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Hybrid Racer: Porsche 918 RSR

Hybrid Racer: Porsche 918 RSR

With CES, NAIAS, and a new year upon us, January is probably one of the best months ever. But what’s better than January? January, where Porsche unveils their hybrid 918 RSR at NAIAS 2011.

Let me explain: the 918 RSR gets it’s super-supplementary power from the brakes. Braking energy is transfe [Read More…]

Silhouette Hybrid Trike Harvests Energy From Road Bumps

Silhouette Hybrid Trike Harvests Energy From Road Bumps

Silhouette by vehicle designer Jake Loniak is a three-wheeled vehicle designed to transport you to your office in the future. The zero-emission vehicle is powered by a hybrid engine that runs on electric motors and pedal power. The lightweight vehicle won’t need a driver’s license or any other sp [Read More…]

Triblade Delivery Tricycle Concept Runs Clean On A Hybrid Engine

Triblade Delivery Tricycle Concept Runs Clean On A Hybrid Engine

Eco Factor: Low-emission hybrid vehicle for merchandise delivery.

Designed by industrial designer Guadalupe Ciocchini, the Triblade is an urban tricycle for merchandise delivery and transportation. The low-emission hybrid vehicle is developed for factories, postmen and other forms of transport [Read More…]

Razor Hybrid Yacht runs on both CNG and electric engines

Razor Hybrid Yacht runs on both CNG and electric engines

Designed by Atanas Yanev, the “Razor” is a hybrid yacht that promises a safe and sustainable cruising. Designed to be powered by a gas/electric engine, the concept yacht is a nine meter day cruiser, which generates power from two electro-motors, through fuel cells, with a steering system. Or you [Read More…]

Lexus Hybrids Merge Mouse, Monitor and Windshield

Lexus Hybrids Merge Mouse, Monitor and Windshield

New nationwide laws to discourage driving while texting are in the works, but no law will stop the rapidly expanding number of electronic devices and screens from encroaching upon the driving experience. The center-mounted touch screen on hybrids has been one of the worst offenders—as drivers look o [Read More…]

First Hybrid from Suzuki in 2011

First Hybrid from Suzuki in 2011

Unveiling of Suzuki Kizashi in late July 2009

When Suzuki unveiled the all-new 2010 Suzuki Kizashi sedan last month, the company promised a hybrid version in the future. Yesterday, Japan’s Nikkei reported that Suzuki will introduce the Kizashi hybrid to North American markets in 2011. Suzuki o [Read More…]