Best Hypermilers From Across America Compete in MPG Challenge - Top Drivers Achieve 60 to 168 MPG Posted 2007-07-22 21:22:55 tags: EfficiencyAwardPress Release(suggest tag) Today at Hybridfest 2007, the nation’s largest hybrid car festival, 35 drivers competed in the second annual Hybridfest MPG Challenge, with the top drivers achieving 60 to 168 miles per gallon (MPG), over a 26-mile open course. Novice to expert hypermilers competed to achieve maximum fuel efficiency. Each driver’s goal was to achieve the best percentage over the EPA’s estimates for their vehicle, within their division. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Hybrid Toyota Supra Wins Tokachi 24-Hour race Posted 2007-07-17 10:24:20 tags: ToyotaAwardBlog(suggest tag) Toyota Team SARD's specially-prepared Supra HV-R hybrid GT racer has won the Tokachi 24-hour endurance race in Japan. The converted Super GT-spec racing car did so convincingly, too. As the only GT-class car in the field, the Denso SARD Supra HV-R maintained a steady lead of several laps throughout the course of the race, and in the later hours, it essentially dialed things up a notch and ran away from the rest of the field. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Chevrolet Volt, Holden EFIJY concepts win 2007 Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards Posted 2007-06-25 09:55:07 tags: ChevyAward(suggest tag) At a ceremony last week at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI, General Motors won two awards for its recent concept vehicles. The Chevy Volt won in the category of best Specialty concept and also got the Most Significant Concept of the Year. The Holden Efijy won in the basic concept car of the year category. The various categories seem pretty arbitrary but the Specialty category appears to be for advanced alternative powertrain vehicles. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Why the jolly green hybrid has happy owners Posted 2007-05-10 10:46:35 tags: ToyotaAward(suggest tag) ... The JD Power/What Car? magazine poll of 18,000 British car owners gave the Prius equal top billing with the Lexus IS - both scoring 868 out of a possible 1,000 points. "The Prius clearly demonstrates that car owners think green is good," said Steve Fowler, the What Car? editor. "We know that there's an increase in consumer interest in environmentally-friendly cars here in the UK and, with the Prius topping the model rankings in the 2007 study, we may be seeing a trend emerging in people's thinking about these vehicles." ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Honda Civic Hybrid is greenest again Posted 2007-03-16 12:01:12 tags: HondaAward(suggest tag) The Honda Civic Hybrid has taken the top award for the second year running at the ETA Car Buyers' Guide 2007 awards for the greenest car in Britain. The Civic took the overall award as well as the award in the Small Family Car category while Vauxhall scooped the supermini category with its Corsa 1.3 CDTi, as well as the overall runner-up spot.
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Toyota Camry Hybrid Wins 2007 Canadian Car of the Year Award Posted 2007-02-15 09:07:19 tags: ToyotaAwardShow(suggest tag) Toyota Camry Hybrid was declared the 2007 Canadian Car of the Year by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC), as Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto opens. The Toyota Camry Hybrid beat nine other "best new" category winners, announced November 21st, to win the top prize. This is the first time in the awards history that a hybrid has won an overall "Car of the Year" title. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Three gasoline-electric hybrids are rated among the 'greenest' cars on the road Posted 2007-02-06 12:02:14 tags: HondaToyotaAward(suggest tag) Three gasoline-electric hybrids, the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Nissan Altima, are rated among the "greenest" cars of 2007 in the 10th annual "greenest" and "meanest" rankings released by the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy. A Honda Civic that runs on natural gas and has limited production was ranked number one. But two other cars in the top 10 — the Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit — are among the fastest- selling new models of small, gas- powered vehicles from foreign automakers, according to the rankings released Monday. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Prius Ranks #1 in Owner Satisfaction Posted 2006-11-11 11:56:09 tags: ToyotaAward(suggest tag) That's the answer they gave Consumer Reports for the third straight year. Owners of the Toyota Prius are very satisfied with their little cars and 92 percent say they'd buy the fuel-efficient hybrid sedan again. The heart-thumping Chevrolet Corvette ranked second in the satisfaction survey.
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Chevrolet Silverado Classic Hybrid Wins Vehicle Design Award Posted 2006-11-02 10:35:07 tags: ChevyAward(suggest tag) The Chevrolet Silverado Classic Hybrid -- the first full-size production pickup to utilize hybrid technology -- is also the first hybrid to be recognized as the most accessory friendly vehicle at the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, capturing one of four SEMA Vehicle Design Awards and becoming the benchmark in SEMA's newest design award category. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Prius tops fuel-efficient list Posted 2006-10-18 10:05:36 tags: EfficiencyAward(suggest tag) The hybrid-electric Toyota Prius leads the government's annual top-10 fuel-economy list of vehicles that can make living with high gas prices a little more tolerable. The 2007 Prius, with 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, ranked first while the Honda Civic Hybrid was second with 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy said Tuesday. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
High-power hybrid Tesla receives "Breakthrough Award" Posted 2006-10-08 14:07:55 tags: Award(suggest tag) Tesla Motors, manufacturers of performance electric cars (see Manufacturer, July, August) received a 2006 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award for its work in developing the Tesla Roadster, the world’s first all-electric production sports car. Popular Mechanics salutes 10 advancements each year--and their innovators--that promise to shape the future by improving lives and expanding possibilities in the realms of science, technology and exploration. 2006 is the second year the publication has presented its Breakthrough Awards. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
Mercury Mariner Hybrid Wins 'Motorist's Choice Award' Posted 2006-10-05 09:49:19 tags: MercuryAward(suggest tag) The Motorist’s Choice Award will be added to the long list of milestones the Mariner Hybrid has achieved since its introduction in November 2005, including being the first hybrid vehicle fit for presidential service, and being named the first “Green Car of the Year� by Green Car Journal. “The Motorist’s Choice Award is a testament to the Mercury Mariner Hybrid’s distinctive design, SUV versatility and the hybrid technology,� says Tom Brewer, general marketing manager, Lincoln Mercury. ... Read the article(report dead link) :: Permalink :: View blog reactions
