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Infiniti making noise about its new M35 hybrid

Rated 1.5 out of 51.5

Robby Tyler, 19 November 2010 12:05

Infiniti has just announced that its new M35h will be the world's first hybrid with a standard audible pedestrian warning system to alert pedestrians when the car is running silently on EV mode. Infiniti calls the system VSP, or 'Approaching vehicle sound for pedestrians'. It uses a range of distinctive sounds to alert pedestrians via a speaker built in to the front bumper.    What are ...

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Infiniti making noise about its new M35 hybrid

Infiniti making noise about its new M35 hybrid

Rated 1.5 out of 51.5

Robby Tyler, 19 November 2010 12:05

Infiniti has just announced that its new M35h will be the world's first hybrid with a standard audible pedestrian warning system to alert pedestrians when the car is running silently on EV mode. Infiniti calls the system VSP, or 'Approaching vehicle sound for pedestrians'. It uses a range of distinctive sounds to alert pedestrians via a speaker built in to the front bumper.    What are ...

Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 (2010) first details

Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 (2010) first details

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Foulds, 24 August 2010 09:10

Peugeot has released details of its new 3008 Hybrid4, the world's first hybrid production car with a diesel engine under the bonnet. So far all car makers dabbling in hybrid technology have plumped for petrol engines, primarily on the grounds of cost and the fact that countries such as the US, Japan and many emerging markets still prefer unleaded to ...

Kia at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

Kia at 2009 Frankfurt motor show

Rated 1 out of 51

Tom Sharpe, 17 September 2009 14:00

Kia chose the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show to introduce its new hatchback-cum-SUV, the Venga. But attracting more attention were hybrid versions of two of the South Korean manufacturer’s other models, the just-facelifted Ceed and new Sorento. There are lots of different forms of electric vehicle, so how has Kia gone about creating its Ceed hybrid and Sorento hybrid? In two very ...

War of the greens as Leaf gives Volt a shock

War of the greens as Leaf gives Volt a shock

Rated 4 out of 54

Freddie Fulton, 13 August 2009 10:31

The Chevrolet Volt was gunning to be the ‘first mass-produced car with a triple-digit fuel economy,’ according to General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. Earlier this week he announced the US’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would rate the new Chevy Volt as capable of 230mpg on the open road. So what’s the problem? The Nissan Leaf EV has picked a bone ...

Honda Insight Mk2: photo of production hybrid car

Honda Insight Mk2: photo of production hybrid car

Rated 0 out of 50

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2008 14:00

Honda issued this solitary photograph of the new Insight hybrid car today – revealing the battery-powered vehicle in production spec. This is a bit of a mini landmark in green fuels technology: the Insight Mk2 will become at a stroke the world’s cheapest hybrid car. Sales begin in spring 2009 and CAR understands that Honda is working on a £14,995 ...

Honda Insight Mk2: photo of production hybrid car

Honda Insight Mk2: photo of production hybrid car

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 03 December 2008 14:00

Honda issued this solitary photograph of the new Insight hybrid car today – revealing the battery-powered vehicle in production spec. This is a bit of a mini landmark in green fuels technology: the Insight Mk2 will become at a stroke the world’s cheapest hybrid car. Sales begin in spring 2009 and CAR understands that Honda is working on a £14,995 ...

New Honda Insight (2008) teaches drivers how to save fuel

New Honda Insight (2008) teaches drivers how to save fuel

Rated 3 out of 53

Digby Fullam, 20 November 2008 15:17

Honda’s new Insight hybrid boasts some new-fangled tech called Ecological Drive Assist – which helps drivers of the new petrol-electric car to save fuel as they drive along. Ecological Drive Assist System? Sounds like marketing jargon to me!Look past the wacky sounding name and Honda’s latest gimmick sounds like a sound idea. Remember all the fuss about a Toyota Prius ...

Honda at the Paris motor show 2008

Honda at the Paris motor show 2008

Rated 3 out of 53

James Foxall, 02 October 2008 10:35

Honda’s Paris stand was largely devoted to clean and affordable motoring. There was the latest Jazz and a new six-speed gearbox. But the real excitement was reserved for the new second-generation Insight, whose low price Honda believes will lure a whole new raft of buyers to hybrid motoring.  Tell me more about the Honda Insight This bears about as much ...

Kia goes (dark) green

Kia goes (dark) green

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Jesse Crosse, 23 September 2008 11:00

Kia has unveiled a portfolio of new environmental technologies, including a 1.4-litre Ceed with stop-start (due in the UK in 2009), a Ceed hybrid and the latest version of its fuel cell-powered Sportage. The Korean manufacturer is investing heavily in research and development and will increase its spend on R&D from £2.2 billion this year to £2.6 billion by 2010, combined ...

Honda Insight 2 concept (2009) first photos

Honda Insight 2 concept (2009) first photos

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 04 September 2008 14:00

The Honda Insight is back! Honda today unveils the Insight 2, a concept version of its new global hybrid. As extensively scooped by CAR Online, the new Insight is claimed to preview the world's cheapest petrol-electric hybrid car.We'll see the new Honda Insight concept at the Paris motor show in October 2008 – and the real production car follows not ...

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