Hybrid Technology

New Forms of Energy Capture Proliferate

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 ...

November 12, 2009

Central Hudson Pitting Hybrids vs. Biodiesel in Truck Fleet Test

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 ...

November 11, 2009

First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

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 ...

November 9, 2009

UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks

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 ...

October 22, 2009

Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet

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 ...

October 20, 2009

Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’

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 ...

October 13, 2009

Hoval Urges Sales Force to Drive Prius

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 ...

October 5, 2009

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

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 ...

August 31, 2009

NYC Tests Hybrid Garbage Trucks, EVs

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 ...

August 26, 2009

Clean Energy Patents Hit New Quarterly Record

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 ...

August 21, 2009

Ford, Utilities to Tie Plug-in Hybrids into Smart Grid

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 ...

August 19, 2009

Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Race to Clean Tech?

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. ...

August 4, 2009

FedEx Expands Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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 ...

July 23, 2009

Federal And State Governments Look to Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Federal And State Governments Look to Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Several U.S. senators are pushing the drive toward alternative fuel vehicles through legislation as one way to reduce the U.S. government's dependence on oil while some ...

July 13, 2009

The New GM May Include a Green Logo

The New GM May Include a Green Logo

GM may change the background color of its corporate logo from blue to green in an effort to show consumers that it is leaner and greener, ...

July 9, 2009

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

Businesses wanting to adopt "greener" landscaping in their office complexes increasingly will find more products and companies offering such solutions. Landscape maintenance companies are implementing eco-friendly practices. ...

July 3, 2009

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Receive DOE Loans for EVs

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Receive DOE Loans for EVs

Ford, Nissan and Tesla have received $8 billion in conditional loans from the Obama Administration for the development of advanced vehicle technologies that is expected ...

June 24, 2009

Hybrid Trucks Take the Hill

Hybrid Trucks Take the Hill

A high-tech truck convoy arrived on Capitol Hill this week, showcasing the fuel-saving hybrid technology in the nation's biggest vehicles. Duke University also unveiled its new ...

June 12, 2009

Sustainable Construction Options Grow, Market Exceeds $450B

Sustainable Construction Options Grow, Market Exceeds $450B

As more and more sustainable construction options come to bear, the global market sector will grow to $571 billion in annual sales by 2013. That's up ...

June 8, 2009

City Patrol Cars Go Hybrid

City Patrol Cars Go Hybrid

New York City, Indianapolis and London are among cities taking advantage of hybrid vehicles in their police fleets. The New York Police Department (NYPD) rolled out 40 hybrid ...

May 12, 2009

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