Hybrid Technology
Hybrid technology combines a rechargeable energy source (i.e. a battery) with a combustible source (I.e. an engine). Hybrid technology is employed in vehicles such as cars, buses and trucks to cut fuel costs and to meet goals for emissions reductions. We explore the trends for hybrid technology including their implementation on a more wide scale basis, for example, in fleets, ships, and trains.
Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi to Standardize Electric Car Recharging
Trying to spread adoption of electric cars, five major Japanese firms have agreed to set a unified standard for electric ...
Wraps Taken Off All-electric Commercial Pickup/Delivery Van
Over the past year, Enova and Freightliner have been testing a 120 kilowatt all-electric drive system with several chassis platforms, but now they are ready to accelerate plans ...
Corporate Fleets Expected Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles
U.S. corporate fleets purchase about 300,000 vehicles a year, and they are expected to be among the steadiest customers of electric vehicles, including cargo vans, as ...
Without Efficiency, Electric Vehicles Are Just Another Huge Appliance
The competition between electric vehicles and hybrids is heating up . But even as consumers are being encouraged to save energy at home, ...
Green Autos On Stage In Detroit
Here's a look at some of the green cars making a splash at the Detroit Auto Show.
EV Truck Makers Expect Boost from Federal Mandates, Incentives
Driven by growing demand by large and small corporations and government agencies looking to reduce CO2 emissions and pollution, and boosted by government loans and tax ...
After 28% Fuel Savings with Hybrid Vans, UPS Orders 200 More
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has completed its analysis of UPS's first generation hybrid diesel delivery vans, finding a 28 percent fuel savings.
UPS ...
New Forms of Energy Capture Proliferate
New methods of capturing energy from unlikely sources are being refined. Two emerging ones include using low-level heat sources to produce electricity and capturing energy from ...
Central Hudson Pitting Hybrids vs. Biodiesel in Truck Fleet Test
Central Hudson will use its eight new heavy-duty hybrid trucks as a comparison against biodiesel-powered trucks already in service. Evaluating the pros and cons ...
First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established
The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company's first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery ...
UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of ...
Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet
Clean Air Cab, a Phoenix-based taxi company, has become the second taxi cab fleet in the nation to rely solely on hybrid cars.
The first was EnviroCAB, in Washington, D.C., using a fleet of hybrid ...
Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’
Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the ...
Hoval Urges Sales Force to Drive Prius
Hoval, a UK supplier of renewable energy heating products, is encouraging its 30-some regional sales engineers to drive the Toyota Prius. Hoval executives say ...
China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech
China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and ...
NYC Tests Hybrid Garbage Trucks, EVs
The New York City Sanitation Department will add several hybrid electric diesel collection trucks to its fleet. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced ...
Clean Energy Patents Hit New Quarterly Record
As a sign that companies once again view clean tech as a solid investment, a quarterly record of 274 U.S. clean energy patents were granted in ...
Ford, Utilities to Tie Plug-in Hybrids into Smart Grid
As part of a strategy to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions, Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent communications and control system for ...
Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Race to Clean Tech?
Increasingly, business executives are starting to worry that the U.S. is losing a prime opportunity to advance the nation's economy by embracing the clean tech revolution. ...
FedEx Expands Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%
FedEx Corp. has expanded its hybrid-electric delivery fleet from 172 to 264 with the addition of 92 retrofitted trucks. These hybrids are touted as the ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
