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Chevrolet Volt gets closer to production The highly anticipated Chevrolet Volt has been showing up on US TV. During some recent baseball games in the US, Chevrolet showcased commercials that have the Volt as the center of attention. The Volt was unveiled at the 2007 International Auto Show in Detroit, receiving extremely high fanfare for it's projected ability to run on full-electric for up to 40 miles. The Volt launched GM's new E-Flex propulsion system. Volt may be recharged by plugging it into a common household electrical outlet, or with the onboard generator while driving or while parked. It can be configured to run on electricity, gasoline, E85 or biodiesel. Production for the Volt is slated to start very early in 2010 as a 2010 model. So come on Holden - snap to it and get the orders in! Chevy Volt Video: The Chevy Volt Ad: Toyota PriusThe Toyota Prius uses a combination of petrol and electric power referred to as 'Hybrid Technology'. It delivers low emissions and excellent fuel economy without sacrificing performance.The Toyota Prius is the world's first commercially mass-produced and marketed hybrid automobile.The Prius never needs to be plugged in, as all energy ultimately comes from the gasoline engine. The onboard computer takes care of shifting power to and from the engine and motors, and automatically determining when to charge the battery, as well as the most efficient use of the engine or the electric motors (or both) based on driving conditions. The Prius recovers energy that would be otherwise wasted: when braking, the car's kinetic energy is partly recovered to recharge the battery instead of being wasted as heat.  Fuel effiency: Combined (L/100km) 4.4
Toyota Prius - SalesToyaota has now sold more than half a million petrol/electric hybrid Prius cars worldwide. Toyota launched the Prius in 1997 in Japan and started selling it overseas in 2000. It was not available in Australia until 2001. The world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle has now sold 504,700 units up to the end of April. In the first five months of this year, Toyota sold 625 Prius which is a 21 per cent increase on the 516 sold in the same period in 2005. Toyota hybrid registrations in Australia are now closing in on 4000. The second-generation Prius, equipped with the Toyota Hybrid System lI, was introduced in 2003 with an emphasis on delivering both ecofriendliness and driving performance. It has been enjoying good sales in Japan and overseas, especially in North America. The Prius is now being manufactured outside Japan for the first time, with production for the Chinese market starting in Changchun, China, in December 2006.
Overall cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota (including Lexus) hybrid vehicles passed the 600,000 mark at the end of March this year. |
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