Hybrid Vehicles

International Study from Continental: Chinese Set on More Environmentally Friendly Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (The Auto Channel)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:10:01 GMT

HANOVER, November 21, 2008: Car drivers around the world show a surprising amount of interest in electric cars and in vehicles with hybrid drives and the Chinese are leading the Europeans and other Asian states.

Durango hybrid has plenty of power (The Augusta Chronicle)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:25:38 GMT

As if we need it, here's more evidence that the domestic auto industry is hurting: Production of the newest and most powerful gasoline-electric hybrid sport utility vehicles is ending this year, just a couple months after the vehicles arrived in dealer showrooms.

Removing a major hurdle to wide acceptance of battery powered vehicles (TG Daily)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:50:11 GMT

Opinion - I had a thought yesterday. I was doing some research on future green technologies and something occurred to me. One of the limiting factors today in greener, battery-powered automobiles is their limited range. Another is expense. Most battery-only vehicles will get you about 75 miles, and hybrid solutions are very pricey. Still, 75 miles is enough to commute back and forth to work each ...

Hyundai to sell hybrid Sonata (Montgomery Advertiser)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:14:34 GMT

Hyundai has confirmed at this week's Los Angeles Interna tional Auto Show that it will sell a hybrid Sonata in the United States within two years, but the car company said it has not de cided where to build the vehicle.

UPS First in Industry to Purchase Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles - WELT ONLINE

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:18:32 GMT

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UPS First in Industry to Purchase Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles
WELT ONLINE, Germany - Oct 27, 2008
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Hybrid cars more expensive after budget (Times of Malta)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:02:31 GMT

The Honda Civic hybrid emits 109 grams of CO2 per kilometre but only when engine is running. The importers of Honda have stopped ordering hybrid cars after the budget's car tax reform made them costlier than vehicles in the same class that pollute more.

Fuel Cell Supercars - The Honda FC Sport Concept

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:48 GMT

With the financial trouble Detroit's Big 3 automakers have faced in the last months, the LA Auto Show, which opens to the public tomorrow, could be a pretty grim venue for some.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:56:28 GMT

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Protonex to Preview Its First Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Recreational Vehicles (The Auto Channel)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:31 GMT

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. November 20, 2008: Protonex Technology Corporation (LSE: AIM: PTX and PTXU), a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announces that it will preview its new 250 watt fuel cell hybrid power system at booth B27/B28 during the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) trade show, December 2-4, 2008, in ...

Protonex to Preview Its First Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Recreational Vehicles

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:46:57 GMT

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. November 20, 2008: Protonex Technology Corporation , a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announces that it will preview ...

Casa Grande is buying its first hybrid vehicle, a move expected to save up to $1,225 a year in fuel costs. (Casa Grande Dispatch)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:21:02 GMT

Casa Grande is buying its first hybrid vehicle, a move expected to save up to $1,225 a year in fuel costs.

Volkswagen Jetta TDI Named 2009 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:39:44 GMT

Green Car Journal , the leading resource for information about exciting and environmentally positive vehicles, has announced the winner for its annual Green Car of the Year award for 2009 - the Volkswagen Jetta ...

Protonex to Preview Its First Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Recreational Vehicles at the RVIA Trade Show (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.----Protonex Technology Corporation , a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announces that it will preview its new 250 watt fuel cell hybrid power system at booth B27/B28 during the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association trade show, December 2-4, 2008, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Photo of AFS Trinity 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid SUV Exhibit Trailer in Front of L.A. Convention Center During 2008 L.A. ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES----A photo of AFS Trinity 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid SUV Exhibit Trailer in front of the L.A. Convention Center during the 2008 L.A. Auto Show is available on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:56:28 GMT

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Green Mountain Power Converts Hybrids to Plug-In Technology - Market Wire

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:14:00 GMT

COLCHESTER, VT--(Marketwire - November 21, 2008) - Demonstrating a new way to power cars with solar energy, Green Mountain Power has converted two of its Toyota Prius fleet vehicles into plug-in hybrids (PHEV's). The cars' batteries are charged using ...

Alternative Energy: A Look at Compressed Natural Gas

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:04:00 GMT

Hybrid cars have been the buzz for the last year or two, but a different kind of alternative fuel garnered some interest earlier this summer.

Green Tech - CNET News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:10:00 GMT

In just over 20 years, the U.S. could wean itself from coal and oil for electricity generation and nearly halve its gasoline consumption, according to an analysis done by energy experts at Google. The search giant's Google.org philanthropy on ...

Protonex to Preview Its First Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Recreational Vehicles at the RVIA

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:13:08 GMT

Protonex Technology Corporation , a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announces that it will preview its new 250 watt fuel cell hybrid ...

Google crunches numbers of clean-energy policy - CNET News

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:27:00 GMT

International Study from Continental: Chinese Set on More ... - The Auto Chanel

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:19:00 GMT

How to Buy a Fuel-efficient Car

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:23:51 GMT

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Daimler And The Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology Initiate A Research ... - The Auto Chanel

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT

STUTTGART / KARLSRUHE ? November 21, 2008: With the establishment of the "e-drive Project House" at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Daimler AG and KIT are initiating a research cooperation for electric drive systems. By uniting the ...

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:56:28 GMT

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5 Automotive Plays for Hope-Fueled Investors - Motley Fool

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:58:00 GMT

One carbon footprint at a time, people are hoping to change the world. In their zeal to save the planet, folks appear willing to support a variety of market-distorting measures to shift power generation away from fossil fuels and toward renewable ...

VW Jetta TDI is Green Car of Year - Detroit Free Press

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:02:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES -- The conventional wisdom that ultra-environmental vehicles must be tiny and impractical or festooned with expensive hybrid technology got a kick in the teeth as the diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta TDI won the Green Car of the Year award ...

Blue Goes Green: Edison Police Use Hybrid Vehicles

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:12:41 GMT

As part of township efforts to save money and be environmentally friendly, the Edison Police Department has acquired hybrid vehicles for use in the detective bureau.

Tufts University Grants Exclusive Commercial Rights to Electric Truck ... - PR Inside

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:00 GMT

Electric Truck, LLC (ET) and Tufts University"s Office for Technology Licensing and Industry Collaboration (OTL&IC) today announced that ET has exclusively optioned commercial rights to a technology that can recharge the batteries of any hybrid ...

Kids & Engineering: Australia's RACV Energy Breakthrough

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:24:48 GMT

In a small Australian country town each year, only a 20 minute drive from our country town is an event that celebrates engineering, design, sustainability and innovation whose participants are all aged 6 to 17 ...

Honda Insight to Introduce Ecological Drive Assist System in Spring ... - Yahoo Finance

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:35:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced that a new interactive, driver-focused fuel economy enhancement technology named the Ecological Drive Assist System (Eco Assist(TM)) will debut on the new Honda ...

BorgWarner Supplies All Five Vehicles in Green Car Journal's "Top 5 ... - The Auto Chanel

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:29:00 GMT

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 -- BorgWarner's advanced technologies drive all five vehicles in the Green Car Journal's Top 5 for 2009(TM), including the BMW 335d, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, smart fortwo and Volkswagen Jetta TDI ...