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The "eco-chic" Fisker Karma and 150mpg XH-150 hybrids revealed

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2008-01-14 06:03:00 by Thomas Ricker in Engadget
...Hybrids are the rage at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Center stage then is the $100,000 $80,000 Fisker Automotive plug-in hybrid set for delivery in 2009. California-based Fisker is the namesake of Danish-born Henrik Fisker, CEO and former BMW and Aston Martin designer. The Fisker Karma (pictured), can go up to 50 miles before the gas engine...
 
Tags: xh-150, 150mpg xh-150 hybrids, fisker, fisker karma, hybrids, danish-born henrik fisker, ho-hum xh-150, gas engine kicks, gas
 
 
 
 
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Plug-in hybrids the next big thing?

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2008-03-17 19:30:32 by Edwin in Coolest Gadgets
...hybrids are well distributed all over the world in congested cities, that answer remains theoretical. Im not here to talk about that though, but will concentrate instead on this efficient and pollution limiting plug-in hybrids Plug-in hybrid buses are part of the next step when it comes to improving green technology in vehicles. Since these...
 
Tags: plug, plug-in hybrids, hybrid plug-ins, plug-in hybrid buses, buses, hybrid vehicles, vehicles, diesel, power grid nearby
 
 
 
 
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Honda taps into engine heat, to power hybrids.

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2008-02-18 08:06:02 by HASH0x8b0673c in Newlaunches.com
...Hybrids have two motors: one gas, one electric. In conventional hybrids, the electric motor powers the car around town while the gas motor does more of the work on the freeway. General Motors and Tesla Motors are building cars in which the gas motor doesn't drive the car at all, but runs a generator which charges the battery for the electric...
 
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Lotus working on making Hybrids noisier. It's a joke, right?

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2008-08-08 13:23:59 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...hybrids, to protect pedestrians and cyclists from their own inattentiveness Watch this video describing the "Lotus safe and sound hybrid," apparently made by Lotus itself, and see if you can honestly say it's not an elaborate and subtle parody. While similar proposals here in the U.S. just suggest the strategic preemption of obvious...
 
Tags: lotus, british automaker lotus, cars, sound, cars techdirt, sound hybrid, lotus safe, quiet cars, hybrids sound
 
 
 
 
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Organic Metal Hybrids Promise Materials of the Future

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2008-02-19 10:01:26 by Michael in Medgadget
...hybrids revolutionise materials science and chemical engineering
 
Tags: materials, mofs, design mofs, mofs enables, storage, gas storage, innovative materials, mofs offer, gas
 
 
 
 
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Diesels and Hybrids go Head-to-Head

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2008-02-19 16:30:00 by George Delozier in Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us
...Hybrids. read more Technorati Tags: Cars Environment Innovation Technology Travel Array
 
Tags: diesels, diesel technology, technology, diesel, technorati tags, cleaner, hybrids, rarely, research
 
 
 
 
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VW and Sanyo getting together on Li-ion batteries for hybrids

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2008-05-11 19:45:20 by Devin Coldewey in CrunchGear
...hybrids and electrics. It sounds like the Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries in their cars are both heavier and more toxic than the alternative The Li-ion batteries would lower the weight of the car by hundreds of pounds, improving handling and mileage. Youve already got them in your phones, media players, and so on, but adapting them for...
 
Tags: li-ion batteries, batteries, lithium-ion batteries, german carmaker, sanyo, hybrids, high-throughput application, car, media players
 
 
 
 
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US Department of Energy pours $30 million into plug-in hybrids

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2008-06-13 12:09:00 by Donald Melanson in Engadget
...hybrids, as well as improve its batteries and build prototype vehicles. Rounding things out, General Electric will be partnering with Chrysler to develop a dual-battery system, which promises to let vehicles travel 40 miles on a charge. All of that is still subject to appropriations by Congress, however, and the aforementioned companies would...
 
Tags: ambitious joint effort, single charge roll, effort, plug-in hybrids, charge, lithium-ion battery packs, test fleet, department, electric
 
 
 
 
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Lotus' Safe and Sound technology gives hybrids a voice

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2008-08-07 01:58:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...hybrids a voice Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
Tags: sound technology, technology, sound, safe, lotus, in-dash navigation system, eco-friendly vehicle, exhaust tones, elise loaner