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An
interesting week for hybrid cars
Friday,
October 06, 2006
It was an interesting week
for hybrid
cars. It started with Peugeot's C-Matisse
diesel hybrid vehicle. While only a concept vehicle,
this hybrid demonstrates that Peugeot is preparing for
the hybrid revolution. By 2010, when I predict the
hybrid revolution will really getting rolling, Peugeot
will be ready.
Then there was an Intellichoice award for the Mariner
hybrid, the debut of the 2008 Mariner hybrid, and
the debut of the 2007 Nissan
Altima hybrid. Plus a number of other hybrid stories
which you can review by scrolling down on this blog.
Still, my favorite piece of hybrid news this week was
the Astrolab
solar hybrid vehicle. This is going to be a
production vehicle, not a concept car. While solar
hybrids are a long way away from the mainstream, this
vehicle demonstrates that the potential of hybrid
technology is only just emerging. Shucks, throw in a
small fuel cell and the 'hydrogen highway' might not
even be needed.
Today's hybrid cars are just the beginning.
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The
Ford
Escape Hybrid
The world's
first hybrid SUV.
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V6 power with V4 fuel efficiency, the
Escape
hybrid offers SUV functionality and environmental
awareness. (more)
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The
Honda
Accord Hybrid
Simply the best
Accord.
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Faster
than a conventional Accord, the hybrid Accord is the first
V6 hybrid and is shows. (more)
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The
Honda
Civic Hybrid
The first
converted hybrid vehicle
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Looks
like a Civic, drives a Civic, but at 50 mpg it gets 40
percent better gas mileage than a regular Civic.
(more)
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The
Lexus
RX400h Hybrid
The world's
most luxurious hybrid SUV.
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Due
out April 15, this hot hybrid has already received 11,000
down-payments (more)
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The
Toyota
Prius Hybrid
The hybrid car
leader at just $20,000?
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Simply
an unbelievable piece of automotive technology. The future
is here. (more)
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The
Toyota
Highlander Hybrid
The
first Toyota hybrid SUV is set to explode.
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The
hype around this hybrid SUV is huge and growing. Get in
line now, you might be there a while (more)
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