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First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 11:01 pm
Mercedes-Benz today unveiled its latest effort to reduce the fuel consumption of its large luxury vehicles with the launch of the 2010 ML450 Hybrid. This new mdoel of the ML sport utility, built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is fitted with the Two-Mode Hybrid system jointly developed by General Motors, Daimler, Chrysler, and BMW.Combining its ..
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2009 New York Auto Show: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Goes Hybrid Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 8:00 am
Mercedes-Benz will restyle the S-Class for the 2010 model year–and as it’s been dangling out there for a couple of years, it’s set to sell its first S-Class Hybrid sedans in the new model year, too.The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid arrives with a new system that brings lithium-ion batteries to the big luxosedan. The hybrid system, ..
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2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid Unveiled Sunday, 5 April 2009, 6:20 pm
Last month, when we drove the new GMC Sierra Hybrid pickup truck, we heard something we didn’t expect. Turns out–says John Schwegman, of Chevrolet Truck Marketing–that the highest demand for the Two-Mode Hybrid system that GM fits to five different pickups and SUVs comes from buyers of the 2008 and 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid.In fact, up to ..
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Win A Cool 2010 Toyota Prius Solar-Powered Backpack! Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 12:05 am
It’s just a matter of days before we unleash hell on the 2010 Toyota Prius–and now it’s your chance to win some cool Prius schwag to celebrate the arrival of the third-generation hybrid.Come March 25, TheCarConnection.com can tell you all about the Prius–how it handles, how it accelerates, how awesome we did in an impromptu fuel-economy ..
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Driven: The 70-MPG 2010 Toyota Prius Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 7:00 am
What happens when you unleash a pack of automotive journalists on the newest hybrid on the block–and challenge them to beat the chief engineer’s best fuel economy?If you plan it right–set a low bogey–you’ll let journalists write the best story on the 2010 Toyota Prius from behind the wheel. The fuel economy story. That’s exactly what ..
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New Type Of Re-Gen Braking To Yield Air/Gasoline Hybrid Car? Monday, 23 March 2009, 12:55 pm
The concept of re-generative braking is not new; gasoline/electric hybrids have been using the concept for some time to turn deceleration of mass into electron storage. But a team from the Institute of Engineering and Design at Brunel University in west London claim to have found a clever way to take advantage of the traditional internal ..
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Quick Drive: 2009 Saturn Vue Hybrid Saturday, 14 March 2009, 1:13 am
Just two months ago, GM brought out a fleet of ten Vue 2 Mode Hybrids, marked as 2009 models in huge side decals, for a media-buzz caravan from the Detroit auto show, bound for the inauguration and meandering through college campuses.But the 2009 Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid–with a full hybrid/V-6 powertrain capable zero to 60 in 7.3 seconds and ..
