Archive for " October, 2011 "

Will the most prominent family sedan in US take a risk? We don’t think so. And that’s exactly what the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid does. Now, off course there has been certain improvement in the 7th generation of basic sedan from Toyota, in the form of a sharp look, together with a more belligerent side profile and front grille. Baffling, angulated lines ring the outside. There even has been a tad touch given on the handling, which now is a tad sportier. All that to woo the customers who have written Toyota off as the New Old Buick. Having said that, it’s worth mentioning that the new Camry is not drastically different from its precursor, and one significant change here in the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid is an improved variant of last year’s engine. For the model  [...]

Fisker Automotive has been a lot of times in the news in the past couple of years, and the reason for that has always been their extended-range offering striking Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid. Many of times it has been regarding the range of Karma, which company promised to be 50 miles complete-electric. But sadly that hasn’t came true, as the the official numbers for the all-electric range of Fisker Karma are out now. According to the latest and the official numbers for the $96,000 Fisker Karma, the car has a combined drive range of 52 mpg-e (mpg-equivalent) combined for highways and city. The drive range of Karma includes all-electric range of 32 miles, and as the gasoline generator/engine of the car comes into the car delivers 20 mpg. The EPA rating of Karma has made many of the  [...]

The Chevrolet Spark EV is a mini compact offering from Chevy, and the car enters under the Chevy Sonic, which will be offers in selected markets in US and across the globe for the model year 2013. Although we haven’t got any significant details for the car such as range, pricing and quantities, but GM has told that the minicompact EV will be offered in California. The manufacturer confirmed that the nano-phosphate lithium-ion battery powering the Spark EV will be supplied by a US seller by the name of A123 Systems. The normal Chevy Spark powered by gasoline will enter the US market by somewhere around next year in the US market. In a report Chevrolet’s international automobile chief engineer for EVs, Jim Federico said, “The Chevrolet Spark EV is one more  [...]