HybridBatteries


Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

HYBRID BATTERIES SURPASS ALL EXPECTATIONS When Toyota's Prius first hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, I was highly skeptical that hybrids would catch on. Not only was the technology really expensive, I thought the nickel-metal hydride batteries would prove to be the Achilles Heel in the system. Sooner or later you'd be facing an expensive replacement bill, right? Well, here we are more than a decade later and those batteries are proving to be amazingly reliable. Toyota now has sold over 520,000 hybrids in just the American market. Honda has ... Read more →

Ironic legislation: CARB ruling to kill aftermarket plug-in hybrids? Jonathon Ramsey

The uncertain future of the alternative-powered and alternative-fueled vehicle is being decided by a confluence of old and new technology, big business and start-ups, marketing, vested interests, and ...

Toyota to build hybrid batteries in North America Jonathon Ramsey

Even with the $5,000 difference between the Prius and non-hybrid Toyotas, there was a time when Toyota lost money on the car. Even when the car entered the black, and even though they halved the cost ...

Sen. McCain proposes $300m prize for a better battery Jeremy Korzeniewski

Petroleum prices are making electric vehicles and engines which run on biofuels look more and more attractive with each passing day. That's why its likely to be a hot topic this election season as ...

Ford's Mark Fields calls plug-in hybrids a "national priority" Jeremy Korzeniewski

In these days of nearly nonexistent profits for every one of Detroit's Big Three automakers, R&D funds must be allocated very carefully. In contrast, Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota and ...






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