Due to the advancement of the modern world, it has become possible to manufacture cars with astonishing features, and performance. Nowadays, cars are available equipped with a pre-installed generator, which provides energy to the engine for starting the car. With the rising awareness amongst individuals, auto-manufacturers are inclined towards making more, and more green vehicles thus, helping in saving the environment from the hazardous emissions.
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Guide to Ethanol Cars & Vehicles
E85 ethanol, an 85 percent blend of ethanol, is a renewable and can be produced domestically. Ethanol is comes from agricultural feedstocks. This fuel can reducing smog forming emissions about 50 percent relative to gasoline and also results in less pollution. Ethanol cars contribute to global warming, even though experts not agree about just how greenhouse gas is emitted by using ethanol.
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Hybrid Electric Vehicles Hybrid Cars - Big Electric Car Guide Useful Fact
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Hybrid electric vehicles are automobiles which make use of a combination of conventional propulsion systems and rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS). The purpose for combining these two different power sources is to achieve improved fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles compared to the conventional cars and trucks. Moreover hybrid electric vehicles incorporate propulsion systems in addition to the electric motors, in order not to be hampered by charging units the way it happens with... Read Full Story
High fuel prices and concerns over the environment have inspired more people than ever to go in search of alternative energy sources. The internal combustion engine is considered to be the biggest polluter on the planet. Hybrid automobiles have been gaining attention and popularity as a result of these concerns. Most manufacturers either currently offer these vehicles or are in the process of developing them.
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Toyota’s Vice President Kazuo Okamoto told reporters at the Tokyo Motor show that they will be launching the world renowned hybrid car Prius in India in early 2011. He also said that Toyota will enter the Compact car segment in India with a very competitive small car which will be 10% more fuel efficient than Hyundai and Maruti’s small cars. Our sources inside Toyota reveal that the small car will be made in India with the IQ’s chassis with a longer front and rear overhang.
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We didn’t believe it until we verified it with our own eyes, but amazingly it’s true: Colorado is offering a $42,083 rebate on the 2009 Tesla Roadster until December 31st. Carry the one, move the decimal point… yep, that’s a 38-percent discount on what must be the most desirable electric car currently for sale in the United States.
So, exactly how did this come about? Is the thin air that’s distorting people’s better judgment? Not exactly. The incentive actually applies to a slew of... Read Full Story
Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest maker of hybrid vehicles, faces a potential U.S. import ban on Prius and other hybrid models as trade officials begin a patent-infringement investigation.
The U.S. International Trade Commission will start a probe into a claim by closely held Paice LLC that some Toyota vehicles infringe a patent for a way of supplying torque, or force, to a car’s wheels from both an electric motor and internal combustion engine, the agency said yesterday.
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Not all 2007 tax credits for hybrid vehicles are the same, even if the taxpayer bought the same car. How is that possible?
The 2005 Energy Act providing tax credits for new hybrid vehicle owners include qualifications that the owners must meet. Some of the qualifications such as the following are clear cut.
1. The vehicle must be bought on or before 12/31/10 and driven or used after 12/31/05.
2. The tax credit may be claimed only by the original owner of the new hybrid. A preowned or... Read Full Story
Power electronics, electrical/electronic architecture, thermal management technology and automotive aftermarket expertise positions Delphi to help automakers deliver eco-friendliness consumers demand FRANKFURT, Germany — The electrification of the automobile is underway. Hybrid vehicles are the here and now, and completely electric vehicles are on the horizon. Nowhere will that be more apparent than at IAA 2009, the international motor show for passenger cars in Frankfurt. Here, visitors... Read Full Story
