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BMW to launch third hybrid model within the next 12 months

Our leader Sebastian was down in Miami on Friday for international media launch of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and we'll have his review shortly. During the event, AutoCar's Greg Kable spoke with BMW project leader Peter Tünnermann about the company's hybrid plans. The X6 and the new ActiveHybrid 7 are just the first two hybrid models from Munich. BMW will apparently focus on the mild hybrid system for its higher volume cars because it's easier to implement with minimal modification. The two-mode strong hybrid will go into vehicles like ... Read more →

GM having problems with Cobasys batteries in mild hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click the Saturn Vue Hybrid for a high res gallery It's no secret that General Motors' hybrid sales are nothing to brag about, especially when compared to cross-town rival Ford and, especially, ...

Alfa Romeo to get crossovers, hybrids and stop/start Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Alfa Romeo Kamal concept Car-obsessed Americans will get another chance at the historic Alfa Romeo brand soon enough, as the company is planning on a ...

PSA goes further in downsizing engines Xavier Navarro

We already mentioned PSA's plans to downsize engines in an effort to improve fuel efficiency. The French company will showcase the progress its making during PREDIT (National Program for Terrestrial ...

Citroen preparing new C4, with plenty of green features Xavier Navarro

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 ...

Hyundai develops mild hybrid bus 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai, has announced they are entering the hybrid bus business. We already knew they are going whole-hog into hybrid cars but buses are a beast of a different stripe. This is something they seem to have realized and so are approaching this market niche from a ...

Geneva 08: More on SsangYong's hybrid system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for high-res gallery Most of our readers might not know SsangYong except that one of its models, the SUT, is used as the basis of the Phoenix Motorcars electric vehicles. Well, SsangYong has released more information about their new hybrid powertrain. During the Geneva Motor Show, the Korean ...

Geneva '08: GM announces new second-generation mild hybrid system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge In mid-2006, General Motors released their first mainstream hybrid vehicle with first Saturn Vue Green Line. Prior to that the company had offered a mild hybrid system in the Silverado pickup but since that was really only offered in limited volumes to fleet and commercial buyers, ...

Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid, first production lithium ion hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes-Benz has shown a handful of different models with their new mild hybrid system as auto show concepts over the past six months. This morning they finally announced official production plans for the first of those, the new S400 BlueHybrid. The S400 uses Mercedes 3.5L V-6 gas engine combined ...

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: Officially Official - BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the BMW X5 concept for a high res gallery After having information leaked yesterday, BMW has now officially released the details surrounding its Geneva Motor Show concept, the Vision EfficientDynamics. The X5-based concept does indeed combine the 204hp 2.0L twin-turbo diesel from the 123d ...

GM forms global engineering organization for electrically-driven vehicles 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors has been working aggressively toward electrifying the power-trains in their future vehicles and toward that end they are making some changes in their engineering organization. Robert Kruse has been put in charge of a new global vehicle engineering organization responsible for all ...

Chevy Malibu Hybrid to get limited availability at first 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you were hoping to get your hands on one of the new Chevy Malibu hybrids and you live outside of California or the Northeast states, you may have to wait a while. At launch, the mild hybrid system will be in short supply and GM wants to focus on the markets where hybrids are most popular. It may ...

GM to add hybrid production in China in 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year at the Shanghai Motor Show, General Motors showed off a hybrid version of the Chinese market Buick LaCrosse. The car was powered by GM's mild hybrid belt-alternator-starter system matched to a 2.4L four cylinder engine. General Motors will now start building the BAS LaCrosse at ...

Dubai to test out GM Hybrids for taxi and limo service 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Dubai may sit on some of the biggest oil deposits in the world, but that doesn't mean that they don't want to make them last a little longer by using less locally. To that end, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will be working with GM to start testing a fleet of Chevy Tahoe and Malibu ...


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