News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Hybrids

Lithium-Ion Battery Leader Ener1 Takes Stake in Electric Vehicle Maker Think Global - VIDEO ENHANCED

Aug 27, 2009

Deal Includes Long-Term Supply Agreement and Strategic Collaboration on Integrated Electric Drivetrain Systems NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Ener1, Inc. will take the lead among a group of investors that plans to inject $47 million of equity funding into Think Global AS, the Norwegian electric vehicle producer. Ener1, Inc. is t ... Continue reading

U.S. Postal Service Tests Azure Dynamics Vehicle

Aug 27, 2009

OAK PARK, MI, Aug. 26 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure") or (the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, today announced that its Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric vehicle is the newest addi ... Continue reading

Electric Hummer H3E by Raser Drives over 50 Miles on Batteries in Test Drive

Aug 26, 2009

PROVO, Utah--Raser Technologies, Inc. , an energy technology company, announced results from a recent test drive demonstrating over 50 miles of all-electric range by its electric Hummer H3E during a preliminary road test. “I am very proud of our team and their work to reach this important milestone,” said Jim ... Continue reading

Honda Insight Achieves Top Score for Euro NCAP Crash Tests

Aug 26, 2009

The Insight is in good company, with the Jazz, Civic and Accord all awarded the maximum five star rating since the introduction of the new rating scheme. Euro NCAP's new rating scheme focuses on the vehicle's overall safety performance which gives consumers an easy to understand single score. The new system considers p ... Continue reading

New Prius Achieves 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

Aug 26, 2009

The new Toyota Prius has achieved the maximum 5-star vehicle safety rating in the latest 2009 Euro NCAP test results. Achieving an overall score of 83 per cent, Prius is the third Toyota model to be granted a 5-star rating this year, after the new Toyota Avensis and iQ. ... Continue reading

Envia Systems Wins 2009 R&D 100 Award for Electric Vehicle Battery With Highest Energy Density

Aug 26, 2009

HAYWARD, Calif., Aug. 25 -- Envia Systems, a technology leader in high performance, low cost energy storage solutions using lithium-ion batteries today announced in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory, it is the recipient of an R&D 100 award for its lithium-ion battery for plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs). Th ... Continue reading

Kenworth T370 Hybrid Supports New York City Mayor Bloomberg's Green Transportation Initiatives

Aug 25, 2009

NEW YORK--The Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid truck was featured today at a press conference held by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discuss the city’s latest green transportation initiatives. The event took place at the Queens District 5 facility operated by the New York Department of Sanitation. ... Continue reading

2009 GMC Yukon Denali Hybrid 4WD Review

Aug 23, 2009

GMC YUKON DENALI HYBRID 4WD - BLACK LAKE GOLF A Travel Story From a Shunpiker’s Journal By Steve Purdy and Joe Chagnon TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau [4154] We had to be sure we were driving a UAW-built vehicle for this project. In fact, the gate guard checked our VIN to be sure it was a US built GM truck. Weâ ... Continue reading

Semcon Cooperating with Volvo Cars to Develop Plug-in Hybrid Technology

Aug 20, 2009

Over the past year, Semcon has been working with Volvo Cars' development of 3 demo plug-in hybrids in a cooperation project between Volvo Cars, Vattenfall, ETC and Energimyndigheten (The Swedish Energy Agency). Semcon has worked on converting a vehicle with a conventional combustion engine to a plug-in. ... Continue reading

Driving for Smarter Electric Cars

Aug 20, 2009

By Phil LeBeau<br> CNBC.com </p> A comment from Bill Ford Jr. is one that explains why I, and many other reporters, are spending so much time reporting on the latest developments with electric cars. At an event in Dearborn, Michigan to showcase a Ford test project where it's electric vehicles will communicate with loca ... Continue reading

German Government Puts the Pedal to the Metal in Race For a Viable Electric Car

Aug 20, 2009

BERLIN August 19, 2009; Geir Moulson and Matt Moore writing for the AP reported that the race is on to create a viable electric car, forget that they're cramped, have a limited driving range and outstrip the average consumer's pocketbook. Germany -- home to brands including Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW -- became the lat ... Continue reading

Acura Nixes Diesel and Horsepower Battle, Plans to Focus on Fuel Efficiency With Power

Aug 19, 2009

Washington DC August 19, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to AOL's Autoblog.com, in typical Honda fashion, its premium Acura division will take a different path and has decided not to get sucked into a power race with its rivals. Acura had already made clear its intent to shelve plans for a larger V8 ... Continue reading

Buick Makes Party For New (Plug-in) SUV Nobody Comes - Oh Well

Aug 19, 2009

DETROIT, Aug 19, 2009; Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Co has dropped plans for a new Buick sport utility vehicle due to lack of consumer interest, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said on Wednesday, only two weeks after the new model was announced. The automaker canceled plans for the SUV, which ... Continue reading

Ford Unveils 'Intelligent' System for Plug-In Hybrids to Communicate with the Electric Grid

Aug 19, 2009

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 18 -- -- Ford and its utility partners are testing one of the industry's first vehicle-to-electric grid communications and control systems, which enables electric vehicles to interface with the grid for optimal recharging -- The new technology allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharg ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius 'Harmony Floralscapes' Blooming Along Los Angeles Freeways

Aug 19, 2009

New Marketing Concept Creates Unique Public-Private Partnership LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 -- A first-of-its-kind "Harmony Floralscape," a vivid roadside display made up of more than 20,000 live flowers, was unveiled today along the Pasadena Freeway (SR-110) in downtown Los Angeles by Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, officials ... Continue reading