The Automotive Industry, Briefly
If you’re looking for a midsize sedan that brings you several different choices when it comes to the trim and the drive you want to make on the road, you’ll be glad to see the Ford Fusion. This car marches on for the 2020 model […]
If you were going to build a sedan that would give you everything you need along with several of the features you want, you would build the Honda Accord. Yes, the sedan that has all of what you’re looking for already exists and it’s an […]
The goal for Kia was to create the Niro in a variety of ways to make sure we can have the hybrid or EV model we want on the market. So far, we’ve seen the hybrid version and the plug-in hybrid models of the Kia Niro, with promises that the EV version was on its way. Finally, the wait is over and the new production-spec version of the Niro EV was shown off during its official debut in South Korea to give us an idea of what this model will be and how we should see it and enjoy the ride. (more…)
The car company that has brought us the technologically advanced i3 and i8 is ready to offer us a new plug in hybrid on the 5-Series sedan. This new powertrain will give us a great way to enjoy the drive of the 5-series and have […]
We talk of the Prius as the first hybrid to make it to market at a price we can all afford, but the reality is there was another unique hybrid on the market before the Prius showed up; the Honda Insight. This car was different […]
Batteries on hybrid vehicles lose their ability to maintain a proper charge for powering a vehicle over time, but that doesn’t mean they are useless. The nickel metal hydride battery packs used in Toyota vehicles can be put to use for other purposes. One of those purposes is to keep Yellowstone National Park lit up with solar power stored in donated batteries.
208 of these batteries are currently being used at Yellowstone to act as offline power for their solar power grid. These batteries, which came from Camry hybrids, are plugged into the system. Toyota has been heading in this direction since 2014 when they started solidifying deals with Indy Power Systems, Sharp USA SolarWorld, Patriot Solar, National Park Service and Yellowstone Park Foundation. (more…)
With Lexus being the luxury lineup from Toyota is it really any wonder that the CT is mechanically the sibling of the ultra-popular Toyota Prius? Even though this is the case, the CT does have a personality and dynamics that are all its own once […]