BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Hybrid
- a combination of financial instruments, for example, a bond with warrants attached, or a variety of cash and derivative instruments designed to mirror the performance of a financial market
Wiktionary Definition for: Hybrid
- cattag biology offspring Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebreed parent strains.
- Something of mixed origin or composition.
- A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- A car that runs on both gas and electricity or energy from the sun.
- #consisting of diverse components
Additional Resources
- Hybrid Cars: 5 Luxury Models to Test-Drive
- If you want to buy a hybrid, you don?t have to settle for an econobox. These gorgeous, gussied-up green vehicles are as luxurious as anything on the road. The only hitch: They aren?t as environmentally friendly as you might expect. Here?s a headlight-to-headlight comparison to help...
- Articles 2009-11-06
- 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry Enters Pilot Production At Altona Plant
- FOLLOWING THE UNVEILING of the Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle at the Melbourne Motor Show earlier this year, pilot production of the Hybrid Camry has begun at Toyota's Altona assembly plant in Victoria today. Full-scale production is scheduled to begin in December, with the pilot production phase seeing a small number...
- News items 2009-08-31
- 2010 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid refreshes Sheetmetal, goes High-Tech
- The GS 450h hybrid luxury sport sedan enters the 2010 model year with stylish exterior changes. Several exclusive design features, including grille, clear taillamp covers and 18-inch alloy wheels, were updated for 2010 and add to the existing advanced technology, high performance and indulgent luxury of the rear-wheel-drive GS 450h. ...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Infiniti to build sport/luxury hybrid
- Infiniti's first hybrid will be the 2012 M35.(Credit: InfinitiNissan/Infiniti has so far only dabbled in hybrids, choosing to buy technology from Toyota for the Nissan Altima Hybrid. The company is really attempting to leap that technology by going straight to electric vehicles, with the Nissan Leaf. But the upcoming Mercedes-Benz...
- News items 2009-10-07
- Diesel Cars Elbowing into Hybrid Market
- High mileage and European styling have made the new generation of diesel cars a smart alternative to hybrids. We run the numbers to calculate which cars offer you the best deal for the least fuel. 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel ...
- Articles 2009-07-14
- Meet Toyota's New Hybrid, the Auris
- REYKJAVIK, ICELANDâ€"In 1967, Toyota produced its first hybrid. Yes, the company has a long history in hybrids before the Prius. The car was a variant of the Sports 800 GT, and its gas turbine engine connected to a generator like the Chevy Volt, and supplied an electric motor and two-speed...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Hybrid Buyers are Liars?
- Hybrid Buyers are Liars?HybridsI bought a Honda Civic Hybrid precisely because it looks like a normal car. I support the idea that a hybrid engine is just another technological upgrade that should come standard in all cars, like a catalytic converter or fuel-injection system. So it's not fair to lump...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- 2009 SEMA: Toyota Camry Hybrid Surfrider CNG
- Toyota Motor Sales TMS U.S.A., Inc. has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fueled by compressed natural gas CNG, reflecting Toyota involvement with environmental awareness. The Toyota Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG and two modified Prius gas-electric hybrid vehicles are on display in the Environmental...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Needed: A Really Cheap Hybrid (Listening, Honda?)
- The path to profitability with hybrid and battery electric cars may not be at the top of the marketâ€"as Fisker and Tesla are assumingâ€"but at the bottom. Take a look at the price wars developing between Honda and Toyota over, respectively, the Insight and Prius. And that’s only the beginning....
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- Ford Fusion Hybrid Is Rated at 41 M.P.G.
- LOS ANGELES — Official fuel-economy ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency are in for the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, and Ford says it is "America's most fuel-efficient midsize car with a certified 41 m.p.g rating in the city and 36 m.p.g. on the highway." Ford had offered the Fusion...
- News items 2009-08-07
- News: First drive: Honda Insight hybrid
- Honda's Insight may not be as frugal as a Toyota Prius, but it's better through corners, writes JEZ SPINKS. Honda Insight hybrid 2009 Honda Insight hybrid Video Gallery Toyota's Prius has become such an iconic flagbearer for the hybrid car that few will remember Honda was the first car maker...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Hybrid Tech and Volkswagen to design lithium/gas hybrid.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)
- Hybrid Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries, R-Electric Car Co., Global Hybrid Corp., and Solium Power Corp. announce that a high-level research and development project has commenced between Volkswagen and Hybrid Technologies. They are to jointly p Hybrid Technologies Inc. and its subsidiaries, R-Electric Car Co., ...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- Hybrid Vehicle Sales Rising Alongside Gasoline Prices
- As gasoline prices in the U.S. continue climbing, sales of hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles are following suit.Honda recently reported June sales of its three hybrid vehicles - Civic Hybrid, Accord Hybrid and Insight jumped 53.4% above year-ago sales, to 3,001 units. Year-to-date, Honda has seen its hybrid vehicle sales outpace year-ago...
- Research articles 2005-07-20
- Fleetwood Introduces Hybrid Motor Home
- The Company: Fleetwood Enterprises, a producer of recreational vehicles RV and manufactured homes. The Filing: FORM 10-Q filed with the SEC on December 4, 2008. The Finding: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. unveiled its first-ever hybrid motor home at the annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville,...
- Blog posts 2008-12-06
- Hybrid Sports Cars From Honda and Toyota?
- In an idea with considerable synergy, Toyota is said to be considering a new version of the popular MR2 sports coupe with a version of the Prius’ drivetrain under the skin. As first reported in the UK-based Auto Express, the Prius-on-steroids will have rear-wheel drive, paddle shifters,...
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- US Hybrid Licenses the Patented PECOS Parallel Hybrid Powertrain Design from Southwest Research Institute
- NEW YORK -- US Hybrid Corporation announced today that it has received a license to use and commercialize the Southwest Research Institute's SwRI patented PECOS Parallel Hybrid Electric Combination of Speeds parallel hybrid drive system. The PECOS system offers a unique parallel/series hybrid solution utilizing a planetary system and is...
- Research articles 2008-02-20
- Sneak peek: 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid
- Infiniti has announced plans to add a hybrid to the M line for the 2012 model year. In what will be Infinitiâ??s first production hybrid vehicle, the M35 Hybrid will be based on the redesigned 2011 M, and it will join the M37 and M56 six- and eight-cylinder models. Infinitiâ??s...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Ford Hybrid Sales Strong in September: Thanks to the Fusion/Milan
- Ford just released its hybrid car sales figures for September, and they were up 78 percent from the same month last year. This is hardly surprising, because Ford introduced the Fusion and Mercury Milan Hybrids (as 2010 models) this fall, and they’ve found their way into a plethora of taxi...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- HONDA'S THIRD HYBRID TAKES GREEN MAINSTREAM
- Honda is adding performance and luxury to its electric hybrid vehicle line-up, the company announced. Honda will debut a new Accord hybrid, which will be the world's first V-6-powered hybrid vehicle, the automaker said. The vehicle will be in U.S. show Honda is adding performance and luxury to...
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- Ford marries E-85 with electric hybrid, developing fuel cell plug-in
- A new version of Ford's hybrid SUV, the Escape Hybrid E-85, will be the first hybrid electric vehicle to run on the ethanol-dominant blend. A new version of Ford's hybrid SUV, the Escape Hybrid E-85, will be the first hybrid electric vehicle to run on the ethanol-dominant blend.
- Research articles 2007-01-29
