Archive for the ‘Plug-in Hybrids’

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    PGE First to Receive Raser E-REV Trucks by End of 2010
    PG&E will be the first company in the U.S. to take delivery of Raser’s new extended range electric (E-REV) fleet trucks, designed to achieve an average of 100 miles per gallon in typical daily driving when recharged at night from a typical household outlet. The extended range electric pick-up truck can drive the first 40 miles on powerful lithium-ion batteries. It...
    by at July 27th, 2010 at 08:07 am
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    PSA Secures EIB Loan for Plug-in Hybrids
    PSA Peugeot Citroen has secured a €200m (US$259m) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop of plug-in hybrid vehicles. According to French carmaker, the loan is designed to develop a new technology that will enable PSA Peugeot Citroen to maintain its lead in the reduction of CO2 emissions. Five hundred PSA Peugeot Citroen employees are working on the project,...
    by at July 16th, 2010 at 05:07 am
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    Toyota to Rent out Plug-In Prius in Nagasaki Prefecture
    Toyota Motor Co. announced Friday that it will begin renting its plug-in Prius hybrid vehicle in Nagasaki Prefecture in what will be the Japan’s first rental service for plug-in hybrids. Two plug-in Prius hybrids will be available at a Toyota rental and leasing company in the city of Goto. Rental fees will be 8,400 yen (US$95.73) for up to six hours, 9,450 yen for...
    by at July 5th, 2010 at 06:07 am
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    Ampera Ends Longest Electric Drive with Energy to Spare
    Luton based Vauxhall Motors gave the most persuasive demonstration yet of its new Ampera’s core strengths of ultra-low emissions and real-world usability when a prototype car traversed seven UK counties; its production version would have enough energy left to do the same again. The Vauxhall Ampera prototype completed a 170-mile drive between Vauxhall’s plants at...
    by at June 23rd, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    Toyota Launches Plug-In Prius Trial in London
    Toyota launched its first trial of Prius plug-in hybrids in the UK today in collaboration with EDF Energy, as part of its plans to bring the car to market by the and of 2012. A total of 20 Prius plug-in hybrids will begin operating in London in July 2010, leased to five businesses and public organizations. This project is part of a global Toyota project involving 600 Prius...
    by at June 21st, 2010 at 08:06 am
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    Vauxhall Ampera E-REVs up for UK’s Longest EV-ER Road Trip
    Tuesday June 22 will mark a turning point in UK automotive history when a Vauxhall Ampera E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) undertakes the longest single journey by an electric car on British roads. The prototype Ampera, which goes on sale in the UK in early 2012, will appropriately be driven in relay by a selection of drivers from Vauxhall’s home in Luton, Bedfordshire...
    by at June 15th, 2010 at 07:06 am
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    Chevrolet and OnStar to Train Emergency Responders on EV Technology
    Chevrolet has joined with OnStar and leading national first-responder organizations to announce the first automotive manufacturer-sponsored training program to educate first responders nationwide on electric vehicle technology. Chevrolet will sponsor a series of special training events for first responders over the next several months to ensure that everyone understands...
    by at June 2nd, 2010 at 04:06 am
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    Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid Will Use Sanyo Batteries
    Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid version of its Swift compact car using Sanyo lithium-ion battery packs. Japan’s second- largest minicar maker said its dealers will begin test driving of 60 Swift plug-in hybrids on Japanese roads from this autumn. Suzuki displayed the Swift plug-in hybrid at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. The Swift plug-in...
    by at May 13th, 2010 at 06:05 am
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    FEV Introduces Fiat 500 LiiON Drive in Vienna
    FEV Motorentechnik has introduced the Fiat 500 LiiON Drive with Wankel Range Extender Vehicle Ride & Drive at the last week’s Vienna Motor Symposium. The FEV vehicle was driven by many of the over one thousand delegates attending the symposium, providing a chance for delegates to test the vehicle under real driving conditions in the Vienna city centre. The two-day...
    by at May 13th, 2010 at 02:05 am
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    Ford to Build Electric Vehicles in Valencia
    Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain will build the company’s first hybrid models for European customers with two advanced technology derivatives of the all-new five-seat Ford C-MAX compact multi-activity model to be launched in 2013 – a full Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Valencia was confirmed in 2009 as the European...
    by at May 10th, 2010 at 05:05 am
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