President Obama signs a Presidential Memorandum that calls for new fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks and promotes the development of electric and alternative fuel vehicles. May 21, 2010.
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Hybrid vehicles were the stuff of dreams centuries ago.
Nobody ever thought that creating a vehicle independent from fuel was possible.
Fortunately with the continuing development of hybrid technology, more efficient and practical vehicles have been created.
In the recent years the campaign for global warming has brought the attention of the public.
Hybrid cars are now becoming steadily popular available in different types from compact sedans to SUVs.
Environmental issues are not the only reason that has made the public favor hybrid cars.
Rising gas prices is also one of the major reasons why people prefer hybrid cars than conventional ones.
Its also practical in suburban environments where you don’t really need horsepower but gas mileage.
Hybrid vehicles
There are different types of hybrid vehicles. They can vary from the simplest wheelbarrows to ships.
No matter what form they are, these vehicles help in reducing greenhouse and noise emissions.
Although these vehicles are expensive due to their unique structures, developments will continue to provide more alternatives to the public.
These cars may not compare to conventional ones with a 200 horsepower but why would you need that if you only need 20 in the streets?
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There’s an entire class of road-worthy 100% electric vehicles that could, if allowed, help lighten the demand on gasoline, reduce pollutants and grease the path towards the eventual introduction of full-power, long-distance highway legal electric cars and trucks. This class falls under the low-speed Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) category and they are regulated by law to travel no faster than 25 MPH. With some relatively simple adjustments, many of these vehicles are capable of achieving 35-40 MPH, which would make them able to safely keep up with the flow of traffic in most surface-street urban driving situations. For more information visit TheAutoChannel.com.
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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid. Even as gas prices begin to steady, hybrids remain popular as people look for new ways to save money. For 2010, Ford is introducing two new vehicles that are sure to get some attention from frugal-minded buyers: the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids. Equipped with Ford’s next-generation hybrid system, the Milan and Fusion Hybrids are expected to travel 700 miles on a single tank of gas and the automaker claims that both models will get five miles per gallon better than the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The new hybrid system also does something that most other hybrids on the market can’t do – travel at 47 miles per hour on electricity alone. The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids will hit dealerships later this year. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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Regenerative braking in Toyota hybrid cars works by using electrical resistance to provide 80 percent of the stopping power and mechanical pressure to complete the final 20 percent. Find out how the regenerative braking system transfers heat from the braking process back to the hybrid battery array with insight from a Toyota sales representative in this free video on Toyota cars.
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Toyota pressed the button to turn on their Camry Hybrid manufacturing at the Altona plant in Melbourne. These are the robots that are building the new Camry in action. I call the big one Bob.
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BYD F3DM. BYD F6DM. At this years NAIAS, BYD introduced the worlds first mass-produced plug-in electric vehicle the BYD F3DM already being sold in China. Also shown was the larger F6DM which is slated to go on sale next year in China and possibly in Europe and North America sometime thereafter. The F6DM is said to travel up to 62 miles under pure electric power after which a gasoline engine kicks in to generate electricity, extending the total range to around 270 miles. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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Toyota is already trying to solve a gas pedal problem in millions of cars, but soon the Japanese automaker will address a new issue, bad brakes on thousands of Prius hybrids. Manuel Gallegus reports.
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Toyota is already trying to solve a gas pedal problem in millions of cars, but soon the Japanese automaker will address a new issue, bad brakes on thousands of Prius hybrids. Manuel Gallegus reports.
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Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Gigi Stone reports on the outlook for Toyota Motor Corp.s Prius hybrid car, which is under investigation by the U.S. Transportation Department for reports of defective brakes in its 2010 model. (Source: Bloomberg)
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