Though launched on the market as early as the 90s, Honda hybrid models started being promoted in the US only from 1999. The model called Honda Insight was the first one that became available to us buyers and soon Toyota Prius followed Honda\’s model. It seems that Honda\’s hybrid models enjoy high sales rates as [...]
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Basic Engineering of Hybrid Vehicles Explained in Layman’s Terms
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If we were to ask an individual to define a car or automobile today, they would almost certainly describe a vehicle with a gasoline powered engine. Maybe one or two would talk about diesel power, but virtually everyone would describe a petroleum-powered vehicle. But there is a new wind blowing. Hybrid powered vehicles could dramatically [...]
President-elect Barak Obama’s new presidential limousine will be a Cadillac hybrid powered car, sources have announced recently. General Motors is working feverishly to get the new hybrid limousine ready for the inauguration in January 2009. GM began offering American hybrid cars with Sierra and Silverado, for fleet and commercial customers in May 2004.