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Tokyo 2009 Preview: Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in concept

2010 Suzuki Swift hybrid plug-in concept - Click for high-res image gallery The Suzuki Swift is a competent subcompact that the Japanese marque sells both in Japan and Europe. In the latter, the little hatchback is available with a solid 1.3-liter diesel dubbed DDIS. To make things even cleaner, Suzuki has announced that it will introduce a plug-in series hybrid version of the Swift at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, and the powertrain reminds us of nothing less than a smaller Chevrolet Volt. The model, which is just a concept at this ... Read more →

A hybrid bus that cuts fuel consumption in half Xavier Navarro

Before sitting down to write this story, I asked a professional bus driver about the average fuel consumption for such a vehicle. As it turns out, a standard Agora bus on the roads of any European ...

Adura Systems announces new electric bus powertrain, claims 100-mile range Sam Abuelsamid

Getting better efficiency out of a bus than a Smart fortwo is no easy task. However that's what the latest startup to emerge out of Silicon Valley is claiming. Adura Systems has announced that its ...

What is a series hybrid/extended range electric vehicle? Sam Abuelsamid

Ever since the debut of the Chevrolet Volt concept in January 2007, the arguments have come fast and furious abut whether it is a hybrid or an electric vehicle. Technically, its actually both. There ...

Mercedes testing new hybrid bus with world's largest lithium battery Sam Abuelsamid

Mercedes-Benz has begun demonstrating its new Citaro G BlueTec hybrid bus with what is claimed to be the world's largest lithium ion battery pack application. The new Citaro G is an 18-meter ...

ErockIT serial electric bike impresses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the Erockit electric bike The debate over serial and parallel hybrid rages on, with Toyota and Honda placing their bets on the parallel model where both the gasoline engine and electric motor power the wheels directly. General Motors has placed a huge bet on the serial ...

ISE and Crane Carrier Company will build series hybrid trash trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If there is any type of vehicle that would seem ideally suited to a hybrid drive application, it is a garbage truck (right, Volvo?). With the continuous stop and go driving involved with collecting the detritus of modern civilization there is plenty of opportunity for regenerative braking and ...

SAE Congress '08: Raser to show Series PHEV drivetrain for trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This week at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Raser Technologies will be displaying their new plug-in series hybrid powertrain designed for application in full size trucks and SUVs. Raser is working with FEV, who are doing systems integration work on the design. The Raser configuration uses an AC ...

Videos: a very close look at the Opel Flextreme 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Opel Flextreme diesel electric concept got a visit from reporters in a studio setting instead of at a busy car show. The video above and the one below the fold are very quiet, thoughtful looks at European's E-flex concept without the usual busy car show in the background. The videos include a ...

Biodiesel turbine, super capacitor, series hybrid... HUMMER! (60 MPG and 0-60 in 5 seconds) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Johnathan Goodwin is the patron saint of green cars (although as of yet, this honor has gone unrecognized by the Vatican). Last April, John was the guy behind the Chevy Impala conversion that smoked a Lamborghini in a quarter mile on the Earth Day special of MTV's Pimp My Ride. Arnold ...

Aptera series hybrid will have 1,000-mile range 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a presentation at Gadgetoff 2007, Howard Morgan, co-founder of Idealab, says the Aptera (an Idealab company) will have a range of 1,000 miles in series hybrid mode. You can watch a video of Howard's presentation below the fold. Howard also says the Aptera will be a quarter to a third the price ...

AltWheels Boston videos: Electrathon, Microfurthur, eMotive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is of an Electrathon racer on display at AltWheels Boston 2007. Electrathon racers travel 50 miles in an hour using a kilowatt/hour of electricity: That's the equivalent of 1,500 MPG at highway speeds on the power of a hair dryer. The next stop for that Electrathon racer is the Red ...

Toyota's Irv Miller on Series vs Parallel hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We reported last week on a presentation given by Toyota Executive Vice President Kazuo Okamoto in Japan. One of the slides in that presentation compared series and parallel hybrids and talked about the superiority of parallel as manifested in Toyota's Hybrid Synergy drive. Toyota wasn't able to ...

Frankfurt Preview: More details on the Volvo ReCharge 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the image of the Volve ReCharge chassis for a high-res gallery After the news of the Volvo ReCharge plug-in series hybrid came out a couple of days ago we got in touch with Volvo for some more information. The ReCharge that's being displayed in Frankfurt is a mock-up. However, there is a ...

Malcolm Bricklin's Visionary Vehicles to enter Automotive X-Prize 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge the 1/4 scale model of the EXV-LS digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Malcolm_Bricklin_brings_Visionary_Vehicles_to_the_Automotive_X_Prize'; This morning serial automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin announced that his Visionary Vehicles company is developing a car that ...

Video: 900 miles without a fill up 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have written about PML FlightLink's mini before. The news report in the video above has a few more details and a look under the hood, so we thought we would give you a look. The mini has four in-wheel motors and a battery under the hood. It also has a gas engine in the back that recharges the ...

Mercedes-Benz introducing new series hybrid bus 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At the UITP public transit conference in Helsinki Finland Mercedes Benz has announced plans to introduce a new hybrid version of their Citaro bus later this year. Unlike the GM Two-Mode system now used on several hundred North American buses the new Mercedes configuration is a series hybrid with ...

CleanNova testing a series hybrid vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Cleanova is a unit of the Daussault Groupe in France and they are currently testing series hybrid vehicles with an eye toward offering them to the public in 2008. The vehicle they are working on is a small minivan type vehicle based on the Renault Kangoo. The test vehicle has a 55hp engine running ...

Lutz says electric cars very much alive at General Motors 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

After getting some bad press earlier this summer following the release of the film "Who Killed the Electric Car?", it looks like General Motors is going to take another stab at electric cars. This time the approach is very different from the star of that film, the EV1. According to an Automotive ...


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