Ford Won’t Jump Into PHEV Production

A senior manager at the Ford Motor Company confirmed that the company is not currently planning to develop a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for the consumer market. Although the company is testing PHEVs in a joint project with Southern California Edison, Ford will wait to see if there is a real demand for PHEVs [...]

USDOE Works On Li-Ion Battery Safety, PHEV Technologies

Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been experimenting with a modified plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius that gets an equivalent mileage of 100 miles per gallon and uses solar energy to recharge its batteries. The car also features a Li-ion battery pack that is six times more powerful than the OEM nickel-metal hydride batteries [...]

States Turn To Cash Incentives To Promote Hybrids

The State of Texas is offering up to $3,500 to families in Houston, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth to replace vehicles that are more than 10 years old with cleaner vehicles. Qualifying individuals must also have a family income below $63,000.
The $3,500 must be used toward the purchase of a new or newer used vehicle. Families [...]

Mercedes To Produce Electric S-Class Vehicle in 2010

Automotive News Europe reports that Mercedes’ upcoming S400 hybrid vehicles may be one step in the company’s development of an electric vehicle, which will be available to consumers by 2010. Daimler, parent company of Mercedes Benz, will also have the SmartForTwo available in US showrooms by 2009. The company is also testing fuel-cell vehicle prototypes [...]

VW To Make Twin Drive Golf

Volkswagen has announced its Twin Drive diesel-electric hybrid Golf, which features both a 122-hp diesel engine and an 82-hp electric motor, and will offer an all-electric drive range of about 30 miles. The twist on this particular model is that the electric motor is the primary drive system, and the diesel engine is meant to [...]

Subaru Introduces New Plug-in Electric Concept At Hokkaido G8

Subaru introduced a new electric concept vehicle at the G8 Summit in Hokkaido. The vehicle is being called the Plug-In Stella Concept and is based on the R1e that the company has been testing for nearly a year. The four-seat Plug-In Stella offers a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of 80 km [...]

PennDOT Inks Deal To Put Ten Hybrid Buses On The Road In 2008

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has placed an order for ten hybrid buses. The gas-electric hybrids seat 18 passengers each and will take delivery of the vehicles in 2008. PennDOT has an option to purchase an additional 15 buses.
The Aztec/StarTrans Citibus offers a 40% increase in fuel efficiency and a 30% reduction in carbon [...]

US Driver Interest In Hybrid Drops When Technology Premium Is Factored In

US drivers are looking for ways to increase fuel efficiency, but a recent survey conducted by JD Power and Associates shows that while nearly three-fourths of potential new car buyers were interested in purchasing a hybrid vehicle, one third of respondents said they were no longer interested in hybrid vehicles when the cost difference between [...]

No Hybrid Vehicles Make List Of Top-Ten Most Cost Effective Vehicles

According to a new analysis by Edmonds, the top ten most fuel-efficient cars currently on the road are all conventional vehicles. The Chevrolet Aveo came out on top, with a per-mile average cost of 42.7 cents. The calculation assumes a five-year ownership, 60-month financing at an APR of 10% per year, gasoline at $4 per [...]

Antro Solo Offers Solar Diesel-Electric Hybrid

A Hungarian company is showing off a solar diesel-electric hybrid vehicle that seats three and features a driver-in-the-middle design. The manufacturer, Antro Solo, says the prototype receives more than 100 mpg in city driving, a whopping 157 mpg on the highway and has a top speed of 87 mph. The three-seater is made entirely of [...]

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