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Archive for May, 2009

Toyota Boost Prius Production

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Earlier this year, Toyota, along with many automakers across the world, reduced its factory output in order to sell of already produced vehicles before manufacturing any more.  Well, those factories are back in business, for Toyota at least, due to the incredibly high demand for the company’s recently released 2010 Prius.

Chrysler Wants Loan For EV Development

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

This may just be a classic case of too little, too late.  Chrysler has recently filed a load request with the Department of Energy for the proposed construction of a new vehicle plant in Michigan that will be used to manufacture electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.  The company also wants money to develop these [...]

Hybrid Honda Fit To Arrive In 2010

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Seeking to capitalize on the huge success of their recently introduced Insight hybrid, Honda has fast-tracked the plans to bring a hybrid variant of their Fit subcompact to market.  The Insight went on sale in Japan in March and in April became the nation’s best-selling car, the first time ever for a hybrid vehicle.  The [...]


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