ENVIROCAR Guide
Maserati Ghibli Hybrid has arrived in Australia
Maserati has just launched two new hybrid vehicles, the Levante and Ghibli. Both signal a new direction for the prestige manufacturer. [Read More]
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ENVIROCAR Guide
Volvo XC 40 2021 Review
Volvo XC 40 – Typically ordinary hybrid vehicles are a petrol engine with some help from an electric motor who’s batteries are charged by the petrol engine or when slowing down using regenerative braking. [Read More]
Overdrive Radio
Overdrive Podcast Radio Program Issue 17 -2021
Welcome to Overdrive, a program where we look at the wide and wonderful world of motoring and transport. The times each story appears in the program are noted (mm:ss) I’m David Brown [Read More]
Lifestyle
Hybrid Truck Engine Isn’t the Slowpoke Some Expect
For the first time, a hybrid engine is available on the Ford F150. This turns the EcoBoost idea into what Ford is calling PowerBoost. Is it worth it? Does it have the credentials to compete in the light duty truck arena? [Read More]
ENVIROCAR Guide
Toyota Rav 4 GXL AWD Hybrid 2021 Review
Toyota RAV 4 has been an outstanding success over the years and now since 2019 with the addition of the AWD Hybrid version, it seems to tap into a growing market segment. [Read More]
Overdrive Radio
Overdrive Podcast Radio Program Issue 12 -2021
Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that seeks simplicity amongst the complexities when talking about cars and transport. I’m David Brown and in this program we have [Read More]
ENVIROCAR Guide
Toyota Yaris Cross Urban AWD Hybrid 2021 Radio Review
Toyota introduces yet another SUV, the question is Why? Toyota Yaris Cross is based in the small urban hatchback and takes advantage of the increasing trend towards SUVs. [Read More]
4WD & SUV Guide
Toyota Yaris Cross 2021 Video Review
When Toyota released the Yaris, it was lampooned for no longer having an entry level car under 20k, and quite right too. It is a nonsense. So, can real men drive Yaris Cross? [Read More]
ENVIROCAR Guide
Hydrogen Power is the automotive industry ready for it?
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, with global sustainability legislations slowly shifting the automotive market away from combustion engines, you’ve probably heard somebody utter “my next car will be electric”. [Read More]
ENVIROCAR Guide
Hybrid Electric Vehicles: A Stay of Execution for NiMH Batteries, Explores IDTechEx
When we talk about battery-electric vehicles, the lithium-ion battery is dominant; however, for full hybrid electric vehicles (those that have electric-only modes but do not plug-in), NiMH batteries are still the most common battery on the road. [Read More]