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IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival.   |
Popular Mechanics
December 3, 2009
David Kiley |
With Plug-Ins and Hybrids Dominant, Is Diesel Dead in the U.S.? This year's LA Auto Show is buzzing with real-life and concept hybrid and all-electric cars. But in the clean diesel corner, the crickets were chirping. Will Americans ever be ready for clean diesels? |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
John Voelcker |
Electric Cars Rule Detroit Auto Show Car makers showed off their latest electric vehicles to a receptive audience at last month's Detroit Auto Show |
Popular Mechanics
December 14, 2009
Andrew English |
2012 Toyota Plug-in Prius Pre-Production Test Drive The differences between this car and the Prius at the local Toyota dealership are minimal. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Electric cars are back: Tesla 2007 Roadster... Honda FCX/Concept... GMC 2008 Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid... Fiat: 2007 Siena Tetrafuel... Volkswagen 2007 Golf GT TSI... Chrysler 2007 Sebring... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2007
Ben Stewart |
2009 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Prototype: Test Drive Toyota may be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. |
Popular Mechanics
October 16, 2009
Andrew English |
Test Drive: Volvo V70 and C30EV Show Battery-Powered Promise Rather than go for a traditional hybrid, where Toyota's Prius has an almost unassailable lead, Volvo is choosing to leapfrog into plug-in technology with a diesel engine. |
Wired
April 2005
Brendan I. Koerner |
Rise of the Green Machine In a nation of gas-guzzlers, Toyota made hybrids cool. Now the world's number-two automaker wants to make the internal combustion engine obsolete. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
John Voelcker |
Chevy Volt Sparks a Series of Plug-in Hybrids Expect many new plug-in cars to use the gasoline engine only as an extra battery |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
Outside
April 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Detroit Takes Charge Electric cars are poised to make a comeback and this time they might stick around for good. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2008 |
Honda, Ford, Nissan Prep Hybrids to Hunt Prius Before Volt Unveil As it is likely that General Motors will unveil the production version of its much-anticipated Chevy Volt later this month, competing automakers are now codifying their plans for next-generation hybrids of their own. |
AskMen.com
November 11, 2003
Paul Anderson |
The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars From Toyota to Porsche, a host of hybrids... The Land Rover 'switch-hitter'... The 'super handling' Acura RL... A 'bullet-proof' Mercedes... Limited edition Ferrari Fetish... Michelin's concept cars... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2, 2008
John Stewart |
Toyota, Experts See Plug-in Car Trouble: Electric Reality Check With lithium-ion technology finally advanced enough for the world to resurrect the electric car by late 2009, why is the world's No. 1 automaker suddenly questioning its viability? |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2012
David Schneider |
Plug-in Vehicles Proliferate Full battery-electric and hybrid-electric plug-in vehicles will start hitting the streets in significant numbers later this year |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Jim Motavalli |
3 Big Questions for the Electric Car's Future With big pushes from GM, Ford and Toyota, plug-in hybrids are back in the spotlight, but lurking in the shadows is the same old problem: building a lightweight, powerful, affordable battery. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2005
Willie D. Jones |
Take This Car And PLUG IT Customer-modified hybrids can be propelled exclusively by their electric motors for, in some cases, more than 30 kilometers without their gasoline engines ever turning on. The factory-built Prius can run on electricity only, but for just a kilometer or two. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2011
Lawrence Ulrich |
Top 10 Tech Cars 2011 Automakers double down on technology. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
Lawrence Ulrich |
Top 10 Tech Cars 2012 The internal combustion engine strikes back |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2007
John Voelcker |
Electric Power Steals the Show The annual Detroit Auto Show offered a feast of technology, and the best dish of all was an electric-drive concept called the Chevrolet Volt. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2006
John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Hybrids square off against diesels for the economy laurels |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
PM's Ultimate 5 Car MPG Comparison Test Forget about horsepower, dragstrip time slips or torque curves. The most important automotive performance yardstick of the next decade will be miles per gallon. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2009
Larry Webster |
Tokyo's 8 Most MPG-Kicking Concept Cars The automotive industry is undergoing a radical change and the cars on display definitely slammed that message home. Here are the most interesting concepts from Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and Honda. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
