Posts Tagged ‘phev’

  • Chrysler Delivers 28 PHEV Ram Pickups to Sacramento and San Francisco
    Chrysler Group will deliver 28 Ram 1500 PHEV pickups to officials in both Sacramento and San Francisco this week as part of a three-year evaluation program. The 28 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups, developed in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy, are part of a national evaluation program of 140 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that will be used during the next three...
    by at August 2nd, 2011 at 10:08 am
  • Ford F-Series Trucks to Get PHEV Technology
    Azure Dynamics announced an agreement with Ford whereby Azure will integrate its proprietary plug-in hybrid technology into the Ford F-Series Super Duty product line. Azure’s plug-in hybrid technology will be initially integrated on Ford’s market leading F-Series Super Duty cab and chassis, the F-550, which is expected to be available in early 2013. The agreement also...
    by at July 28th, 2011 at 01:07 am
  • Fleets Rate Toyota’s PHEV Performance in London
    Interim findings from Toyota’s demonstration of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in London give encouraging, real-world data that show the technology can deliver greatly improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions in urban driving, says the Japanese automaker. Working in partnership with EDF Energy, Toyota has leased 20 Prius PHEVs to London-based businesses...
    by at July 26th, 2011 at 10:07 am
  • Ford Makes Electric Vehicle Deal with Toshiba
    Ford Motor Company has selected Toshiba Corporation to supply automotive inverters for its hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ford plans to start mass production of new models of both kinds of vehicle in 2012. Toshiba will support Ford with a new inverter production line at its plant in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which has extensive...
    by at June 21st, 2011 at 11:06 pm
  • Electrovaya to Provide Batteries for Chrysler Electric Minivan Demonstration Fleet
    Electrovaya Inc. said today that it has signed a contract Chrysler to provide Lithium-Ion SuperPolymer battery systems for a test fleet of Town and Country minivans for a demonstration fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The 25 Chrysler minivans are part of Chrysler’s demonstration fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in partnership with the U.S. Department...
    by at June 14th, 2011 at 03:06 pm
  • Suzuki to Introduce Swift PHEV in 2013
    Suzuki will introduce a plug-in hybrid version of its bestselling Swift hatchback in 2013, according to a Nikkei report. The Suzuki Swift PHEV is likely to cost 500,000 yen (US$6,250) higher than the standard gasoline Swift, but its pricing will not exceed 2 million yen ($24,900), the Nikkei has reported. The Swift PHEV will use its Li-ion battery pack, provided by Sanyo,...
    by at June 13th, 2011 at 09:06 am
  • New Fuel Economy Labels Announced
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced updated fuel economy labels for the 2013 model year and beyond. The DOT and the EPA unveiled the three types of new fuel economy labels. One type is for cars that use gasoline or diesel, or hybrids that use only self-generated electricity. A second is for plug-in hybrid...
    by at May 26th, 2011 at 06:05 am
  • Toyota Launches Priority Registration Website for Prius Plug-In Hybrid
    Toyota announced the introduction of a new Online Order System that will launch later this year for the all-new Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The first phase of the Online Order System, called Priority Registration, will launch on 22 April 2011. Customers who are interested in being one of the first to own a Prius Plug-in can log on to www.toyota.com/plugin and complete their...
    by at April 19th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
  • Annual Plug-in Electric Car Sales to Cross the One Million Mark by 2015
    Pike Research has released a market research report on future sales of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars, indicating the annual sales of plug-in electric cars will cross the one million mark worldwide by 2015. Pike forecasts that among the two types of plug-in electric cars, all-electric cars will have the edge on a worldwide basis with 56% of total plug-in sales in...
    by at March 29th, 2011 at 04:03 am
  • Toyota Launches Prius Plug-In Hybrid Trial in Paris
    Toyota delivered three Prius Plug-in Hybrids to the City of Paris as part of an agreement with EDF. During the next three years, the Prius PHVs will be used by various departments of the City Office to validate the relevance and performance of this technology among the sustainable mobility solutions used in the French capital. For this demonstration, EDF and its subsidiary...
    by at March 28th, 2011 at 02:03 am