Hybrid Car News

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.