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GILLIG And Cummins Announce Electrified Power Partnership At APTA

GILLIG And Cummins Announce Electrified Power Partnership At APTA

GILLIG LLC and Cummins Inc. announced today their electrified power partnership at the APTA public transportation show taking place in Atlanta. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM October 7, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM October 7, 2017

Auto Lab is also about the automotive industry, its history, and its culture, presenting the ideas and advice of leading college faculty, authors, and automotive practitioners in a relaxed, conversational interactive format. ... Continue reading

2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Review By Seve Purdy

2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Review By Seve Purdy

The mixed and complex powertrain is a charmer consisting of a substantial 9.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, a 50 kW permanent magnet synchronous electric motor/generator, efficient 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder, Atkinson cycle, gasoline, direct injected engine and a smooth, sophisticated 6-speed automatic transmission. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Digest Sep 25-Oct 1, 2017; New VW Warranty; Ford 30,000 Lb Tow'er Pick-up; California Confused; Toyota Hybrid Plants Coming To America; Cadillac Super Cruise; RIP Joe Bailon, Hugh Hefner

Nutson's Automotive News Digest Sep 25-Oct 1, 2017; New VW Warranty; Ford 30,000 Lb Tow'er Pick-up; California Confused; Toyota Hybrid Plants Coming To America; Cadillac Super Cruise; RIP Joe Bailon, Hugh Hefner

TACH's "take" on this past week's automotive news in easy to "catch up" news nuggets. For More search the past 25 year's millions of (Indexed By Google) pages of automotive news, automotive stories, articles, reviews, archived news ... Continue reading

Toyota Hybrid Powertrains To Be "Made In USA" (Not Just Japan)

Toyota Hybrid Powertrains To Be "Made In USA" (Not Just Japan)

Toyota will support production of its first American-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. Each of the projects is scheduled to begin this year and all should be operational by 2020. ... Continue reading

Airbiquity Joins Panel of Leading Automotive Experts at TU-Automotive Japan 2017 to Discuss the Future of Next Generation Vehicles

Airbiquity Joins Panel of Leading Automotive Experts at TU-Automotive Japan 2017 to Discuss the Future of Next Generation Vehicles

SEATTLE, Sept. 26, 2017 -- Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected vehicle services, will sponsor and participate in TU-Automotive Japan 2017 in Tokyo, Japan on October 17-18. ... Continue reading

Porsche Introduces New Panamera Hybrid With 680 HP and 30 Miles Of Pure Electric Range

Porsche Introduces New Panamera Hybrid With 680 HP and 30 Miles Of Pure Electric Range

Porsche is expanding its hybrid range, as a powerful plug-in hybrid is being added to the Panamera Sport Turismo model line. The new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo flagship model will combine a four-litre V8 engine with an electric motor, resulting in a system power of 500 kW/680 hp. ... Continue reading

2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Lincoln MKZ Hybrid combines luxury comfort with good fuel economy, and new style DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Lincoln has been re-invented once again, with a new design language introduced on its new premium Continental. Which also graces its other sedan, the entry-luxury MKZ. ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 NISSAN ROGUE HYBRID REVIEW

I drove a 2017 Nissan Rogue with the 176-horsepower 2-liter four-cylinder engine paired to the Xtronic CVT automatic transmission with all-wheel drive. Available in two trims for the Hybrid model ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ECO AND 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID REVIEW ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-In Review By Larry Nutson

Yes the Prius Prime is a hybrid, so range anxiety is not really an issue. However, to maximize your return on the purchase of the Prime, and minimize trips to the gas station, the battery should be kept charged so you can drive in the EV-mode as much as possible. I reside in Chicago and could drive in EV-mode all the t ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 16 2017)

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM (SEPTEMBER 16 2017)

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a team of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car r ... Continue reading

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors to strengthen cooperation and accelerate use of common platforms, powertrains and new technologies

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors to strengthen cooperation and accelerate use of common platforms, powertrains and new technologies

The extension of the Common Module Family follows the success of the shared vehicle architecture by Renault and Nissan in recent years, which has included the use of common platforms and powertrains across a widening portfolio of vehicles including the Nissan Rogue, Qashqai and X-Trail, Renault Espace, Kadjar and Megan ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Highlander LE Hybrid AWD Review By John Heilig

2017 Toyota Highlander LE Hybrid AWD Review By John Heilig

Highlander’s quiet operation is almost eerie. Yes, our tester was a hybrid, but we felt as if it was in full electric mode all the time. Yet there is no lack of power. Total combined horsepower with the gasoline and electric motors is 306. Punch the accelerator and the Highlander gets up and goes. You get some engine ... Continue reading

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