Citing battery costs and slow sales, Ford is slowing production of its electrified trucks such as the pictured F150 plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV). Despite promising sales figures in sedans and passenger vehicles, the demand for electrified trucks has not been as expected. Ford says that strategies that improve their gasoline and diesel vehicles are paying [...]
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Driving Ms. Eva in the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE
April 18th, 2012 
Meme Sometimes driving is more about the passengers as was the case when I drove the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE to Wichita last week to visit Ms. Eva, a respectfully submitted pseudonym for my dear mother’s true name. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)
Ferrari Hybrid Patents Revealed
April 18th, 2012 Meme When most people think of hybrids, they think of the Chevrolet Volt or the Toyota Prius. Nobody thinks of Ferrari. In fact, most would think of Ferrari as the “anti-hybrid” car. The company is known, of course, for building the sports car fanatics sports cars – vehicles that are all about power and performance, not [...]
Citroen releases new DS5 with diesel hybrid technology
April 12th, 2012 Meme Citroen’s latest DS model goes on sale today in the UK, the DS5, adding the car maker’s first hybrid model to its line-up in the process. The new compact executive model DS5 joins the DS3 supermini and DS4 coupe as the third model in Citroen’s upmarket DS sub-brand but it is the first model available [...]
Porsche 918 Plug-In Hybrid Comes In At $845,000
April 4th, 2012 Meme The highly exotic Porsche 918 plug-in hybrid will set you off a few pennies and then some for one of the most extreme and rather clean performance in the world at $ 845,000. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)
Volvo’s Mean Green hybrid big rig to attempt another record smash
March 27th, 2012 Meme With 16 liters of engine and 149 kilowatts of motor putting out a total of 2,000 horsepower, the Mean Green has already made a huge skid line on the heavy truck drag racing field. Now Boije Overbrink, its driver, wants to shatter the record.. again. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)
