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BMW prices the ActiveHybrid X6 starting at $89,725

For a mere $89,725 you can have your pick of questionable V8 powered BMW X6s. For that price tag you can get the monster 555 hp X6 M or the new the new ActiveHybrid X6. Unlike Mercedes-Benz, which has opted to only make the ML450 hybrid available for lease, BMW will sell the ActiveHybrid X6 to all comers, whoever they might be. Unlike most BMWs, the option list for the hybrid is relatively limited, although the folks at BMW Individual will undoubtedly be happy to help you customize it to your heart's content. During our recent first ... Read more →

Two-mode hybrid buses debut in the UK Sam Abuelsamid

Hybrid transit buses using the GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system are becoming fairly common in North America with several thousand now on the road. In the UK however, the two-mode buses are brand ...

Cadillac blends top 2 Escalades for one really expensive hybrid Sam Abuelsamid

Apparently, some people think that $83,000 just isn't enough money to spend on a new Escalade. That's the sticker on the Platinum edition of the big Caddy SUV. The marketing department has decided ...

How do power-split parallel hybrids work? Sam Abuelsamid

Over the past decade, if there is one word that has become synonymous with green motoring it is hybrid. Ever since Toyota launched the first modern commercially viable hybrid with the original ...

Is the Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid DOA? Not yet Sam Abuelsamid

We got a comment from a reader the other day on a post we published back in December indicating that the Saturn Vue 2-mode hybrid had been canceled. Our reader had placed an order for one of the ...

Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid delayed to 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During the General Motors third quarter earnings (or lack thereof) conference call on Friday, company executives discussed the vehicle introduction schedule for 2009 and 2010. Several cars that had been expected to debut during 2009 have been pushed back to the following year, including the Saab ...

VIDEO: Meet the 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Escalade hybrid for a high-res gallery This fall, GM is adding its 2-Mode hybrid drivetrain to the Cadillac Escalade in an attempt to actually make some money off the system. Those of you who thought the existing Tahoe and Yukon hybrids were too rich for the average Joe, with prices ...

Mercedes-Benz to supply Two-Mode hybrid transmissions for BMW 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a media preview of the new BlueTec diesel powered Mercedes SUVs here in Vermont, Thomas Ruhl Director of R-Class, SUV hybrid and BlueTec discussed some of the alternative drive systems coming from Stuttgart in the near future. While he didn't get into any of the electric car programs that ...

Hole in One this weekend earns LPGA golfer one of first Aspen Hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last summer Ichiro Suzuki was selected as the MVP of the baseball All-Star game and got the keys to one of the first Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrids. At the time, those SUVs were still more than six months away from production. This year, Chrysler is getting ready to launch their own full-size hybrid ...

Holden boss confirms plans for hybrid Commodore 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of word that Holden Special Vehicles was looking at alternative drivetrains for future high performance models for the GM Australian lineup comes news that Holden will introduce a mainstream hybrid within two years. Nick Reilly, GM President Asia-Pacific was in Australia recently ...

First production Chrysler Aspen hybrid comes off the line 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The second member of the Two-Mode hybrid partnership to bring a vehicle to the streets following GM's launch of the Tahoe/Yukon hybrids will be Chrysler. The Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hybrids don't actually go on sale to the the public until later this fall. However, the first "saleable" ...

Frankfurt Preview: Mercedes-Benz ML450 Two-Mode Hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge Following on the heels of General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz will be showing their first Two-Mode hybrid application next week in Frankfurt. Like its partners, Mercedes will be putting the system into an SUV, in this case the ML450. The combined output of ...

Spy Shots: 2008 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid in the wild 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Someone with a camera phone recently spotted what appears to be a Cadillac Escalade hybrid taking a break at a state park near the General Motors Proving Ground in Michigan. Apparently Mike hasn't been reading our recent coverage of the Two-Mode hybrid system so he's not aware of some the more ...

ABG First Impressions: Two-Mode hybrid Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a high-res gallery of the Two-Mode Hybrid GM SUVs digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/First_driving_impression_of_the_new_Chevy_Tahoe_Two_Mode_Hybrid'; Back in 2004 General Motors first announced plans to partner with DaimlerChrysler and later also BMW to develop a full ...

Chrysler announces Aspen Two-Mode hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Chrysler_announces_hybrid_Aspen_SUV_with_5_7L_Hemi_V8'; In a move that would have come as a surprise only if it hadn't happened, Chrysler has announced that the Aspen SUV will join the Dodge Durango early next year in getting a hybrid drivetrain. The Durango ...

Two-mode hybrids versus diesels 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If people thought high gas prices spelled the demise for the large SUV and truck industry, they are sadly mistaken. Automotive curmudgeon Jerry Flint writes how the segment plays an important role in sustaining the domestic automakers financially and is the one in which they'll soon be unleashing ...


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