| Peugeot to Showcase New Hybrid Concept at 2008 Paris Motor Show (The Auto Channel) |
| 08/20/2008 will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show, is a hybrid concept car created from the passion and expertise of Peugeot's stylists and engineers. |
| New flying car hope (Detroit Free Press) |
| 08/20/2008 LOS ANGELES -- The auto industry has seen its share of technological leaps, whether it was the advent of electric starters, automatic transmissions or hybrid gas-electric powertrains. And don't forget hideaway headlights. One leap that engineers and tinkerers have never quite made, however, but refuse to let die: the flying car. |
| CU to show off its 100-mpg car-in-progress at state fair (PhysOrg) |
| 08/19/2008 (PhysOrg.com) -- A car that gets 100 miles a gallon may sound far-fetched, but the biggest challenge in designing a high-mileage hybrid vehicle for the $10 million Progressive Automobile X Prize (AXP) competition in 2010 is not know-how, says Cornell's AXP team. The biggest challenges are space to work in, time and money. |
| DIY XR3 225 MPG Hybrid Car Kit Finally Finished, Hits the Road Soon for $25,000 [DIY] (Gizmodo) |
| 08/17/2008 When we last left gearhead Robert Q. Riley and his three-wheeled DIY 225 MPG XR3 car kit in March 2007, rumor had it drivers would be zipping around roadways in it by May. Turns out the DIY hybrid... |
| Reasons For Buying A Hybrid: The Good, The Bad And The Moronic [I Feel Gassy] (Jalopnik) |
| 08/19/2008 Leave it to The Car Connection's Marty Padgett to dream up a list including seven good reasons for buying a hybrid — we were surprised to see that many. Being professional cynics, we're far... |
| Hyundai plans to sell gas-electric hybrid in US (INO News) |
| 08/20/2008 (AP:BARTON HILLS, Mich.) Hyundai Motor Corp. says it will bring a gas-electric hybrid version of its Sonata sedan to the U.S. Vice President of Product Development John Krafcik said Wednesday that Hyundai will display a hybrid version of the midsize Sonata at the Los Angeles Auto show in November. |
| EU Approves Samsung-Bosch Hybrid Car Battery Venture (Industry Week) |
| 08/18/2008 Aug. 18, 2008 -- EU regulators on August 18 approved a joint venture between South Korea's Samsung SDI and Germany's Bosch Corp to produce batteries for hybrid vehicles.The deal, signed in June, calls for the 50-50 joint venture known as SB LiMotive to start production in 2010. |
| Due to be launched at this year's Paris Motor Show, Peugeot's stunning new hybrid concept car has been revealed! (AutoExpress) |
| 08/20/2008 Peugeot’s new lion is set to roar in! Currently a work in progress, the RC… will be unveiled at the French maker’s home motor show, Paris, this October. |
| Peugeot Reveals Teaser Shots Of "RC..." GT Hybrid Concept For Paris [Paris Motor Show] (Jalopnik) |
| 08/20/2008 Peugeot promises to reveal the full name of its "RC..." concept car at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, along with a few more details about the just-announced concept. So what do we know? It's designed to... |
| CU to show off its 100-mpg car-in-progress at state fair (Cornell News Service) |
| 08/19/2008 A car that gets 100 miles a gallon may sound far-fetched, but the biggest challenge in designing a high-mileage hybrid vehicle for the $10 million Progressive Automobile X Prize (AXP) competition in 2010 is not know-how, says Cornell's AXP team. |