Hybrid Technology

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hybrid Toyota to Pace NASCAR Races

Toyota figures to get more promotional mileage for its hybrid models now that the May 24 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race will feature a hybrid Toyota Camry ...

FedEx Reduces Fuel Use 26% With Hybrid Trial

In an extended trial period using hybrid diesel trucks from Iveco, FedEx has achieved fuel savings of 26.5 percent. The Daily hybrid trucks trial began last fall ...

Hyundai, GM, Mazda Bet on Eco Cars

Hyundai Motor Group and General Motors Corp. are placing their bets on eco-friendly cars despite a sharp industry downturn. Hyundai recently announced it will go ahead ...