Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has taken a 10% stake in the electric vehicle start-up company Tesla Motors. The deal is a win-win not only for cunsumers, but also for both companies. Daimler will receive access to Tesla’s technical expertise in the design and production of electric vehicles. Tesla already has their Roadster electric [...]
Plug-in hybrid vehicles are technologically possible, but may not be economically feasible according to Bill Reinhard, national manager of the Advanced Technology Group of the U.S. branch of Toyota. While speaking to a panel at the National Academy of Sciences, Mr. Reinert estimated that plug-in hybrid sales could account for 50,000 vehicle sales per year, [...]
With yesterday’s news about the Ford Motor Company’s planned introduction of a new line of batteries King of California ipod for their hybrid models, we thought we’d look at the car that is serving as a test platform: the Ford Escape. The 2009 Ford Escape still features the nickel metal hydride battery found in [...]
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