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The Volvo V60: The World's First Diesel Plug-in Hybrid

By GreenHybrid Editors on December 30, 2011 2:43 PM

Volvo's V60 Plug-in Hybrid is Volvo Car Corporation's most technically advanced model ever, and it might just change the face of hybrid technology. The V60 is the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid. It's an electric car, a hybrid car and a muscle car, all rolled into one.

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Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car

By GreenHybrid Editors on December 14, 2011 3:50 AM

Ford's first all-electric mass-produced car, the 2012 Ford Focus, isn't yet available to buy in the U.S., but Ford thinks the delay in bringing it to market will be well worth the wait. With what Ford claims will be a best-in-class fuel efficiency of 100 MPGe, and plenty of patented technology designed to help drivers get the best possible range out of its 23 kilowatt-hour battery pack, Ford is confident its 2012 Focus Electric will be a success.

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Honda Civic Natural Gas Named 2012 Green Car of the Year

By GreenHybrid Editors on December 8, 2011 9:59 AM

Green Car Journal announced the Honda Civic Natural Gas as the highly-anticipated 2012 Green Car of the Year® winner at a press conference Thursday morning during the Los Angeles Auto Show's press days. The cleanest running internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA, the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas is the fifth generation of this alternative fuel vehicle and the only assembly-line produced natural gas passenger model manufactured for sale in the United States. It runs on a clean fuel that is almost exclusively domestically sourced and typically priced about 30 percent less than gasoline.

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Will Electric Cars Lose Value Quickly?

By GreenHybrid Editors on November 30, 2011 11:02 AM

For over 80 years, the Kelley Blue Book has been valuing new and used cars for the benefit of the auto industry. Used by automakers, car dealers and consumers alike, it has become the ultimate go-to guide for realistic valuations on virtually any age or condition of car.

But although the Kelley Blue Book is now providing valuations for all of the electric cars on the market today, it remains skeptical about just how much electric cars will be worth in a few year's time. Are the Kelley Blue Book estimates correct? Or are they ultimately hurting electric car sales and consumers?

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Electric BMW Schools an M6 and a Porsche 911

By GreenHybrid Editors on November 11, 2011 3:40 PM

Being green might not be easy, but it has its own rewards. Case in point? This home-built E30 BMW. The engine has been swapped for an electric motor, and while that might leave some to jump to conclusions and start moaning about a loss in performance, there's nothing to complain about here.

With the equivalent of 600HP on tap, this lean, green and mean machine will make mincemeat out of most anything which lines up next to it. Check out the video and watch it smoke a traditional BMW M6 and a Porsche 911.

Toyota Prius Plug-in Earns 2012 Urban Green Vehicle Award

By GreenHybrid Editors on November 2, 2011 5:44 PM

The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in, which will go on sale in Spring of 2012, earned Decisive magazine's annual Urban Green Vehicle of the Year Award today. The three Urban Vehicles of the Year award winners and finalists were announced after being selected by an independent panel of automotive journalists, who reviewed several dozen cars and trucks in various North American urban settings. Decisive magazine's Urban Vehicles of the Year, which were selected on the basis of style, practicality and attainability, will be featured in the magazine's winter issue and on mobile applications.

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2012 BMW 1-Series ActiveE

By GreenHybrid Editors on October 27, 2011 4:59 PM

BMW has announced a super-exclusive program offering its new 2012 ActiveE electric car, based on the BMW 1-Series compact luxury sedan. The ActiveE brings a true German driving dynamics, a 168-hp electric motor, a luxurious interior and a BMW-estimated 100-mile range.

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GM's First New Battery Electric Car: 2013 Chevrolet Spark EV To Launch In U.S.

By GreenHybrid Editors on October 20, 2011 6:00 PM

GM had hoped to announce its latest green vehicle at a nice, orderly, staged press event to celebrate Chevrolet's 100th birthday. But one of its hometown papers jumped the gun and broke the news: The largest domestic car company will launch a small battery electric vehicle in the U.S. market.

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Kia Launching New EV

By GreenHybrid Editors on October 12, 2011 10:29 AM

Kia Motors is making headlines with an all-new electric car model set to launch very, very soon: by the end of 2011, in fact, in Kia's home market of South Korea. No word yet on when the new model will come to the U.S., but we figure some time in late 2012.

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Tesla Model S Quicker than Porsche 911?

By GreenHybrid Editors on October 5, 2011 12:41 PM

Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Musk is never one to shy away from the limelight. Musk has just announced a high-performance variant of the new Model S all-electric sedan, and the promising new electric car has some serious kick. Try 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. For comparison purposes, a 2011 Porsche 911 Targa 4 takes 4.9 seconds to make the same sprint.

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