News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Hybrids

Edison ParkFast and Zipcar team up to provide more sustainable transportation options for New York

Sep 6, 2013

New York Zipsters Get a Charge out of Driving with New Accord Plug-in Hybrids - Edison ParkFast and Zipcar, Inc., the world's leading car sharing network, today announced the introduction of twenty 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrids to the Zipcar New York fleet at Edison ParkFast locations throughout the city. ... Continue reading

Ford Delivers its Best August Electrified Vehicle Sales Ever With 8,292 Sales

Sep 6, 2013

Ford Delivers Best August Hybrid Sales Ever with C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi Achieving Record Sales -- Ford delivers its best August electrified vehicle sales ever with 8,292 sales, up 288 percent over August 2012 Ford's plug-in hybrids, Fusion Energi and C-MAX Energi, delivered their best sales month year-to-date, ... Continue reading

Brazil's Electric Vehicle (EV) Market is Set to Grow Substantially

Sep 5, 2013

Supportive Legislations Usher in the Era of Electric Vehicles in Brazil, Finds Frost & Sullivan Vehicle range, charging time, and initial cost of acquisition will be key purchase criteria Brazil's electric vehicle (EV) market is set to grow substantially owing to supportive legislations, anticipated tax incentives for ... Continue reading

First Hybrid Range Rover Models take on Epic 'Silk Trail' to India

Sep 2, 2013

Demonstrating Land Rover's legendary capability, its latest model, the Range Rover Hybrid is being put through its final engineering sign-off drive on a gruelling 165,000km endurance expedition. ... Continue reading

2014 Range Rover Hybrid 10,000 Mile Endurance Expedition

Aug 29, 2013

2014 Range Rover Hybrid 10,000 Mile Endurance Expedition ... Continue reading

Ford Fusion Production Ramps Up

Aug 29, 2013

1,400 New Ford Employees Kick Off U.S. Production of Fusion to Meet Surging Customer Demand -- With 1,400 new jobs and a $555 million investment, Flat Rock Assembly Plant begins Ford Fusion production Production added to improve tight availability of Ford Fusion; U.S. Fusion sales up 13 percent this year Ford will hire ... Continue reading

Just Add Water: Possible Key to Energy Storage for Electric Vehicles

Aug 28, 2013

GE and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) may have just the recipe for next-generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries that achieve desired driving range and cost for consumers. GE scientists are developing will enable a flow battery that derives its power from a novel electro-chemical reaction that a ... Continue reading

Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Kicks Off with Green Automotive Company's Thoughts

Aug 28, 2013

Green Automotive Company (OTC: GACR) today announced that Director Ian Hobday will be delivering a keynote address at the 2013 Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo on Wednesday, September 18th. Hobday will be providing the opening panel presentation, Lightweight Electric Commercial Vehicles: The Strongest Potentia ... Continue reading

It's Cheaper to Buy An Electric Car Now, So More Are On the Road

Aug 28, 2013

Competitive Pricing and Introduction of New Models Drives Success of Global Electric Vehicle Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan Automakers have launched trials for inductive charging; standardisation of inductive charging likely in 2014 ... Continue reading

USA Alt Fuel Auto Loans Resume

Aug 28, 2013

U.S. to Revive $25 Billion Auto Loan Program A U.S. alternative-vehicle loan program criticized by Republican lawmakers for financing two failed startups will resume marketing to industry groups and possible applicants, an Energy Department spokeswoman said yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the $25 billion Advanced Tec ... Continue reading

Rapid Transit Buses for San Jose Will be HybriDrive Series Technology

Aug 27, 2013

Driving Forward: BAE Systems HybriDrive Series Technology to Power New Articulated Buses ... Continue reading

University of Maryland's Researchers are Electrified!

Aug 27, 2013

UMD Researchers Awarded Two ARPA-E Grants for Electric Vehicle Energy Storage Systems Wachsman and Wang receive funding to create innovative batteries for electric vehicle energy storage systems ... Continue reading

Who's Supply, Who's Demand? World Petroleum Use Sets Record High In 2012

Aug 26, 2013

The world's consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions (see animated map). A previous arti ... Continue reading

Nissan LEAF Sales in the United States Up by 335 percent Year-Over-Year

Aug 26, 2013

With Nissan LEAF sales in the United States up by 335 percent year-over-year since launching the enhanced 2013 model in March, Nissan is seeing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) expand significantly outside the traditional West Coast stronghold to "New Wave" markets across the country. ... Continue reading

Green Cars Get Green Manufacturing Says Nissan

Aug 26, 2013

Nissan Expands Its Green Manufacturing Footprint Nissan Green Program 2016 helps guide environmental strides as manufacturing capacity increases - Nissan has established itself as the global leader in zero emission vehicles with more than 75,000 Nissan LEAF electric cars on the road today. As Nissan adds plants and job ... Continue reading