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Enova Integrates and Delivers a Hybrid Drive Truck to Major N.A. Truck Manufacturer

Enova Integrates and Delivers a Hybrid Drive Truck to Major N.A. Truck Manufacturer

TORRANCE, Calif.--Dec. 13, 2005--Enova Systems (OTCBB:ENOV)(AIM:ENV)(AIM:ENVS), a leading developer and manufacturer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced today that it has integrated and delivered a Post Transmission 120 kW Hybrid Drive Truck to a major North American Truck manu ... Continue reading

Lithium Technology Announces HEV/EV Projects with Several Major R&D Academic Institutions

Lithium Technology Announces HEV/EV Projects with Several Major R&D Academic Institutions

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Dec. 12 -- Lithium Technology Corporation ("LTC") (BULLETIN BOARD: LTHU) , a leading manufacturer in the rapidly emerging large format rechargeable Lithium battery market, announced that through its continued relationship with universities, it will power two of the hybrid vehicles with its GAIA h ... Continue reading

Aspen Celebrates Delivery of Hybrid Buses

Aspen Celebrates Delivery of Hybrid Buses

GM delivers hybrid power for buses added to RFTA transit fleet ASPEN, Colo. - A fleet of seven New Flyer transit buses powered by General Motors hybrid technology will be helping to preserve the natural beauty and environment in Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA), the City o ... Continue reading

Back To The Future With The BMW Steamer

Back To The Future With The BMW Steamer

December 7, 2005; BMW Group Research and Engineering has combined heat and power to improve performance and efficiency in a car for the first time Enhancing efficiency by up to 15 percent feasible through the principle of the steam engine Munich. Using an innovative concept, BMW Group Research and Engineering has succe ... Continue reading

Azure Dynamics Showcases First Hybrid Electric CitiBus

Azure Dynamics Showcases First Hybrid Electric CitiBus

VANCOUVER, Canada, December 9 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) ("Azure Dynamics" or the "Company") a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial and military vehicles is pleased to announce the unveiling of its first hybrid electric CitiBus. Azure's CitiBus was introd ... Continue reading

Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium Announces Web Site

Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium Announces Web Site

VANCOUVER, British Columbia; Dec. 8, 2005; The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced that the Consortium has published a Web site http://www.hybridconsortium.org to inform and educate the public about the benefits and developments of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). The Consortium ... Continue reading

Ford Environmental Activities Heated Up In November

Ford Environmental Activities Heated Up In November

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES HEAT UP NOVEMBER Ford Escape Hybrid gas-electric taxi, introduced at a news conference in New York City By Kristopher Spencer, FCN Ford Motor Company strengthened its position as one of the industry’s environmental leaders last month by taking part in several "green" events including conf ... Continue reading

Saft Showcases Lithium-Ion Technology for Hybrid Electric Vehicles at Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference

Saft Showcases Lithium-Ion Technology for Hybrid Electric Vehicles at Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference

VANCOUVER, Canada, Dec. 6 -- EDTA Booth # 422 -- Saft has been deeply involved over the last decade in the development and the production of advanced battery technologies to meet the needs of the Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) market. HEV combine two separate power sources to provide their propulsion: an electric motor ... Continue reading

Hydrogenics Awarded German Road Certification for Public Transit Vehicle

Hydrogenics Awarded German Road Certification for Public Transit Vehicle

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--Dec. 1, 2005-- Fuel Cell Powered "Midi Bus" now available for campus settings and city centers with stringent emissions regulations Hydrogenics Corporation (TSX:HYG) today announced that Germany's TUV Rheinland Group (www.tuv.com), a leading international technical service provider, awarded Hydrog ... Continue reading

Research News Release: Sustainability Projects Funded at 41 Universities

Research News Release: Sustainability Projects Funded at 41 Universities

News for Release: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Sustainability Projects Funded at 41 Universities *Contact: Suzanne Ackerman, 202-564-4355 / ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov* *(Washington, D.C.-Nov. 30, 2005) EPA today awarded $410,000 to 41 student teams for the 2005-2006 academic ye ... Continue reading

Reg Technologies Inc. Announces the Completion Stage for the Modified Version of the Rand Cam(TM) Engine

Reg Technologies Inc. Announces the Completion Stage for the Modified Version of the Rand Cam(TM) Engine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Nov. 30, 2005--REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS)(BCN:RGJ)/Reg Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RRE)(OTCBB:REGRF) wish to announce that the modifications for the 42 H.P. diesel engine has been completed by Ebco Industries Ltd. (www.ebco.com). This version includes six additional cam designs with a ... Continue reading

As Big Oil Firms Join Hunt for Natural Gas in U.S., Industry Gathers at Gas Shales Forum, December 1-2 in Denver

As Big Oil Firms Join Hunt for Natural Gas in U.S., Industry Gathers at Gas Shales Forum, December 1-2 in Denver

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- As illustrated in today's Wall Street Journal, the world's largest energy companies, lured by high natural gas prices, are increasingly turning to unconventional gas. Strategic Research Institute's 4th Annual Gas Shales: Production & Potential conference, to begin this Thursday, December 1st, in De ... Continue reading

NY MTA Celebrates Cleaner, Smarter Transit Through Commitment to Orion Hybrid Buses

NY MTA Celebrates Cleaner, Smarter Transit Through Commitment to Orion Hybrid Buses

MTA Receives Environmental Award From CALSTART California Group Cites Hybrid Bus NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Peter Kalikow and New York City Transit President Lawrence Reuter and other state, local and federal officials gathered here today with DaimlerChrysler's Andreas Renschler to cel ... Continue reading

Frustrated American Autobuyers Want Access to Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Available in Other Nations ... But Not U.S.

Frustrated American Autobuyers Want Access to Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Available in Other Nations ... But Not U.S.

40mpg.org/Civil Society Institute Poll Also to Show Most Americans Don't Believe What Big Oil Execs Told Congress About Price Gouging; Inadequate Action Seen on Fuel Conservation, Higher Fuel-Efficiency Standards and Curbs to Combat Global Warming. Most Americans now believe that they should be able to buy the dozens o ... Continue reading

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 New Hybrid Car Benefits

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 New Hybrid Car Benefits

A Bit of Delayed Gratification Can Reap Benefits as the New Energy Policy Act Provides Tax Credits for Qualified, Energy-conscious Vehicles Purchased in 2006 PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 29 -- In the market for a new car? You may want to wait until after January 1, 2006 to make the purchase to take advantage of a significant ... Continue reading

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