2010 Toyota Sai Hybrid for the Japanese market

For a while it seemed that all Lexus models are based on Toyota models. Now it is different and there are cars wearing Lexus badge that are not based on Toyota’s. In fact it can be the other way around.

2010 Toyota Sai is based on Lexus HS250h. This luxury Toyota hybrid is very closely related to the HS250h and goes on sale December 7th in Japan.

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Toyota is planning a hybrid version of the RAV4

On Wednesday at an industry conference in Shanghai, Toyota’s managing officer Mr. Koei Saga said that Toyota is planning to produce a hybrid version of the RAV4 SUV.

No exact dates were given, but as Toyota plans to introduce 10 new hybrids globally by 2012 we expect RAV4 Hybrid to hit U.S. dealerships by 2011.

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Hyundai Nuvis Hybrid concept debuts at the New York Auto Show

Hyundai Nuvis Hybrid is the eleventh concept from company’s design center in Irvine, California.

This futuristic three-door crossover with gullwing doors features company’s new parallel hybrid drive system called Blue Drive hybrid. Nuvis Hybrid Concept is on display from yesterday at the New York Auto Show.

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2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid in details

Porsche has released more details about Cayenne S Hybrid, which will debut beginning of 2010. Power comes from a supercharged Audi 3.0-liter V6 engine with Direct Fuel Injection that develops 333 horsepower and 324 lb-ft of torque.

This combustion engine is mated with a 52 hp three-phase synchronous electric motor that produces up to 221 lb-ft of torque and can be used alone.

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2010 BMW X6 Hybrid winter testing in Sweden

First X6 Hybrid pictures last summer showed the car with a huge scoop on the hood.

Today’s pictures from the snowy Sweden show the car with no disguise with a lightly bulged hood. Looks like X6 Hybrid is production ready and should be available at your local dealership already this year.

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Rendered speculation: Fisker Karma Sunset Concept

We were able to show you a teaser of Fisker’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show concept last week, but now thanks to the talented guys at KORS Design, we’re able to take an early peak at the full concept.

Fisker will debut two vehicles at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show; the first being the production Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan, the second is the Fisker Karma Sunset Concept. The Sunset Concept is a drop-top and will share all mechanical components with the production Karma sedan.

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2010 Honda Insight Hybrid: production photos leak onto web

Images of the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid leaked onto the web today and we can now show you for the first time what the little production hybrid looks like. While not a far cry from the Insight Concept shown at the Paris Motor Show, there are quite a few noticeable changes.

The front end design has lost the show car LED lighting in favor of conventional halogen/hid units and the lower fascia has grown a pair of oddly placed fog lamps. Fortunately the happy grin of the concept remains as it should – This little guy is going to sell by the boat load.

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2009 Honda Insight Hybrid to make world debut in January at the NAIAS

Honda revealed the Insight Hybrid Concept at the Paris Motor Show in October. Today Honda announced that the all-new 2009 Honda Insight Hybrid will make its world debut in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The five-passenger, five-door Insight is expected to be the most affordable hybrid car available when it goes on sale in the spring of 2009.

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2010 Toyota Prius images leaked, or rendered?

These here are most likely the first images of the 2010 Toyota Prius, that were posted at PriusChat. It is also possible that someone has done a fantastic job on photoshop and they are not the real deal. Looking at the quality and all the lines on these images we are almost convinced that these are the real images.

At these first images we can see the restyled front end with deeper air dam and recessed fog lamps.

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Honda Insight Concept Hybrid images and video revealed at Paris Motor Show

Honda today revealed a concept version of its new small hybrid vehicle, named Insight, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The new Insight Concept shares styling cues with the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle and provides an early look at the highly anticipated five-passenger hybrid vehicle.

The concept will make its U.S. debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; production version will debut at North American International Auto Show.

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Paris preview: Kia Soul hybrid

In addition to the cee’d gasoline hybrid Kia will also debut the Kia Soul hybrid at the Paris Motor Show.

The Soul Hybrid concept comes complete with a transparent bonnet and floor, so the new hybrid powertrain and battery pack can be viewed by show visitors.

This Soul features a 1.6-litre gasoline engine, mated to a 15 kW, 105 Nm electric motor, Kia´s own CVT (continuously variable transmission), ISG and ‘regenerative braking´ to re-charge its power pack.

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2010 Toyota Prius spied

Toyota is testing the third generation Prius. Photos we managed to get are not in best quality as the car was too far and there was no way to get closer.

What we can already tell that Toyota stais true to the current shape. Rumor is though that the car is little wider and shorter than the current Prius.

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World’s First Plug-in Hybrid Ford F-150 Pickup

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. (HEVT) has unveiled the world’s first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of the popular Ford F-150 pickup truck at Plug-In 2008 Conference and Exposition, the first international plug-in conference and expo.

Converted with a proprietary adaptive controller and using a scaled-down version of the proprietary drive train HEVT has designed for transit buses, the F-150 has been transformed from a standard combustion engine vehicle getting about 16 MPG to a PHEV getting up to 41 MPG for a typical day’s driving.

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Video: Meet the 2009 Cadillac Hybrid Escalade

Cadillac’s Hybrid Escalade recently came to Los Angeles and John Howell, Cadillac’s Director of Global Products, gave an in-person introduction to the vehicle. Available in 2WD and 4WD configurations, the Escalade delivers 6,000 and 5,700 pounds of towing capacity, respectively.

Plus the Escalade’s 2 Mode hybrid system, Active Fuel Management system and electrically variable transmission enables the luxury SUV to attain 20 mpg city/21 mpg highway.

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Worldwide Prius Sales Top 1 Million Mark

Toyota announced today that worldwide cumulative sales of the Toyota Prius-the world’s first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle-have passed the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,028,000 units sold as of the end of April this year*1. Currently, Prius sales are robust in more than 40 countries and regions, particularly in Japan and North America.

Based on sales figures collected up to April 30, 2008, TMC believes that Prius vehicles worldwide have contributed to a reduction in CO2 emissions (considered a cause of global warming) by producing approximately 4.5 million tons*2 less CO2 when compared with gasoline-powered vehicles in the same class and of similar size and driving performance.

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