Poll: Next big "green" powertrain
What will be the next big "green" powertrain in the U.S.?
Hybrids
2010 Honda Insight EX Earns IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK Award for 2009
The 2010 Honda Insight EX earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2009 TOP SAFETY PICK Award, the organization's highest honor.
Enova Delivers Hybrid Drive Systems to First Auto Works
11 August, 2009 12:41:00
Enova Systems, Inc. has delivered the first seventy pre-transmission hybrid drive systems to First Auto Works.
Daimler to Supply Seattle with Hybrid Buses
07 August, 2009 11:42:00
Daimler Buses North America announced the initial order of up to 500 diesel-electric hybrid buses, with options for up to 200 buses, from King County Metro in Seattle.
Study Finds Rebates on Hybrid Cars Inefficient
05 August, 2009 03:55:00
Government programs to provide rebates to hybrid car buyers fail to produce the environmental results expected, the University of British Columbia (UBC) study finds.
Collins Bus Completes First Hybrid-Electric Type A School Bus
29 July, 2009 08:34:00
Collins Bus Corporation said today it has completed its first NEXBUS Hybrid-Electric school bus built on a Ford E-450 chassis with Azure Dynamic's parallel drive system.
Toyota to Launch Yaris-Based Hybrid in 2011
28 July, 2009 08:01:00
Toyota plans to launch a JPY1.5m ($15,760) Yaris-based hybrid compact in Japan late in 2011.
Fisker Karma PHEV to Make Driving Debut at Monterey's Classic Car Week
25 July, 2009 04:24:00
The Fisker Karma PHEV will make its world driving debut during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on Saturday, August 15, just 19 months after being unveiled as a concept car.
Balqon Releases Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Drayage Truck
23 July, 2009 07:02:00
Balqon Corporation announced the release of lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to lead acid traction batteries for its entire product line of Class 8 yard tractors and drayage vehicles.
FedEx Adds 92 Hybrid Trucks to its Fleet
22 July, 2009 06:14:00
FedEx Corp. has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet - the first standard FedEx delivery trucks converted to hybrid-electric systems.
GM Daewoo to Build Hybrids in 2011
21 July, 2009 12:15:00
GM Daewoo, the South Korean unit of the General Motors Corp., is considering producing hybrid cars in 2011 for domestic market.
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