Denver Regional Transportation District Selects Cobasys for its Hybrid Fleet Application
Jun 20, 2005
ORION, Mich., June 20 -- Cobasys announced today it has received an order from Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) to convert ten hybrid buses from lead acid batteries to their Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery system solution. The buses are part of a fleet of mall shuttle buses that operate on compressed n ... Continue reading
Jun 18, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--June 17, 2005--The Nissan Altima gasoline-electric hybrid car will be manufactured at Nissan's manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tenn., beginning in 2006, it was announced today. Dan Gaudette, Nissan senior vice president of North American Manufacturing and Quality Assurance, made the announcement along ... Continue reading
Jun 17, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 17, 2005; Matt Gouras writing for the AP reported that Nissan Motor Co. announced Friday it has selected its assembly plant in Tennessee for production of its first more fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle. Production of the gas-electric Altima will begin in 2006, said Dan Gaudette, Nissan's senior vice ... Continue reading
Modern Auto Technology Poses Risks to Rescue Workers
Jun 16, 2005
State Farm conducts broadcast to educate rescue workers about potential dangers when extricating crash victims from latest cars BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 16 -- State Farm(R), the nation's largest automobile insurer, is conducting a national education effort to inform fire departments and emergency medical service (EMS) w ... Continue reading
E-Power Buses Debut on Long Beach-Area Streets
Jun 16, 2005
World's First Production Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Buses Save on Gas, Slash Emissions and Cut Noise LONG BEACH, Calif., June 16 -- Long Beach Transit super-sizes the hybrid revolution Monday when it officially begins passenger service on 15 new, brightly decaled "E-Power" buses. The 40-foot vehicles use technology simil ... Continue reading
Ford Encourages EcoDriving to Make the Most of Vacation Budgets
Jun 16, 2005
DEARBORN, Mich., June 15, 2005 -- Summer has arrived and families are gearing up for much anticipated vacation getaways. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, Americans will take 328 million leisure trips during June, July and August 2005, a 2.3 percent increase from 2004. This shows that even though ... Continue reading
Hybrid Technologies on 'Discovery Channel'
Jun 13, 2005
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES--June 13, 2005-- Documentary Crew Visits California to Capture Hybrid's Latest Technology Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:HYBT) - http://www.hybridtechnologies.com - and its subsidiaries - R-Electric Car Co., Global Hybrid Corp., Solium Power Corp., and WhistlerTel - emerging leaders in the deve ... Continue reading
Jun 9, 2005
NEW YORK, June 9 -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (ABAT - News), a developer and manufacturer of rechargeable Polymer- Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries, announced today the successful completion of phase one tests utilizing Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Lithium Titanate Spinel Electrode Nanomaterials in its PLI batter ... Continue reading
Nissan Aims to Sell 50K Altma Hybrids a Year
Jun 6, 2005
Washington DC June 6, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that Nissan plans to sell 50,000 units per year of the upcoming Altima hybrid, to be built either in Smyrna, Tenn., or Canton, Miss., reports Automotive News. "That’s the number we’re looking at," says Tadao Takahashi, Nissan’s executive vice p ... Continue reading
Jun 6, 2005
By Bruce Gordon Hummmmmmmmm…that’s what I was expecting to hear from the engine compartment during and from my budget after my first test drive of an electric-hybrid vehicle, but that’s not what I heard. My first impression of the dark blue test car was quite good. The design is classic 4 door sedan, ... Continue reading
Hybrid Technologies 'HYBT' Begins Construction of the Hybrid Living Home
Jun 6, 2005
CALGARY, Alberta & LOS ANGELES--June 6, 2005--The Hybrid Living Experience begins with a home of the future lifestyle. Imagine a world where your home is powered by energy from the sun and wind, stored in Lithium batteries and supplies all the energy needs of a smart, environmentally friendly, healthy living lifestyle ... Continue reading
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid Review
Jun 5, 2005
FORD ESCAPE HYBRID By Steve Purdy Detroit Bureau We’re poised to give the Escape Hybrid a good workout. We’ll use it as the support vehicle on a video road trip featuring the cute little city vehicle called Smart Car made by Mercedes Benz and imported to Canada. (See the Smart Car review here at TheAutoChan ... Continue reading
Honda Hybrid Power Unit, First Diesel Engine Take UKIP International Engine of the Year Awards
Jun 4, 2005
Tokyo (JCNN) - Honda's 1.0 liter Insight IMA engine and the 2.2 i-CTDi won their respective size categories in the International Engine of the Year Awards 2005, presented by UKIP Media and Events Automotive Magazines. This was the 10th award and 6th clean sweep for the 1.0 liter Insight IMA engine, which continues to m ... Continue reading
2005 Honda Insight CVT Hybrid Review
Jun 3, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Honda Insight CVT With the recent turmoil in the world's oil markets, and consequent rising gasoline prices, gasoline-electric hybrids are more popular than ever. They've gone from being the province of techie early-adopters to become trendy statements by people who could affo ... Continue reading
NHTSA Opens Toyota Prius Probe
Jun 2, 2005
WASHINGTON/TOKYO June 2, 2005; Reuters reported that the NHTSA is investigating Toyota Motor Corp.'s popular Prius gasoline-electric hybrid sedan over complaints about sudden engine stalling, safety regulators said on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation this wee ... Continue reading
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