2012 Buick LaCrosse Hybrid: 25% Boost In Gas Mileage
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 15, 2010Filed under: Autos
You have to admire just how far hybrid vehicles have come, but who would have thought that they would begin to become standard in mass-market sedans? Well that’s just what Chris Woodyard from USA Today has said when talking about the 2012 Buick LaCrosse; he also adds that the new…
Honda Launches Fit: Hybrid Now On Sale
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 11, 2010Filed under: Autos
Last Friday we mentioned that The Honda Fit Hybrid version was to launch in Japan, but there was no conformation confirmation if and when the U.S will get the compact. We can now tell you that the fuel-efficient Fit is now on sale in Japan, with a price that converts…
Google Car: Toyota Prius and AI Software
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 10, 2010Filed under: Autos
We are so used to seeing cars from Google with strange looking cameras on the roof, but there is a Toyota Prius with something totally different on top. The next time you spot this car, then maybe you should take a look at the person in the driver’s seat, as…
Honda Compact Hybrid Fit: No Plan for U.S. Model
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 8, 2010Filed under: Autos
Honda knows that its domestic sales have been wavering against Toyota, but in an effort to improve things Honda has announced its plans to launch the compact hybrid Fit model. There is to also be a European model, but no mention of a plan to bring it to the U.S.
Toyota Prius (Alpha) Minivan Spotted: Differences
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 29, 2010Filed under: Autos
We cannot be certain if the new Toyota Prius Minivan will be at the Paris Motor Show 2010 or not, but for those who would like to know how things are progressing, then some spy shoots have surfaced. We do not know for certain if this is the new Alpha…
How Hydrogen Fuel for Cars Work and it’s Problems
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 24, 2010Filed under: Autos
Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars have been in the planning for a few years now, but we have still yet to see any mass production of this clean fuel source for cars. Toyota is close, but we will have to wait until 2015. So what is so great about this fuel…
Sunflower DNA Map: Fuel from Sunflower-Silverleaf hybrid
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: January 25, 2010Filed under: Autos
We all know how important DNA is to us, it is the building blocks of life, and so it comes as no surprise that it will one day be used for food and fuel for us. A research program costing $10.5 million will map the DNA from Silverleaf Sunflowers and…
