Companies currently offering crossbred cars:
Toyota – Prius, Camry, Highlander, Lexus LS-h, GS-h, RX-h.
Nissan – Altima Hybrid
Ford – Retreat Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid.
Honda – Civic Hybrid. (newborn Insight hybrid next year).
GRAM – Chevy Malibu, Tahoe, Saturn Aura, Vue, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade.
Chrysler – Aspen Crossbred.
The only two hybrid cars that have no regular-car counterpart are the Toyota Prius and Honda Sharpness. All the other hybrids are regular cars modified to receive a hybrid drivetrain.
Mercedes Benz, BMW and other carmakers are not currently message hybrids, but will starting next year.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
GM and Chysler already have the hybrid drivetrain technology to build trucks. Back a few years ago, GM, Daimler-Chrysler (back once the two companies were still merged) and BMW all joined forces to develop the 2-Mode hybrid transmission, and it is used in production cars. It took 2 years to develop the 2-mode system.
G put the 2-mode system within its Tahoe Interbred, Yukon Hybrid and Scaling Hybrids. Chrysler put it in its Poplar Hybrid (which they stopped building two months ago because it wasn’t selling well). Daimler/Mercedes Benz is going to put the 2-mode within associate coming car, but hasn’t made any announcements. And BMW will glucinium putting the 2-mode system within its upcoming X6 ActiveHybrid SUV.
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:55 am
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September 10th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
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September 21st, 2011 at 8:22 am
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