News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Hybrids

All-New 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Hits a Grand Slam With SUV Utility

Mar 30, 2005

March 28, 2005 -- Torrance, CA -- Toyota will introduce the 2006 Highlander Hybrid gas/electric mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) ?e industryⳠfirst seven-passenger hybrid SUV ? June 2005. The Highlander Hybrid will join the popular Prius sedan, making Toyota the first brand to offer both a passenger car and a ... Continue reading

Remarks by Ashok Goyal, Director, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific Hiroshima, at the Alternative Fuels Seminar, 26th Bangkok International Motor Show.

Mar 30, 2005

Theme: Sustainable Mobility Opportunities for Thailand March 29, 2005; Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today about the sustainable mobility opportunity for Thailand. I would like to begin by reading out a very special message on the future of ethanol from Mr. Ford, t ... Continue reading

Ballard Power Systems: Commercially Viable Fuel Cell Stack Technology Ready by 2010

Mar 29, 2005

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--March 29, 2005--Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) Technology "Road Map" Outlines Path to Commercially Viable Automotive Fuel Cell Stack Technology within Five Years Commercially viable fuel cell stack technology for hydrogen-powered vehicles can be demonstrated by 2010, according to a Technol ... Continue reading

Fuel Cell Vauxhall Zafira To Do The Full Monte!

Mar 26, 2005

* HydroGen3 Zafira to enter gruelling Monte Carlo Fuel Cell and Hybrid Rally. * Car to be driven by F1 and Touring car star Heinz-Harald Frentzen * Event begins on April 2 The Monte Carlo rally course is grueling enough for a conventional car, but that hasn't stopped Vauxhall from entering its experimental HydroGen3, a ... Continue reading

Toyota Introduces Harrier Hybrid and Kluger Hybrid

Mar 23, 2005

Tokyo March 23, 2005; Aki Tsukioka, writing for JCNN; reported that Toyota Motor announced on March 22 the nationwide launch of two new hybrid sports utility vehicles (SUVs), the Harrier Hybrid and the Kluger Hybrid. Both models are equipped with Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II), a high-power system newly developed aro ... Continue reading

Lexus Unveils Second Ground-Breaking Hybrid Luxury Vehicle at New York International Auto Show

Mar 23, 2005

NEW YORK, March 23 -- The world's first gas/electric hybrid-powered luxury SUV, the RX 400h, goes on-sale in less than a month. Today, at a press conference at the New York Auto Show, Lexus unveiled yet another ground-breaking hybrid vehicle. The 2007 Lexus GS 450h is the world's first hybrid luxury sedan and the first ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives Generator Order for 'Spinner' Hybrid Electric Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle

Mar 22, 2005

Generators Will Be Integrated With a Small Diesel Engine on Two Additional Hybrid Electric UGCV's Being Built by Carnegie Mellon-Led Team Under a Follow-on Contract From DARPA; the Generators Increase the Company's Content on Each Unmanned Robotic Combat Vehicle Beyond the Six UQM(R) High Torque Wheel Mounted Propulsio ... Continue reading

Lexus RX400h Voted 'Most Anticipated Hybrid'

Mar 22, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., March 22 -- Automotive.com, a leading Internet automotive marketing company, announced Lexus RX400h as the winner of the "Most Anticipated Hybrid" car of 2005. After months of voting and tallying over 200,000 votes submitted by consumers in the Automotive.com 2nd annual Consumer Choice Awards, Lexus was ... Continue reading

Eco-Friendly Prius Runs on Goodyear Tires

Mar 17, 2005

AKRON, Ohio, March 17 -- The popular Toyota Prius, with its excellent fuel economy and low emissions, is distinguished by its ability to run on either gasoline or battery power. But it also runs on Goodyear tires. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) North America's largest tire maker was select ... Continue reading

Survey: Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Purchase Seen as 'Patriotic,' Gas Price Sticker Shock Causing Millions to Look at Gas-Saving Cars, Trucks

Mar 15, 2005

New www.40mpg.org Campaign to Promote Use of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles; Unique Calculator Shows Potential Consumer Savings at Pump, Also in Terms of Reduced Middle Eastern Oil Dependency, and Cuts in Pollution DETROIT -- Most Americans now see buying a fuel-efficient vehicle as a patriotic gesture, and that is exactly wh ... Continue reading

Future Will Be Cheaper, Greener For Trucks, Buses and Other Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Mar 7, 2005

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--March 7, 2005-- New study predicts significant increase in cleaner engines, hybrid technology and self-shifting transmission by 2020 TIAX, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, and Global Insight, the world's foremost industry forecasting firm, today released a study predict ... Continue reading

Honda Civic GX Earns Top ACEEE Spot

Mar 4, 2005

March 3, 2005 -- Torrance, Calif. -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has been recognized for its environmental leadership by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in its recent "Greenest Vehicles of 2005" list. In the organization's annual ranking of environmental friendliness, Honda earned the to ... Continue reading

Diesel, Hybrids Are Only Short-Term Trends As Car Makers Seek Fuel Shortage Solution

Mar 3, 2005

GENEVA March 2, 2005; Erica Bulman writing for the AP reported that diesel is still sweeping Europe. Hybrids are catching on in North America and Japan. But these trends are only short-term, as the industry prepares for the day the world's fuel reserves dry up, some auto engineers said Wednesday. Nearly every automaker ... Continue reading

2005 Geneva Auto Show: Diesel, hybrids vie for Europe's car buyers

Mar 2, 2005

Geneva March 2, 2005; Michael Shields writing for Reuters reported that hybrid technology is trying to muscle in on Europeans' love of diesel cars in a struggle to set the standard for powering the next generation of autos. But there is little doubt that diesel engines remain for now the technology of choice for many E ... Continue reading

Westport Awarded $567,000 by National Research Council of Canada

Mar 1, 2005

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--March 1, 2005--Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) today announced it has been granted $567,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to offset costs related to Westport's work in Asia and the development of Westport's natural gas and hydrogen engine technologies. NR ... Continue reading