled the Buick Business MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) Concept, a sleek hybrid with five doors and seating for up to seven. The MPV was developed in China, where Buick has long been a favorite marque, by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC). PATAC was launched as a...

The Mercedes ML450 Hybrid, a crossover sport utility vehicle unveiled at the New York Auto Show, will be released in the U.S. and Canada prior to the release throughout the rest of the world. The ML450 Hybrid will go on sale here later this year.  The hybrid power-train comes from the joint...

GM and MIT are collectively working on a stack-able City Car that GM feels will be complimentary to their two wheeled PUMA city vehicle. The MIT City Car is a four wheeled all electric vehicle that adds in the element of being stack-able when parked.  The City Car neatly packs in right up to...

If You Can't Live With the Evolution X the Ralliart May Be For You

GM's Australian branch Holden will launch a new line of vehicles carrying the title of EcoLine.  The EcoLine vehicles will highlight the companies use of alternative fuels, fuel saving technology, and hybrid and electric models. Initially, the EcoLine of vehicles will include diesels, liquified...

As if we didn't already know, tailpipe emissions are dangerous.  That seems are understatement, but the EPA has finally decided that YES tailpipe emissions could be hazardous to your health. The findings are based upon a study conducted by the EPA under direction of the Obama administration.  The...

The biggest hurdle faces rising demand for electric and plug-in hybrids is the accessibility of public recharging areas. Many would be driver of electric vehicles are discouraged due to their short range.  Charging at home is an option, but what if your travels to and from work would extend beyond...

Why do hybrids cost more than conventional cars?  There are many answer to this complex question, but much of the additional costs can be associated directly to the advanced battery systems and charging systems that power the and replenish the vehicles. For example, GM states that it is currently...

Which One Will Win Your Heart?

In an effort to prove to disbelievers that hybrid and electric cars are indeed safe and more specifically that the batteries within would not cause environmental issues, BYD's CEO Wang Chuan-Fu actually drank battery fluid from a lithium ion battery manufactured by the company. Most people...

Though most electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are designed or capable of being charged through a typical household outlet at only 120 volts, owners will want the capability of 240 volts. The standard household current in the U.S. is 120 volts.  120 volts can charge most electric and plug-in...

Does A Large Hybrid Make Sense? Ford Says "No" and GM says "Yes"

Michigan is a land of new opportunities.  With unemployment at record levels, the Big Three enduring tremendous hardships, and autoworkers laid off in drove, the state is in desperation.  But something good has to come of this.  The other day, Michigan selected 4 battery makers to receive state...

The UK government announced a plan to offer drivers up to approximately $7,000 in incentives to buy electric vehicles in 2011. The incentives are part of a plan by the UK government that will put around $370 million into electric vehicles and their infrastructure.  The plan will also designate...

According to an inside source used by Motor Trend, GM approved production of the Cadillac Converj pending government bailout funding approval.  The Coverj is Cadillac's version of the Chevy Volt.  Based off of the same technology, but with a different body and considerably higher price point...

If you have followed along with a previous article on this website outlining the tax credits that would be awarded to Michigan battery makers, this story provides follow up as the selection of the companies to receive the tax credits has been made.  For background information refer to this story...

Modern technology cuts vehicle emissions by 98 percent in developed countries, but uncontrolled pollution from cargo ships utterly negates those improvements

FEV Inc., considered a leading developer of advanced powertrain technologies, announced plans to show a Dodge Caliber Extended Range Electric at the 2009 SAE World Congress. The Caliber will be a ReEV which stands for range extended electric vehicle and will have plug-in capability.  The showing...

Last time we wrote about Mazda, we claimed that they had no interest in electric or hybrid power trains.  Mazda had announced that they were determined to bring advanced diesels to the states, and focus on increasing the efficiency of gasoline engines.  That was less than a month ago, now Mazda...