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Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012

Several months ago, Volvo revealed a demonstration prototype of a plug-in hybrid car based on the current V70 wagon. Today, the Swedish brand announced that it would start building a production car with a plug-in hybrid diesel powertrain in 2012. At this point, there is no indication about which body style or model would form the basis of the PHEV, although the next-generation V70 would seem to be a suitable candidate. The V70 demonstrator uses a through-the-road hybrid configuration where the internal combustion engine drives the front ... Read more →

Mercedes wants to eliminate petroleum from its lineup by 2015 Sam Abuelsamid

By the middle of the next decade Mercedes-Benz wants its entire lineup to be able to operate entirely free of petroleum. The German giant is working on a variety of technologies that will help ...

Concerned about CO2? In the UK, just buy a diesel Xavier Navarro

British environmental site Clean Green Cars announced a report that says that buying a hybrid does not have significant CO2 advantage over an equivalent diesel. The report doesn't mention other ...

Most promising green technologies number five: diesel Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click the new Mercedes diesel for a high res gallery Sure, diesels are already widely available all over the world. One reason is that diesel engines are simply more efficient than gasoline engines. ...

Mercedes boss doesn't plan to let cost be an issue for more efficient cars Sam Abuelsamid

Mercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche told Motor Trend this week that increased cost was not going to be an issue for his company to meet new fuel economy standards. Obviously getting improved efficiency ...

Citroen preparing new C4, with plenty of green features 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

French motor magazine l'Auto Journal has published pictures of the prototype of the new C4 that is coming in 2010. Besides the new styling themes, which eliminate parallel lines, the new model is built on the same platform as the current C4 and with similar proportions. Interviewed by French ...

Connaught Engineering to hydridize Tesco Transits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We have featured lots of electric car conversions here on AutoblogGreen but until now there hasn't been very much in the way of hybrid conversions. Connaught Engineering, devisors of the hot little Type D hybrid (which should begin series production later this year) have taken the technology from ...

SAE Congress: Mahindra diesel hybrid truck to appear at FEV booth 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We been hearing for several weeks now that Mahindra & Mahindra would probably be displaying their new diesel hybrid powertrain at the SAE World Congress next week and now we have official confirmation. Mahindra won't actually have a booth at the conference but will be on hand at the FEV booth. ...

Peugeot to create a diesel hybrid Le Mans car, possibly racing in 2009! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot may well be the first team to run a hybrid vehicle at Le Mans and it looks like it will be a diesel, too. New Peugeot CEO recently told the French paper L'Equipe that a diesel-hybrid prototype is currently under development and that it may make some trial runs as soon as this June at Le ...

VW Golf TDI Hybrid: too expensive for America? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We are extremely pleased that Volkswagen was able to achieve such phenomenal fuel mileage and emissions numbers from their Golf TDI Hybrid. As a refresher, the machine uses a 1.2 liter three-cylinder diesel engine paired with a 26 horsepower electric motor and returns 69 U.S. mpg and 89 g/km of CO2 ...

Geneva '08: Watanabe - No diesel hybrids for Toyota 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel hybrids are popping up everywhere in Geneva this week from Volkswagen to Mercedes-Benz to BMW. One notable exception is Toyota. The hybrid pioneer has never shown a diesel hybrid and according to Katsuaki Watanabe, the company's president they have no plans to offer one. The problem lies in ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Mercedes-Benz announces Vision GLK BlueTec Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the GLK Hybrid for a high-res gallery Mercedes-Benz has just released details of the new Vision GLK BlueTec Hybrid concept they'll be showing at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The concept that's coming to Switzerland builds on the GLK Freeside we saw in Detroit by adding a mild hybrid ...

Geneva 2008 Preview: Mercedes-Benz GLK diesel-hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes-Benz debuted the new GLK compact SUV at the Detroit Auto Show in January with a 2.2L four-cylinder Bluetec diesel. For its European coming out party in Geneva, the company will reportedly fit the GLK with a diesel-hybrid powertrain. According to Automotive News, the concept will use a 204 ...

Geneva '08 Preview: BMW to show diesel-hybrid X5 concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After being all about diesel at the Detroit Auto Show this year, it looks like BMW is going the next step by adding in hybrid technology next month at the Geneva. A new X5-based concept, apparently called the Vision EfficientDynamics, will be on display and it will employ the mild-hybrid system ...

Mahindra to hit the US market with with a diesel-hybrid pickup/SUV in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Indian car-maker Mahindra & Mahindra had previously announced plans to enter the U.S. market in 2009 with its Scorpio SUV and Appalachian pickup truck with diesel power. Our pal Mike over at PickupTruck.com has been in contact with John Perez, CEO of Global Vehicles USA, the importer who will ...

Lutz in tune with U.S. car buyers; sees flexfuel as more valuable than diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As I wrote earlier today, new car buyers in the U.S. are more in favor of hybrids than diesels - by a huge margin. Over at The Car Connection, we find some comments by GM's vice chairman Bob Lutz that are in alignment with the KBB study. Lutz's view is that diesels won't appeal to American buyers. ...

Detroit Auto Show 2008 video preview: LRX, Land Rover's 40 MPG, diesel-electric concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The video above shows us an early look at the Land Rover "baby" LRX concept before it debuts at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show this month. The video includes Land Rover's design director Gerry McGovern saying the LRX "clearly conveys messages that we take sustainability seriously." The LRX is the ...

LA 2007: Mercedes shows off S400 Bluetec diesel hybrid concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Mercedes S400 Bluetec diesel hybrid concept making its North American debut at the LA Auto Show this week isn't the company's first hybrid idea, but it is one of the best-looking, and the combination of diesel and electric power gets this luxury machine up to 40 mpg. Considering the size and ...

Interview with Steve Fambro from Aptera Motors 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you read our previous update regarding the Aptera, you already know that the company is now taking deposits on their futuristic three-wheeled machine. I was able to get in contact with Steve Fambro, the man behind the Aptera, and I'll share some design and technical details in this post. With ...


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