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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 ...

Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid delayed to 2011 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

ABG First Drive: 2009 Chrysler Aspen/Dodge Durango 2-Mode hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Aspen Hybrid for a high-res gallery This summer, Chrysler hits the market with the 2-Mode hybrid Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen. Chrysler and former owner Daimler partnered with General Motors and BMW back in 2006 to help bring the 2-Mode hybrid system to light-duty vehicles. The setup ...

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 ...

Chicago Auto Show 2008 videos: GMC Denali XT concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The GMC Denali XT concept debuts at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show this week. The flex-fuel, two-mode hybrid pickup truck reminds me a lot of Toyota's A-BAT hybrid pickup concept. The Denali XT has a more coupe-ish look and feel than Toyota's A-BAT. As you can see in the video above, GMC uses the paint ...

Ohio to kick GM's full size two-mode hybrid SUVs out of the HOV lane 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ohio legislators are changing laws that allow any hybrid into the HOV lane. This means that GM's SUV hybrids are no longer allowed in the get-to-work-on-time lanes. House Bill 62, sponsored by state Rep. Todd Kiser, R-Sandy, would bring Ohio in line with the new national standards which only include ...

BMW concept X6 ActiveHybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The ActiveHybrid system is the result of BMW's collaboration with GM and the former DaimlerChrysler, the Global Hybrid Cooperation. Their goal has been to engineer a modular two-mode hybrid system that can be modified in its behavior and function to suit the dynamics customary to the brand using ...

Production ramping up for GM's fullsize SUV hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There's considerable anticipation in the air for the arrival of GM's two-mode hybrid system in the company's fullsize SUV lineup. Starting this week, workers at GM's Arlington, Texas, assembly line will practice building the unique powertrain that includes a V8 engine and electric motor located ...

Inside the soon-to-be-released two-mode hybrid system 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're curious how the much-heralded two-mode hybrid system being developed by GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW works, check out this explanation at AutoSpeed. Co-written by engineers from all three automakers, the tech feature not only goes into the mechanics of the hybrid systems but also the ...

Michigan hybrid R&D joint venture gets tax credit 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Michigan state Senate plans to approve legislation which would give GM, DCX, and BMW a $9 million tax credit over 10 years to establish a research and development facility in Troy, Michigan. Each one of the manufacturers will receive a maximum of $3 million in tax credits, if employment targets ...


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