Cleantech blog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
By John Addison (11/10/09, original post Clean Fleet Report ) The new 2010 model hybrid cars offered in the U.S. are destined to sell with gasoline prices rising. Toyota (TM) dominates the list including new models from Lexus. There are also impressive offerings from Honda (HMC), Ford (F), Nissan (NSANY), and Chevrolet (GMGMQ.PK). Your top 10 choices include hatchbacks that start at under...
Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More and more automakers are playing up their hybrid cars, and other environmental progress. In a short trailer about its environmental efforts, BMW touts a zero-emissions car, its water recycling initiatives and factories powered by renewable energy. Here’s how Toyota is promoting its hybrid Prius in Australia. And here’s a look at Ford’s Fusion Hybrid...
Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford Motor Company is taking a giant leap forward in rear seat occupant safety as they introduce new inflatable seat belts, set to debut on the next-generation Explorer SUV coming next year. They say that these new belts are being received as at least as comfortable as existing belts, if not more so, with the [...] Related posts: 2010 Ford Ranger adds safety Wednesday Walkaround: 2010...
Gearlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ford Fusion hybrid car review: Ford's radar-based blind spot detector doubles as a cross traffic alert, covering your rear as you pull out of a congested mall parking lot, in case some other idiot (never you) is approaching too quickly.
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... deja vu is almost inescapable. Which is why there’s a surprisingly warm place in my heart for hybrids: they may not be fun or even practical in the traditional senses, but they are undeniably different. Unless, of course, they aren’t.Like other hybrids, the Fusion has a profound effect on the driver that can only be properly compared to a personalized regimen...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
As an undergrad in college, I had the privilege of twice attending the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. SEMA is mostly known for wild, outlandish, and powerful versions of street cars; it isn’t the kind of place you go to find people discussing fuel efficiency and hybrids. But 2009 is a year of reckoning and big changes are afoot in the auto...
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category...
PopEater Music Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Kane/WireImage.comMusicians Adam Lambert (L) and Kris Allen pose with the keys to their new 2010 Ford Mustang GT Convertible Premium and 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid at the American Idol Ford Giveaway at Galpin Ford on July 17, 2009 in North Hills, California. Adam Lambert And Kris Allen American Idol Ford Giveaway Galpin Ford North Hills, CA United...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... on their thinking caps and design a dashboard instrument that helps drivers get better mileage. Ford's professional engineers came up with this "smart gauge' system in its Fusion hybrid. --------- - (The company apparently doesn't think that the highly touted multi-information display panels in the new Toyota Prius' and the Ford Fusion hybrid do the...
