News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Hybrids

Saturn Vue Green Line Gets Lowest Hybrid SUV Price, Best SUV Highway Fuel Economy Rating

May 25, 2006

New hybrid MSRP starts at $22,995; receives official EPA highway rating of 32 mpg Detroit -- Saturn announced today that the new 2007 Vue Green Line hybrid SUV will carry a starting price of $22,995 (including destination charge), making it the lowest-priced hybrid SUV on the market. In addition to its value price, Vue ... Continue reading

Big Three Push Ethanol, Big "T" Pushes Hybrids

May 24, 2006

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2006; John Crawley writing for Reuters reported that Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. told Congress on Wednesday it could produce more than 1 million hybrids per year globally within the next decade as it looks to capitalize on energy and environmental concerns and the popularity of gas-electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

Auto Manufacturers Urge Americans to Discover Alternative Fuel Automobiles

May 24, 2006

SANTA FE, N.M., May 24 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen, has launched an initiative, http://www.discoveralternatives.org/, in support of alternative fuel aut ... Continue reading

Altair Nanotechnologies Altairnano's nLTO is a Safe, Common-Sense Material for Enabling Mass Usage of Electric/Hybrid Vehicles

May 24, 2006

RENO, Nev.--May 23, 2006--Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. announced today it has completed a safety testing cycle for lithium ion battery products that represents a significant step forward in the effort to develop lithium ion batteries that are safe enough to be used in electric-powered automobiles. Although lithium ion ... Continue reading

Latest Trends in Hybrid, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies within the Automotive Industry

May 22, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland--May 22, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37311) has announced the addition of Automotive Powertrain Analyst - May Issue to their offering. Automotive is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings and analysis specific to the automotive engine and tran ... Continue reading

Madrid International Auto Show Provides Setting For More Than 90 New Features

May 22, 2006

MADRID - May 22, 2006: Car manufacturers have once again chosen the Madrid International Auto Show as the ideal forum for presenting their latest new features, many of them world exclusives. The 48 makes present at the Show will present more than a dozen world-wide and European unveilings and more than ninety new featu ... Continue reading

Honda To Stop Production of Insight Hybrid, Introduce New Hybrid in 2009

May 19, 2006

Wahington DC May 19, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda has announced it will stop production of the Insight hybrid in September and will instead introduce a new hybrid to the North American market in 2009, reports The Associated Press. Honda spokesman David Iida said the automaker is planning to introduce ... Continue reading

Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) is an Ideal Choice for Chinese Auto Manufacturers

May 19, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland--May 19, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37266) has announced the addition of Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) Market study, 2005-2006 to their offering. This report presents the HEV Industry, by providing full details about the HEV industry and market, both in China ... Continue reading

Domestic Auto Industry CEOs Visit Congressional Leadership to Pledge Support for Energy Security

May 19, 2006

WASHINGTON, DC - In meetings today with Congressional leadership, the CEOs of America's top automotive companies pledged their support toward developing more advanced technology and building more flexible fuel vehicles to promote energy security. The CEOs discussed how alternative fuels like ethanol and advanced diesel ... Continue reading

Northeast Ohio Hosts 2006 Fuel Cell Symposium; Focus on Collaborations, Trends and Applications

May 19, 2006

AKRON, Ohio & CLEVELAND--May 18, 2006--The Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition will hold the 2006 Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium on May 23-24 at Kent State Stark Professional Education and Conference Center. "Canton is an ideal location with the Fuel Cell Prototyping Center at Stark State opening up this summer," according to Ken Alfre ... Continue reading

Interest in Alternative Fuel Sources Rising as Gas Prices Escalate

May 18, 2006

NEW YORK--May 18, 2006--As the average national gas price approaches three dollars per gallon for the second time since September 2005, consumers are turning to the Internet to research alternative fuel options such as ethanol and biodiesel. According to Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, the ... Continue reading

Plug-In Vehicles Discussed on Capitol Hill

May 18, 2006

Washington DC May 18, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that a group of scientists were on Capitol Hill yesterday urging congress to fund research for plug-in hybrid vehicles, reports The Associated Press. Advocates of the alternative vehicles told the House Science subcommittee on energy that plug-in hybrids would r ... Continue reading

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Promise Major Energy, Economic and Air Quality Benefits, EEI Says

May 17, 2006

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. electric power sector is uniquely positioned to help wean the nation from its dependence on foreign oil and at the same time ensure continuing air quality improvement -- and a simple 120-volt outlet and backing from the federal government are two of the ingredients necessary to make this ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Chemical Highlights Technology at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference

May 17, 2006

HOUSTON--May 17, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical is presenting its polymer technology capability at the sixth International Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Conference in Baltimore May 15-19, 2006. The company is presenting a technical paper jointly with its affiliate in Japan, Tonen Chemical Corporation, on pr ... Continue reading

First Mail-Delivery Van Converted to Hybrid

May 16, 2006

Postal Service Demonstrates Hybrid-Electric Technology BOSTON, May 16 -- For more than 200 years, the U.S. Postal Service has been on the cutting edge in the development of every new mode of transportation in the United States. From the dash of the Pony Express rider, the daring of the early airmail pilot, or the rumbl ... Continue reading