It's funny how a fantastic car such at the Fisker Karma, a luxury $100,000 USD hybrid car, won't get nearly the press it deserves until a celebrity buys one. Turns out several celebrities are about to get their hands on this massively excellent range-extended four-door performance car soon. The last time we mentioned this vehicle, Rue intuitively mentioned that Di Caprio might be a good mark for an early purchase - turns out she may be psychic.
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Fisker Karma Lux Hybrid Car Ships to Leonardo Di Caprio First, then Al Gore and Colin Powell
FedEx Fleet Up 4,000 Fuel Efficient Vehicles
The group that brings us our review units (for the most part), Federal Express, has announced today that they'll be adding an additional barrage of fuel-efficient vehicles including electric and hybrid trucks in the very near future to bring themselves into the future on a cloud of wall plugs. With this update also comes a set of new diesel trucks for longer distance driving, a total of 43 completely electric vehicles joining the crew over the next two months in New York, Chicago, and Memphis.
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Siemens shows off hybrid electric airplane at 2011 Paris Air Show
When we talk about green technology for transportation, we generally think about green cars powered by biofuel, electricity, or hybrids. There is a lot more in the transportation world working towards being greener and the aircraft industry is one of those places. At the 2011 Paris Air Show Siemens unveiled the world's first series hybrid electric aircraft. The airplane is called the DA36 E-Star.
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Steering Wheel is packed with buttons
Hybrid cars are all fine and good with increased efficiency and fuel economy. I am a auto enthusiast though and I really want performance more than I want efficiency. It was really cool to me to see sports cars start to turn up over the last year or so with hybrid systems in place that act sort of like the boost from video games to give the cars a burst of speed when needed. Porsche uses this sort of system on its awesome 911 GT3 R Hybrid racecar.
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Earth Day Driving Tips from Telenav
Tomorrow is Earth Day. We only get one of this Pale Blue Dot to play on and not everyone can afford to immediately upgrade to a hybrid or electric vehicle, as much as we might like to. So here's some driving facts and some tips about driving greener. And remember, sustainability is also about saving money, and with fuel topping $3.84 a gallon we need all of the help we can get. Hopefully these tips will help you save a few bucks at the pump.
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Researchers create new batteries with crazy fast recharge speed
I have long said that one of the keys to making our gadgets more usable and vehicles that use batteries like EVs and plug-in hybrids more interesting to buyers is not only a battery with a higher capacity for energy storage, but also a battery that can be recharged quickly. That Nissan Leaf might not drive but 50 miles on a charge, but if I can recharge that car in only a few minutes suddenly that range is a lot more livable.
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Japanese Prius Plus to get lithium ion battery option
The best selling hybrid in the world is the Toyota Prius. The green vehicle has been on the market since 1997 and has sold millions of units globally. Toyota is expanding the Prius family with a new version called the Prius Plus. The Plus has three-row seating in some models.
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TI Automotive demonstrates new plastic fuel tank for green hybrids
Green cars are very popular on the market today with fuel prices soaring and the hefty rebates the government is offering on electric and hybrid vehicles. One of the keys to getting hybrids that have better fuel economy is to reduce the weight of the vehicle as much as possible. The less weight the vehicle has to cart around, the less fuel it needs.
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Blind man drives tech laden Ford Escape around race track alone
The National Federation for the Blind has announced that a blind man has driven a tech enhanced Ford Escape Hybrid around the famous Daytona International Speedway on the 1.5-mile road course section without the assistance of a sighted person. The demonstration used a Ford Escape Hybrid vehicle and was part of the festivities leading up to the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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Toyota developing new electric motor for hybrids to reduce need for Chinese rare earth
Toyota has announced that it is developing a new alternative electric motor to be used in its hybrid vehicles. The new motor is being designed to reduce the need for rare earth Toyota uses in the construction of its vehicles. The move comes after a spat between Japan and China led to China withholding shipments of rare earth to Japan for a few months.
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Auto Stop-Start Technology by Ford Heading to the US in 2012
Saving money on gas is one thing, but having a car that doesn't go through fuel like its not a precious commodity is also part of the equation. Ford announced today their plans to bring their Auto Stop-Start Technology to the United States in 2012. Also called idle-stop technology, or even microhybrid, it's designed to turn off the engine when the car is not in motion. The electrical system stays on, so you'll still have music and heat, but the engine will be off. As soon as the driver puts their foot back on the gas, the engine fires back up, and they can be on their way.
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Hybrid Sweet Sweeper Allianz 4000 is World’s First
Hey world, check it out, time to get green while cleaning up while saving the world. All of these things are the same thing, in a way, and now they're all in the same vehicle. This Allianz 4000 vehicle has a top speed of 60 miles per hour and currently resides in New York City. It has a 6.7-liter Cummings diesel engine and two 12-volt lithium-ion batteries with an electric-traction drive system. How much more efficiently does it run than its non-hybrid counterparts? How does 40-45% fuel savings sound to you?
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