Posted in Green Cars, hybrids on Jun 30th, 2008
What’s Andy Grove doing lately? You may remember him as the Intel Chairman. Good company, bad stock. Anyway, he’s back in the news. He recently interviewed with Ken Thomas of the Associated Press regarding crash course in electric, plug-in hybrid vehicles. “The most important thing I would like to do is light that almost half-assumed […]
Posted in J.D. Power, hybrids on Jun 27th, 2008
Survey Says! American auto shoppers are showing more interest in hybrids even though they cost more. J.D. Power and Associates recently released new survey data showing 72% of recent car buyers indicate that they are definitely or probably interested in purchasing a hybrid for their next vehicle as compared with 58% in 2005. However, once […]
Posted in Incentives, Uncategorized, hybrids on Jun 25th, 2008
McCain must have read yesterday’s blog “Auto Tech Race” Our GOP Presidential wannabe proposed a $300 million cash award, funded by you and me, “for the development of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leap frog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars”. This is as reported by […]
Posted in hybrids on Jun 24th, 2008
The Auto Technology race…Who will win? Let’s see. We have hybrids, electric plug- ins, biodiesel fuels, ethanol, hydrogen powered cars and maybe a few more before its all over. Depending on who you read and listen to depends on what technology you think might be the winner. And there will be a clear winner but […]
More hybrids for Chrysler. From Eric Morath, Detroit News, comes word that Chrysler is planning more hybrid vehicles after its recent introduction of the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hybrids, the first hybrid models by the automaker. A Two-Mode Hybrid System, developed jointly by Chrysler, General Motors, Daimler AG and BMW AG will also be […]
Can fuel efficiency also be fun? By now we’re all pretty mpg weary. We dread pulling up to the pump to fill whatever it is that we are driving that goes faster than the lawnmower. We may also be dreading the reality that our Grand Cherokees, our F-150s and our SUV du jours may have […]
Ready for the H Bomb? Honda’s FCX Clarity is hitting the California shores in July. So says Tomoko Hosaka, Associated Press. The Clarity runs on a hydrogen fuel cell and electricity, has zero emissions, emits only water and is twice as energy efficient as a gas – electric hybrid. The car has an expected range […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2008
Do you ever wish you could drive one of those classics that you grew up dreaming about? Maybe now is the time. Dave Kinney’s NY Times article, “Collectible Cars”, presents a view to this world. He offers reassurance that although the values may rise and fall, they rarely hit bottom. Some, like the original 2-seat […]
Posted in Audi, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota on Jun 17th, 2008
In the market for a new car and looking for a Smart Buy in a gas inflated world? Lawrence Ulrich, noted automotive writer, offers seven suggestions in “Smart Buys as Gas Prices Rise”: Mazda5 (base price: $18,630) - 21/27 mpg (city/highway), Honda Civic Hybrid ($23,235) - 40/45 mpg, Toyota Avalon ($27,735) - 19/28 mpg, Mercedes-Benz […]
Cadillac Escalade – 12 mpg in the city, 17 mpg on the road. That’s what the fine print said when I read the half page ad in the Saturday newspaper. Of course, the Escalade hasn’t exactly been a middle class favorite being priced right up there with about 10 years worth of IRA contributions. But […]