Posts Tagged ‘hybrid vehicles’
8 February 2012
US car rental giant Hertz has unveiled a programme called Living Journey designed to make the company more sustainable and reduce its environmental impact.
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24 January 2012
Technology giants BAE Systems and Caterpillar have signed a 20-year agreement to collaborate on an energy efficient hybrid propulsion system for heavy-duty trucks.
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11 January 2012
Sales of clean diesel vehicles in the US rose by 27.4 per cent in 2011 compared to the previous year.
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10 January 2012
A hybrid electric vehicle developer is still on the hunt for a capital injection of $56m having already raised just shy of $244m in its latest funding round.
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6 January 2012
US hybrid and electric vehicle engine specialist Enova has raised $1.69m through the sale of 11.25 million shares of common stock.
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2 November 2011
The market for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and hybrids is set to increase from $2bn this year to more than $14.6bn in 2017, according to new research.
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2 November 2011
US automotive giant Chrysler, in partnership with the US Department of Energy, has provided five demonstration fleet RAM 15000 plug-in hybrid vehicles to the utility CenterPoint Energy in Houston.
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29 September 2011
US technology innovators 3M and materials developer Umicore have entered into a second licence agreement to expand the use of nickel, manganese and cobalt cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries.
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27 September 2011
US cleantech specialist One Stop Green and electric vehicle charging company Verdek have formed a partnership to offer EV charging stations and integrated carports.
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14 September 2011
US electric vehicle component developers Boston-Power and Protean Electric are collaborating to provide lithium-ion battery systems and electric in-wheel motor solutions for two new Brabus vehicles based on the Mercedes E Class.
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12 September 2011
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has added six electric vehicles to its US delivery fleet, which also includes 650 hybrid trucks.
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31 August 2011
US hybrid system developer Odyne has been awarded a $2.9m US Department of Energy Shared Project with co-funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California to further develop its hybrid designs for the commercial fleet market.
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25 August 2011
US hybrid and electric vehicle drive system developer Enova has recorded second quarter revenue of $2.5m, a 23 per cent increase on the same period in 2010.
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23 August 2011
Car manufacturing giants Ford and Toyota have partnered up to advance the availability of hybrid systems for light trucks and sports utility vehicle.
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15 August 2011
US hybrid and electric vehicle specialist Enova told NewNet it is expecting the green transport market for commercial vehicles to explode over the next few years.
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14 June 2011
Bladon Jets, a developer of small gas turbines, has revealed to NewNet that it has reached the second stage of the Technology Strategy Board's funding round.
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18 April 2011
French carmaker Citroën has unveiled its new diesel-electric hybrid vehicle, the DS5, at the Shanghai Motor Show.
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28 October 2010
The expected rate of adoption of electric vehicles may be ‘overhyped’, according to a new report, which said persuading customers to switch to battery-powered vehicles may be more difficult than many predict.
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4 August 2010
The venture capital arm of US car giant General Motors has committed its first funding and will take a minority stake in electric vehicle specialist Bright Automotive.
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27 July 2010
Sports car manufacturer Porsche will further its research into cars with an electric drive as its CEO commits to offering electric super cars in the future.
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