The promise of electric vehicles, EVs is a welcome relief for our taxed environment but it will truly be successful when clean alternative energy solution will shoulder the biggest part of our energy demand. (more…)
July 3, 2009
Electric drive for the environment
May 1, 2009
The Slow Ahead For Hybrids
In the slow road ahead to making hybrid is taking the time it needs for technology to catch up to people’s expectations. So what’s in store? (more…)
April 15, 2009
Hyundai Nuvis, The New Challenger
Hyundai has made an exceptional come back this year with a well developed promising technology that is ready to take on the biggest names in the car industry. Are the Koreans challenging the Japanese? (more…)
February 15, 2009
E-REV? PHEV? What Cha Talking ‘Bout Willis?
After an onslaught of thoroughly confused consumers on the technical lingo introduced by over-hyped marketing departments, we thought it might be time to talk about the differences between E-REV and PHEVs… if any.
October 18, 2008
Honda Bets On Simple Hybrid To Catchup
Honda has lost market share when it comes to hybrids, HEV. Its direct competition Toyota with their Prius holds the reign in this category.
The gist, According to Auto CTV, Honda is betting in simpler technology despite other companies aiming are more sophisticate and therefore more expansion iterations of hybrids. It’s a simple but bold plan to make HEV affordable to the masses while we wait for EV technology, especially in the battery department to continue to evolve.
According to Honda official Sage Marie at the recent Paris auto show, the idea is to: “”We are trying to make hybrid cars mainstream,… The biggest obstacle to that right now is price. Therefore, we are trying to bring the costs down and make hybrids affordable.” It makes perfect sense and Honda stands a good chance to lure would-be Prius buyers with its Insight that should sell for substantially less, $18,000 to 20,000 compared to close to $24,000 for the Prius.
The technology behind the logic. Honda is working on hybrid versions of the CR-Z sports car, as well as a hybrid version of its Fit subcompact and next year Honda should offer a Civic Hybrid will also get a major makeover to separate it from the Insight. None will run on battery power alone, meaning Honda chose the tried and true parallel HEV system where both the electric and gas engine propel the car. They will use the technology already in used in the current Honda Hybrid ($26,350).
This is a good way for Honda to catch up to Toyota, hoping in the meantime they are working on more modern serial HEV and pure EVs.