Hybrid Vehicles

Japan Considers Adding Noise To Hybrid Vehicles

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:01:43 GMT

Badge on 2009 Mercury Mariner HybridEnlarge Photo One of the knocks on hybrid vehicles comes from the vision-impaired community.

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Victoria Launches Australias First Trial of Hybrid-Electric Buses; Series and Parallel

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:10 GMT

The Grenda parallel hybrid and the Ventura series hybrid . Click to enlarge. The government of the state of Victoria has launched Australiaa TMs first hybrid-electric bus trial.

Kbb.com Names Most-Researched New-Vehicles for First-Half of 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:33:48 GMT

Redesigned Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Fusion, Volkswagen Jetta, Lexus RX350 Jump into Top 20 for 2009 IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2009; Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, a provider of new car and used car information, today announces the results of the latest analysis by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence of the top 20 most-researched new-vehicles for the ...

Pissed Off and Talkative - OP EDs

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A few of The Auto Channel's rants from the past few months. Let us know what you think... You do know how to think, don't 'ya? info@theautochannel.com Is Obama Trying to Silence the Truth About Global Warming? New Car Shortage Coming - You Better Buy Now! Redux NO NEW GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLES IN THE U.S. BY 2014...Can It Be Done? Someone Other ...

Aldermen or place holders?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:36:30 GMT

Regarding "Time to scale back city manager's power?" by Patrick Rodgers: I have resided in this city for 51 years.

Westlake disc-ussion: Homeowners, disc golfers meet to figure out best plan for Westlake Park

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Nobody can say Westlake Park isn't being used. The city-owned park behind City Market on First and Orchard offers a skate park, a walking trail, a playground, and what has become the most popular attraction, a nine-hole disc golf course.

Construction projects plentiful in De Beque

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

There is a construction boom in De Beque, bringing development along the Interstate 70 corridor, but also concerns that new stores will divert customers from downtown businesses.

Reportlinker Adds Hybrid Car Market Forecast to 2012

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:24:54 GMT

The rapidly growing concerns over the reduction of carbon emissions coupled with highly volatile oil prices have forced the global automobile players to invest massive amounts into the development of advanced and better alternative fuel vehicles over the recent past.

Electric vehicle trials gain traction in UK

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:20:41 GMT

Image Gallery A raft of electric vehicle related news from the UK this week with Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota and BMW all getting a piece of the action.

Training the Next Generation of Technicians for Future of Car Industry - WBOY-TV

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:19:32 GMT

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"We know that these hybrid vehicles are going to be the wave of the future," Quarto explained, "so these instructors are here to train the next generation ...

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Toyota to mass produce plug-in hybrids from 2012: Nikkei - Tehran Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:38:00 GMT

TOKYO (Reuters) --Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start mass producing plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2012, with a projected first-year output of about 20,000 to 30,000 units, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. Toyota has said it would start ...

Massive Government Spending Will Not Bring Affordable Electric Cars ... - Newswiretoday.com

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:24:00 GMT

NewswireToday - /newswire/ - San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, 07/04/2009 - The race to deliver electric vehicles to the market is on and competition is heating up. But like the U.S. Apollo Program, success is likely to be measured over many years ...

Senator Putting Wilderness Areas On Front Burner - WKRG

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Wilderness advocates and key officials say Sen. Jon Tester's office has plans to bring Montana its first new wilderness designation since the 1980s. But Tester's office is keeping details quiet just saying that anyone interested in how forests are ...

Detroit's New 'Green' Delusion - Slate

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:46:00 GMT

Accessible, quotable macho GM product exec Bob Lutz manages to get semi-fawning press even after he's been put out to pasture. But you have to wonder if he's really as clueless as he makes it seem. Back in February, he said he didn't know why GM's ...

AP Photo Gallery Daily - Omaha World-Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:42:00 GMT

Chrysler stopped making the Dodge Durango hybrid and the Chrysler Aspen hybrid in December, after just two months of production. By one estimate, fewer than 1,000 were produced. That could affect resale value if the manufacturer doesn't supply enough ...

Top 10 green U.S. cities - Grand Forks Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Although the EPA has not established official criteria for ranking the greenness of a city, there are several key areas to measure for effectiveness in carbon footprint reduction. These include air and water quality, efficient recycling and ...

Hitachi to supply lithium-ion batteries to GM - Tehran Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:09:00 GMT

TOKYO (AP) ? Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will supply lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles to General Motors Corp. in 2010 and sharply raise production capacity to meet surging demand for gas-electric cars. Hitachi ...

Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars - BBC Asia-Pacific

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:57:00 GMT

Japan is considering the introduction of noise-making devices for near-silent hybrid cars following safety fears from vision-impaired pedestrians. "Vision-impaired people feel that hybrid vehicles are dangerous", a transport ministry official told ...

Hitachi Boosts Battery Output to Ride Hybrid Boom - Industry Week

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it would ramp up production of lithium-ion batteries used in hybrid vehicles, seeking to ride a wave of interest in fuel-efficient cars. Hitachi, seeking to recover from its biggest ever loss, aims to lift its ...

Some optimism for U.S. auto market with June sales - Bennington Banner

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:00 GMT

DETROIT (AP) ? After a yearlong free fall in the American car market, the decline of sales slowed in June, offering hope to automakers that the bottom has been reached and more shoppers may slowly start returning to showrooms soon. Still, sales ...