Chevrolet recalling a few Volts for a software glitch
Recently, a small software fault was found with the Chevrolet Volt 2013 MY extended-range hybrids.
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Bentley appears to be going against the current
Besides the change that we’re seeing all throughout the car making industry, towards more fuel efficiency, hybrids and electric vehicles, there’s yet another interesting shift that seems to be spreading to all the major car manufacturers, the shift towards less cylinders.
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Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid
Ford has recently talked about its new plug-in hybrid, the C-Max Energi, and how it will be able to reach 85 miles per hour on battery power alone.
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Lithium batteries should get increasingly cheaper as the decade goes on
Those of you who are interested in electric vehicles are well aware of the fact that all EVs, be they hybrids, plug-ins or pure EVs, are more expensive than their internal-combustion –engine predecesors, when you compare them. It is true that they will save you money in the long run, but the initial purchase can be quite the investment, and that is due to the fact that you are paying for new technology.
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Aluminium use in cars to almost double in the coming decade
As we've reported on several occasions, fuel consumption reduction is on the minds of all carmakers, and the approach to this constantly shifting horizon differs, from focusing on electric vehicles, developing hybrids, working on new battery technology, smaller engines for smaller cars, but possibly one of the easiest ways of increasing a vehicle's fuel efficiency is just making it lighter.
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