— Luxury brand Infiniti finally joins the gasoline-electric hybrid car market with the 2012 M35h that’s rated 38 percent more fuel efficient overall than its non-hybrid, V-6-powered M35 sibling. Drivers can get 9 more miles from a gallon of gas in city traffic and 6 more miles a gallon on the highway by driving the M35h rather than the regular M35, according to federal government estimates. And the M35h helps prod the driver to meter gasoline via an accelerator pedal that feels like it has a brick behind it whenever a computer in the car determines that the driver isn’t being fuel-conscious.
|
||||||
 |
Photo: Toyota Toyota’s a Bit Late to the Lithium-Ion Party, But Better Late Than Never We’ve known it was coming for a while , but until now we didn’t have official numbers on pricing and fuel economy for the 2012 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid. Photo: Toyota 7th Generation Camry, 2nd Generation Camry Hybrid The Toyota Camry is a perennial best-seller in the US, ranking #1 in number of units sold for 13 of the past 14 years. Since 2006, Toyota has been offering a hybrid version of its best-seller for those looking for better fuel-efficiency (especially in city driving, though you’re still better off with a Prius) and cleaner tailpipe emissions. Car makers do well in the public’s perception of green companies. Illustration by wallygrom (busy at work) via flickr and Creative Commons. Interbrand has come out with their list of the world’s ‘best’ or top 50 green brands. Photo: Toyota Think Small Toyota has been a laggard so far in the 100% electric car market despite its decade-long leadership in hybrid vehicles. It looks like its big plan to catch up with its rivals (especially Nissan , GM , and Ford ) is … Read the full story on TreeHugger White pine trees, a species under assault by Imprelis. Photo: bobistraveling via Flickr /CC BY Unruly herbicides are making headlines again: A couple weeks ago, it was the fact that the world’s top-selling weedkiller was causing birth defects . Photos: Brian Merchant/CC BY Quick: name the first functional hybrid car ever built. Okay, sure, it’s Porsche’s Semper Vivus. Short conversation about the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid that’s on display at the 2010 MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Are the draft horses enjoying the 2010 MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR? An interview with Cindy Knight of Toyota about the prototype plug-in Prius hybrid. |
  |
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 greenreflection.com - All Rights Reserved 
SOPA breaks our internet freedom! Stop SOPA!
|
||||||
