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2015 Porsche 918 Spyder: A sports-hybrid you have to take seriously

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Porsche's latest sportscar, the 918 Spyder, has broken cover officially, but unlike most of the company's hard-driving twin seaters, this one relies in part on battery power for its blistering 0-60mph time. The 918 Spyder is actually a hybrid, pairing a 4.6-liter V8 mid-mounted gas engine good for 608HP with a 154HP hybrid module on the rear axle, and a 127HP electric motor on the front axel. That's a total of 887HP with all three working together, good for more than 211mph and a 0-62mph dash of 2.8s. Read The Full Story

GM recalls over 38,000 hybrids over fire hazard

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

General Motors has recalled more than 38,000 of their new hybrid vehicles over the possibility that a faulty circuit board in the trunk could potentially overheat and start a fire. The recall affects new Buick LaCrosse and Regal models, and Chevrolet Malibu Eco vehicles, all from the 2012 and 2013 model years. Read The Full Story

Ford plans to surpass its hybrid sales record this month

, May 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ford has decided that this year, it will surpass its hybrid sales record. It's highest annual amount of hybrids sold dates back to 2010, the year it sold 35,496 of its Fusion and C-Max hybrids. Currently, the car manufacturer has sold 29,561 hybrids this year alone, meaning that it only needs to sell about 6,000 more hybrids to beat its original record, a feat that it believes can be accomplished within this month. Read The Full Story

Study shows hybrids popular among financially-savvy consumers

, Apr 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Experian Automotive has published the results of a study on hybrid vehicles, which looked at both the primary consumers who purchase them, as well as overall sales data. What it found is that those who purchase hybrids are likely to be financially-savvy, having a higher credit score on average than other consumers who get a new car loan. In addition, the numbers show hybrid sales - though still low - are slowly rising. Read The Full Story

Inhon Tablet has fold-activated CPU boost

, Apr 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Inhon first attracted attention with its amazingly thin Blade 13 laptop, a 13-inch laptop that weighs in at less than 2-pounds and is only 0.39-inches thin. According to the folks at Engadget, following very closely on the laptop's heels is the Inhon Tablet, which has an optional keyboard that immediately makes one think of the Surface. The tablet will be launched in Taiwan at an unspecified date. Read The Full Story

Toyota and Lexus hybrids make up 70% of total hybrid sales in the US

, Apr 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Toyota and its luxury brand Lexus announced this week that combined the two automotive brands have sold nearly 2,000,000 hybrid vehicles in the United States. The specific number according to Toyota is 1,951,243 hybrid vehicles sold. Toyota also recently announced that it has sold 5 million hybrid vehicles globally. Read The Full Story

Protean debuts production in-wheel electric motor

, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Protean Electric is a company that performs a lot of research and development in the in-wheel electric drive market. In-wheel electric motors are exactly what they sound like, small electric propulsion units that fit within the wheels of an automobile. Protean Electric has unveiled its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. Read The Full Story

Aston Martin unveils Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S race car

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aston Martin is looking to break some records next month, as the company has unveiled the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S race car, which is based off the production 4-door Rapide S. The race car will make its debut at the 41st annual ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring race next month, where it will become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international event, as well as the first zero CO2 emissions car to complete a race pace lap at the Nürburgring 24-hour race. Read The Full Story

Porsche outs Panamera plug-in hybrid and extended wheelbase versions

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Porsche has announced that it is adding a couple new variants to its four-door Panamera sports car range. One of the new models being added to the line is the very first plug-in hybrid to ever be offered from Porsche. Porsche is also adding an extended wheelbase version of the car. Read The Full Story

Nissan to launch electric-hybrid Pathfinder SUV this summer

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nissan has announced plans to roll out a gas-electric hybrid version of its popular Pathfinder SUV this summer, a change that will bring with it a slight increase in both price and gas mileage. Neither a specific release date nor price were given, but word has it the SUV will cost about $3,000 more than the current non-hybrid Pathfinder, which has a starting price of $41,000, and goes up from there to nearly $50k. Read The Full Story

Asus Transformer Book hybrid now available for pre-order

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in June, we got our hands on Asus's Transformer Book, a laptop/tablet hybrid running Windows 8. Today, some retailers have opened the 13.3-inch version up to pre-orders, with users being able to grab it for $1,480. Says one retailer, the device will be in stock and begin shipping in the middle of next month. Read The Full Story

AMD Turbo Dock promises perfect balance for your Win8 hybrid

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

AMD has revealed Turbo Dock, its latest attempt to broach the tablet and ultraportable markets, with a Jekyll & Hyde APU processor that prioritizes performance when docked and battery life when in slate mode. Set to debut on AMD's Temash SoC this year, Turbo Dock is in effect a dynamic throttling system that boosts CPU and GPU performance by up to 40-percent when a hybrid PC is docked, on the assumption that the user is likely to be doing more system-intensive content creation. Read The Full Story
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