Sentences with phrase «hybrid executive car»

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Despite all the enhancements, pricing for the 2017 Hybrid «won't differ all too substantially» from the old car's sticker price, says Honda executive vice president John Mendel.

In the near future, Daimler executives in Stuttgart will be required to choose a plug - in hybrid or EV as their company car.

It shouldn't come as a terrible shock that Toyota executives are reportedly unconvinced that the rumored Scion FR - S hybrid sports car is a viable business option.

According to Larry Nitz, executive director of hybrid and electric powertrain engineering at GM, GM will begin offering a more powerful version of the system on at least one car in the third quarter of 2011.

«The Ford Fusion Hybrid automated vehicle represents a vital step toward our vision for the future of mobility,» said Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. «We see a future of connected cars that communicate with each other and the world around them to make driving safer, ease traffic congestion and sustain the environment.

The C 350e isn't the perfect small executive saloon - there's still too much of a compromise accompanying the hybrid powertrain - but it definitely merits consideration if you're doing the maths on your next company car purchase.

«The new Honda Accord Hybrid is the ultimate Accord — the most refined, technologically sophisticated and, of course, most fuel efficient in the lineup,» said John Mendel, Executive Vice President of the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «With Accord already America's most popular car three years running and the best - selling midsize car to younger buyers, we think this new hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.&Hybrid is the ultimate Accord — the most refined, technologically sophisticated and, of course, most fuel efficient in the lineup,» said John Mendel, Executive Vice President of the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «With Accord already America's most popular car three years running and the best - selling midsize car to younger buyers, we think this new hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.&hybrid model will add considerable momentum for the Honda brand.»

Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer of Polestar, continued; «The Polestar 1 is a Performance Electric Hybrid, but with the longest pure electric range of any hybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion eHybrid, but with the longest pure electric range of any hybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion ehybrid car in the world, we consider it an electric car with support from an internal combustion engine.

Cars like the X3, MINI Cooper Countryman, 6 Series GT Diesel, and the sports M5 have already been introduced, while in the months to come, the company will revamp the entire range of MINI Cooper, launch the electric hybrid i8 Roadster and two new sports cars that include the M2 and the M2 Competition, which is a race - track version, both of which have never been sold in India, and an assortment of motorcycles that include the 750GS and the 310GS, BMW executives Cars like the X3, MINI Cooper Countryman, 6 Series GT Diesel, and the sports M5 have already been introduced, while in the months to come, the company will revamp the entire range of MINI Cooper, launch the electric hybrid i8 Roadster and two new sports cars that include the M2 and the M2 Competition, which is a race - track version, both of which have never been sold in India, and an assortment of motorcycles that include the 750GS and the 310GS, BMW executives cars that include the M2 and the M2 Competition, which is a race - track version, both of which have never been sold in India, and an assortment of motorcycles that include the 750GS and the 310GS, BMW executives say.

Critical Knowledge: Initial run of 500 battery - powered vehiclesWill be leased mostly to regular (non-fleet) motorists, in or near Los Angeles and New York CityMini claims range of up to 156 milesFull - electric Mini produces zero emissionsFeedback from project participants will help Mini executives decide how to proceed with productionRegular production of the Mini E appears likelyIntroductionAt a time when hybrids are still getting most of the attention in fuel - efficiency conversations and engineering projects, several major automakers have been promoting full - electric cars.

The choice for anyone looking to move their next executive saloon car purchase away from straight petrol or diesel power and into the plug - in petrol - electric hybrid fold has been somewhat slow to grow.

The Kia Optima mid-sized executive car is the first recipient of the Korean manufacturer's hybrid powertrain.

Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars said, «We will phase out cars with an internal combustion engine with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrificatCars said, «We will phase out cars with an internal combustion engine with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrificatcars with an internal combustion engine with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrification.

This car's engine and continuously variable transmission (with modes for sport, snow, and normal), covered with Lexus's typically decadent cockpit of leather and (Mark) Levinson, offers enough performance and prestige to make any upwardly mobile executive consider joining the hybrid club.

Speaking exclusively to Auto Express at the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota executive vice president Masatami Takimoto said: «We are aware of the fondness with which the MR2 is held in the UK and Europe, and are developing a small hybrid sports car.»

«FCA has a nimble and experienced engineering team and the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan is well - suited for Google's self - driving technology,» said John Krafcik, Chief Executive Officer, Google Self - Driving Car Project.

«Despite the big public debate right now, it will just be a niche technology,» BMW AG Chief Executive Helmut Panke said, forecasting hybrids to account for no more than 5 percent of all cars in the long term.

BMW i8: The Executive Exit Challenge EV World captures several automotive executives slipping into the BMW i8 electric hybrid sports car and then - humorously - trying to get back out.

EcoGeek: New Report: All New Cars Will Be Hybrids By 2020 by Jaymi Heimbuch «IBM's Institute for Business Value has interviewed 125 anonymous car industry executives from 15 countries and has come to the conclusion, among several conclusions, that by 2020, all new cars will be hybrCars Will Be Hybrids By 2020 by Jaymi Heimbuch «IBM's Institute for Business Value has interviewed 125 anonymous car industry executives from 15 countries and has come to the conclusion, among several conclusions, that by 2020, all new cars will be hHybrids By 2020 by Jaymi Heimbuch «IBM's Institute for Business Value has interviewed 125 anonymous car industry executives from 15 countries and has come to the conclusion, among several conclusions, that by 2020, all new cars will be hybrcars will be hybridshybrids.

McCain Takes a Look at the Chevy Volt Fresh off his proposal for a $ 300 million government - sponsored prize for the development of better battery technology, presidential candidate John McCain, along with «GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and other company executives... examined and got into a model of a Chevrolet Volt, a plug - in hybrid - electric car GM says it plans to have on the market by 2010.»