3rd
October
2008
FOR FULL PARIS AUTO SHOW COVERAGE, CHECK OUT: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/autoshows/paris/2008/index.html?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.* To certain people (we’ll call them women), going to Paris in the fall means shopping on the Champs-Élysées, nibbling on pastries at sidewalk cafes and taking in the sights of one of the world’s most beautiful cities. That’s all fine and…
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posted in Hybrid Coupes |
3rd
October
2008
www.kbb.com Eco-friendly transports don’t usually feature fiendishly long hoods, 23-inch wheels and zero-to-60-mph sprint times under six seconds, but this one does. Featuring a 200 kW (268 horsepower) electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack, the rear-wheel-drive ZEO (Zero Emissions Concept) can travel 250 miles on a single charge and (or) reach a top speed of 130 miles per…
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posted in Hybrid SUVs |
3rd
October
2008
www.kbb.com As of the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, California-based Fisker Automotive continues to maintain that their exotically styled plug-in hybrid will begin shipping at the end of 2009 with a starting price of $80,000. We hope so. Fisker claims the Karma will deliver 50 miles of range on electricity alone, after which a gasoline or diesel engine takes over to extend range up to 600 mile…
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posted in Hybrid SUVs |
3rd
October
2008
www.kbb.com When the Saturn VUE Green Line 2 Mode (its full and proper name) arrives near the end of 2008, the VUE will be the first vehicle to offer a choice of two hybrid powertrains. The hybrid system in the original VUE Green Line is inexpensive, but doesn’t offer all the fuel savings of a “full” hybrid. The VUE Green Line 2 Mode, on the other hand, promises a 50-percent increase in…
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