Hybrid Powertrains

The ultra-luxury automaker is looking at how Volkswagen is making hybrid powertrains and may add a plug-in hybrid option to future models, UK-based Autocar reported, citing an interview with Bentley engineering chief Rolf Frech. Bentley is more ...  

Toyota has revealed details of its latest hybrid powertrain, due to début in the new mode Yaris Hybrid and promising no sacrifice of performance ... The result is a compact marvel which combines a 1.5-litre Atkinson-cycle petrol engine with an electric ...  

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A more compact version of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive system used in larger models, like the Prius and Auris, will make its debut in Toyota Europe's Yaris hybrid due out later this year.  

The Motor ReportToyota FT-Bh City Concept Heading To GenevaThe Motor ReportWearing the familiar "FT" prefix carried by more than a few of Toyota's concepts, the new car will be dubbed FT-Bh - pointing to the car's B-segment city-car size, and a hybrid powertrain. The hybrid system is expected to be the only powertrain option ...and more »  

ILX concept. Click to enlarge. Acura unveiled three new vehicles at the North American International Auto Show, including a concept version of the ILX hybrid luxury compact sedan (which will offer Acura’s first production hybrid as a model version); the...  

Buick is planning two big changes for the Regal lineup for 2013. The first is making the eAssist hybrid powertrain the standard setup; it mates a 182-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder that makes 172 lb-ft of torque with a 15-hp motor/generator and a trunk-mounted lithium-ion battery pack. (Previously, an unassisted 2.4-liter four-cylinder was the standard powertrain.) In [...]  

The fuel-efficiency of hybrid powertrains is being challenged by traditional powertrains with improved technology, says Paul Williams. Continue reading →Feature: Hybrids at the crossroads – new fuel-efficient options for car buyers is a post from: Autos.ca  

General Motors said Friday that it will invest $68 million to prepare the Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant near Toronto to build the next-generation Chevrolet Impala, securing approximately 350 jobs. "With the investments for the Chevrolet Impala ...  

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Toyota Toyota is working on a method of making electric-drive powertrains without using magnets that require pricey rare-earth metals such as neodymium and dysprosium, and may start integrating that process into vehicle production within two years, Reuters reported, citing Japan's Kyodo News. The world's biggest maker of hybrid-electric vehicles is trying to find ways to cut costs by...  

Filed under: Green Culture, Hybrid Consumers in the 19-to-31-year-old age range - also known as Generation Y - favor hybrid-electric vehicles over gas-powered cars and many are willing to pay an extra $3,000 for 10 more miles per gallon of fuel economy. These numbers come from a Deloitte LLP survey that was released Thursday. Almost 59 percent of Generation Y consumers chose hybrids as their vehicle powertrain of choice, compared to 37...  

You can expect even lower CO2 emissions, with a sub-100g/km model possible. Even cleaner versions are likely, using alternative powertrains; concept cars have appeared at motor shows with both electric and petrol-electric hybrid powertrains. A plug-in ...  

At the Detroit auto show, John Thomas, CEO of plug-in hybrid powertrain manufacturer ALTe Powertrain Technologies, said, "We want to be like a Cummins or Borg-Warner, where we want to be a branded powertrain company that partners with the big ...  

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today approved a zero-emission vehicle plan that would require 15.4 percent of vehicles sold in California to be zero- or near-zero-emission vehicles -- that is, electric, fuel-cell or plug-in hybrids -- by 2025.  

In one configuration, diesel engine produces 75 hp, while electric motor provides 133 hp, and power train yields 5,463 lb-ft of torque after reduction. (Archive News Story - Products mentioned in this Archive News Story may or may not be available from the manufacturer.)