A partnership including Duke Energy Corp. will establish a center at North Carolina State University that will develop technology for hybrid vehicles and other energy-efficient transportation.
Charlotte-based Duke (NYSE:DUK) is teaming with the university and Progress Energy Inc. (NYSE:PGN) of Raleigh on the project, dubbed the Advanced Transportation Energy Center.
Startup costs are estimated at $5 million, [...]

Hybrid technology is the new buzz in the motor world today and Toyota has granted patent rights to other manufacturers to make Hybrid cars.
Toyota is one of the leading manufacturers of Hybrid cars and has shared its innovations with other manufacturers generously.
Toyota has a couple of vehicles like the Lexus, the luxury marquee of the [...]

Consumer Reports On Hybrid Cars
Hybrids are the in thing these days. A hybrid car operates with 2 engines — one using traditional fuel, and the other energy from a rechargeable battery. With the influx of hybrid cars in the market, one cannot simply take advertisement and supplier claims for their word. After all, it is [...]

Can’t Decide On A hybrid car? Why Not Try An SUV?
Maybe simply buying a lightweight hybrid car does not feel right. Being an all-American consumer made grander by having an all-American family, you might want to try a hybrid SUV. Fortunately for you, there already are hybrid versions of SUVs in the market, so you [...]

Some people are worried about the potential high cost of a hybrid car Repair. No need to worry if you go with the extended warranty most manufactures offer. With rising gas prices many over $3.00 a gallon the hybrid car is an economical and environmentally smart decision.
Recent Triple-A reports the national average for unleaded gas [...]

Imagine the surprise of seeing he new Toyota Prius sitting in the neighborhood garage with a yellow industrial-strength power cord coming out of hybrid car’s back end and snaking around to a 120-volt electrical outlet. This is the New Plug In Hybrid. This could be the future of Hybrid cars in general
The future, if Toyota [...]

Mazda Entering the hybrid car Race
Mazda is planning to introduce hybrid technology into its next generation of models.
Mazda says environmental concerns and safety are high on its list of priorities and is hoping to install new ‘green’ technologies such as stop/start and petrol/electric Hybrids into its cars within the next two years.
Mazda has already introduced [...]

Hybrid Cars – How the Battery System Works
When you’re learning about something new, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of relevant information available.
This informative article should help you focus on the central points.
Hybrid cars are one of the latest innovations in the auto industry today. It makes it possible for people to [...]

From Electric to Hybrid Cars, the Future of the Car Industry
Ever since the automobile of the gas-powered cars were introduced to the market in 1880s, car makers from around the world have been constantly aiming to introduce revolutionary and new modifications of cars.
Be it known that the gas-powered cars were also an improvement to horse-run [...]

Buying Used Hybrid Vehicles
Hybrid cars are the fast becoming the in thing these days.
For quite some time, car makers who develop and distribute hybrid vehicles in the market have been enjoying rapid growth in their already robust sales figures.That would not be surprising on the part of the industry observers who think the rising popularity [...]