Hybrids

2013 Nissan Altima Hybrid

The 2013 Altima, as previously noted, the 2013 Altima will ditch the fantastic but poorly selling V6 engine. In its place will be a hybrid four cylinder powertrain. Oh, and it’s supercharged, of course. Well, yeah. Nissan expects similar output to the V6 from this fancy new setup, with about 10% better fuel economy. Similar [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius C

Toyota is running the board in hybrid sales, and they have no intentions of letting up. The Prius C is proof of that. The Prius C is a compact hybrid that will be both cheaper and more fuel efficient than the regular Prius. According to Toyota, the Prius C will have “the highest city mpg [...]

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Lithium and the future of hybrids

Hybridcarblog has doubts about the power of lithium: Certainly, when it comes to plug-in vehicles, I’m confident that lithium offers more potential than NiMH. But how much more? Enough to top the 3 percent share of hybrid cars? Lithium has long been expected to take hybrids to the next level. With the ability to offer more [...]

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Nissan Altima Hybrid to get new Supercharged powertrain

The current Altima Hybrid uses a Toyota hybrid system. Apparently Nissan is tired of sending money to their rival, so they’re developing a brand new hybrid system all of their own. At it’s core is, of all things, a supercharged four cylinder engine. That potent powerplant will be hooked up to an electric motor and [...]

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2012 M35 Hybrid Starts at $54575

That does, of course, include the destination fee. What does 54 grand buy you in the Infiniti hybrid world? A 360 horsepower, 29 MPG midsize luxury sedan. That’s 29 MPG combined – 27 MPG city, 32 MPG highway. A conventionally powered M37 (powered by a 3.7 liter V6) starts at just over $48k, so you’re [...]

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2012 Infiniti M35h Hybrid

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The Infiniti M35 is no joke – it’s a boldly designed, powerful, luxurious mid-size car. The only thing it had been missing, until now, was a fuel-efficient version. Consider that problem solved with the introduction of the 2012 Infiniti M35h Hybrid. With EPA estimates of 27 MPG city / 32 MPG highway / 29 MPG [...]

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Gets 61 MPG

The 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is rated at a not-too-shabby 40 MPG on the highway. That’s not good enough for a fellow by the name of Wayne Gerdes, though. See, Wayne is the ultimate hypermiler. He takes regular cars and extracts every mile from a tank of gas. Take a look at what he did [...]

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

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Priced from $26545, the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is the Korean automaker’s first entry into the hybrid market. The Sonata Hybrid bucks the normal hybrid trend by performing better on the highway than in the city, with EPA ratings of 35 MPG city and 40 MPG on the highway. Though it can’t touch the Ford [...]

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