Hybrid, Electric, Plug-in, Clean Diesel Cars for the Responsible Consumers.

Here’s why I think hybrid cars and electric cars may never become mainstream in many lifetimes to come: OPEC is hybrid cars’ and electric cars’ number one enemy. Not technology challenges, not infrastructure challenges, not political challenges.
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Proper battery pack balancing and monitoring will ensure that your hybrid or electric car will perform optimally. Here’s a discussion on why battery pack balancing is required.
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China FAW Group Corporation is currently billed as the number one automobile maker in China, and is also one of the oldest in the industry. With several hybrid projects in the work, FAW is aggressively pushing electric and hybrid vehicles to China’s market.

Electric cars have been around since the 1830s, but amidst all this excitement about bailout money, new clean diesel, hybrid and electric cars announcements, joint ventures and collaborations, and battery development progress, I though we’d take a brief look at the history of the electric car.
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Ever find yourself driving behind a hybrid car? With larger number of hybrids sharing the public roads, hybrid cars are becoming common sights everyday. So here’s the question: if you’re “caught” driving behind a hybrid, do you find your blood pressure soaring, or do you feel this is actually good for your health?

The Indian car manufacturers may not be churning out cars by the minute, but the cars they do come out with seem to command attention, because they are very affordable. India’s top priorities seem to evolve around affordability and environmentally-friendly considerations, that of putting affordable cars into the citizens’ hands, and planning for explosive growth in the future.

Japan’s transport ministry is considering requiring car manufacturers to add noise-making devices to hybrids and other silent vehicles. Many issues will need to be worked out, but it will be interesting to see where this is going.
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Hybrid drivers with the California Clean Air Vehicle sticker on their cars have enjoyed at least one unintended side benefit. The 8-dollar little sticker appears to fetch increased resale and total loss replacement value of hybrids. The premium price of these decals have been estimated at between $1,000 and $1,500.
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Chang’an Motors (also called ChangAn or Chana Auto) brought to the market the first Chinese-made hybrid car Jie Xun HEV, and is continuing its aggressive plan to develop more innovative and affordable hybrid sedans and minivans for the Chinese market. You may be soon test driving a Chana hybrid at a dealer near you too.

Here’s one way to help kick-start the transition to hybrid, electric and other fuel efficient cars. It’s business travel, or more specifically, business car rental policies. A corporate hybrid car rental policy will do more than helping the environment and corporate “going green” policy. It can boost consumer demands for hybrid and fuel-efficient cars.