John Voelcker |
How Green Is My Plug-In? The carbon impact of the millions of electric vehicles soon to hit the road will depend on the grids that supply them. |
Popular Mechanics
January 13, 2009
Ben Stewart |
Top Ten Reveals at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show Chevy Spark... Fisker Karma S Convertible Concept... 2010 Jaguar XFR... Audi Sportback Concept... 2010 Ford Mustang GT500... Volvo S60 Concept... Chrysler 200C EV Concept... Volkswagen Concept BlueSport... Cadillac Converj Concept... 2010 Toyota Prius... |
Car and Driver
January 2006
Tony Quiroga |
Honda Civic Hybrid Toyota's only real competition gets better (and weirder) in its second generation. |
Popular Mechanics
September 24, 2008
Ben Stewart |
New VW Jetta Diesel Tops Prius in Fuel-Economy Marathon Test As oil prices spiked over the summer, consumers had exactly one choice if they wanted to buy themselves a supercar in terms of fuel economy: the Toyota Prius. |
Popular Mechanics
January 7, 2007
Ben Stewart |
GM Goes Beyond Hybrid: Chevy's Electric Car Big news from the Detroit auto show, with video: General Motors has a 100-mph, all-electric entry into the market for hybrid 2.0. |
Popular Mechanics
November 16, 2007
Tannert et al. |
15 New Rides You Need to Know from the 2007 L.A. Auto Show Volvo ReCharge Concept... 2009 Nissan Murano... 2008 Jaguar XF... 2009 Chevy Silverado Hybrid... VW Space Up... 2008 Toyota Sequoia... 2009 Chevy Aveo5... Audi Cross Cabriolet Quattro Concept... 2009 Lincoln MKS... etc. |
National Defense
February 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Converting U.S. Car Park to Hybrids Should Be Priority One Reducing personal vehicle demand for gasoline is the quickest and most effective way to cut our consumption of crude oil, and by extension, make our nation more secure. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
John Voelcker |
Plug-ins and Hybrids and Diesels, Oh My! Two automotive conferences show the impact of public policy on core vehicle designs |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
John Voelcker |
Plugging Away in a Prius Jonathan Sawyer spent $30 000, and voided the warranty, to add a plug to his Prius hybrid. |
Popular Mechanics
April 4, 2008
Ben Stewart |
GM Testing Volt's Battery, iPhone-like Dash on Track to 2010 Although still not quite set for prime time, it's easy to get excited about the Volt -- which could be America's first production plug-in hybrid vehicle. GM is now testing two batteries in what amounts to a horse race for the future of driving. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Lawrence Ulrich |
The Greening of the Supercar Ferraris, just like Fords, must now conform to environmental regulations |
Popular Mechanics
November 16, 2009
Dan Carney |
2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Test Drive The ActiveHybrid will be the vehicle of choice for people who want to play with new technology and who don't mind paying for it. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006
Bary Alyssa Johnson |
Green Car Tech In February, Hymotion unveiled the Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) technology for hybrid cars. |
Car and Driver
December 2004
Dave Vanderwerp |
Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD After a million man-hours, Ford cranks out the first hybrid SUV. |
Popular Mechanics
December 21, 2007
Ben Stewart |
Aptera's Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e: Exclusive Video Test Drive An investigation into whether a drivable prototype really exists. |
Popular Mechanics
January 13, 2009 |
2009 Detroit Auto Show Photos: New Cars Revealed on the Floor of Detroit Concepts come to the show floor. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Lawrence Ulrich |
Top Tech Cars 2013: Ford Fusion Energi Ford hits the magic mark: 100 miles per gallon |
Popular Mechanics
May 1, 2008 |
Top 10 Early Contenders for the Automotive X Prize West Philly EVX... Velozzi Supercar... Loremo LS... Motive Switch... VentureOne... Fuel Vapor ale... Phoenix SUT... Hybrid Tech... Tesla WhiteStar... Aptera Typ-1... |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2008
Matt Vella |
Will These Cars Save the Auto Industry? Peppier diesels, hybrids, even electric motors in wheels are among new fuel-savers |
Wired
April 2005
Paul A. Eisenstein |
Hybrids Hed2Hed From the latest Prius to the new Highlander - tested & rated, hybrid automobiles. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006 |
Hybrids at the Crossroads Sales are growing, but so is the controversy. Do gas/electric hybrid vehicles really deliver on their promises? Hybrid hype is put to the test. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006
Jill Amadio |
Best of Both Worlds The latest luxury cars combine comfort and fuel efficiency. |
Popular Mechanics
September 16, 2008
Larry Webster |
GM Finally Unveils Production Chevy Volt: First Look (Updated) We've been able to eke out some details from engineers here on its propulsion technology, sale price and that oh-so-iPod-esque interior. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries On The Way For Hybrids In just one year, the whens and wheres of lithium battery packs for hybrid and electric cars have come into much sharper focus |
