Posts Tagged ‘hybrid vehicles’

28 October 2010

Electric vehicle adoption ‘overhyped’, says report

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

Venture arm of General Motors invests in hybrid vehicle developer Bright Automotive

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

Porsche to offer electric sports cars, gears up research

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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28 January 2010

Enel and Piaggio to develop hybrid vehicles

European energy efficiency company Enel and scooter manufacturer the Piaggio Group have signed an agreement to develop zero and low environmental impact mobility systems.

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22 January 2010

DOE grants $465m loan to Tesla Motors

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed its $465m loan to electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors for construction of a manufacturing facility in southern California on the Model S electric sedan and a power-train manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California.

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8 January 2010

Volvo delivers hybrid buses to Norway

Norwegian transport operator company Nettbuss has ordered 12 hybrid buses from Volvo Buses for service in Norway, becoming the first company in the Nordic region to implement the hybrid technology commercially.

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27 August 2009

Aramark Uniform Services adds 50 hybrid vehicles to its fleet in the US

Aramark Uniform Services will expand its fleet with 50 hybrid vehicles.

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18 June 2009

GE Transportation makes advances in energy efficient locomotives

GE Transportation, an operational unit of General Electric Company, has posted the results of a head-to-head fuel test between GE's Evolution ES44AC and EMD's SD70Ace Tier 2 emissions-compliant vehicles revealing that GE's locomotives are six per cent more efficient than their EMD counterparts.

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5 June 2009

Green Star Products completes testing of hybrid electric vehicles

Green Star Products has completed its series of hybrid electric vehicle testing protocols.

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15 May 2009

Electricity cooperative Great River Energy launches plug-in outlets for electric vehicles

Great River Energy, a not-for-profit electricity cooperative, has introduced a new pilot programme to make plug-in for electric vehicles a smoother process.

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2 April 2009

Lithium battery manufacturer Ener1 joins Indiana energy consortium Energy Systems Network

Ener1, a US lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has joined the newly launched Energy Systems Network, a consortium bringing together national energy leaders, manufacturing executives, state officials and civic leaders.

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21 January 2009

Obama pledges to invest in renewable energy

As the US swore in its 44th President, players in the renewable energy industry hoped the new administration would mark the start of a greener economy.

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