Posts Tagged ‘plug-in hybrid cars’

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    Toyota Launches Strasbourg Plug-in Hybrid Project
    Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City of Strasbourg have launched a plug-in hybrid test program in Strasbourg that will see around 100 plug-in hybrids using dedicated charging infrastructure in the French city. The plug-in hybrid test project has received support via the Research Fund managed by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency ADEME. This...
    by at April 27th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    DOE Completes $529 Million Loan to Fisker
    Fisker Automotive secured a key $528.7 million federal loan for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The loan will support the Karma, a full-size, four-door sports sedan, and a line of family oriented models being developed under the company’s Project NINA program. The California-based will use $169.3 million to cover the engineering...
    by at April 24th, 2010 at 03:04 am
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    Toyota to Test Prius Plug-In Hybrid in Canada
    Toyota Canada announced it will work with 13 partners to test the Prius Plug-in Hybrid in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Québec. In its Canada project, Toyota is partnering with academic institutions, hydro-electric producers, and governmental agencies in each province on the program. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will also be fitted with a device to capture performance...
    by at March 26th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Proton to Show Plug-in Hybrid Concept in Geneva
    This is the five-door Proton plug-in hybrid concept, co-developed with Italdesign Giugiaro, that will debut on March 2 at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The concept is part of a range of environmentally friendly compact hybrids that Proton and Italdesign Giugiaro are working on. The design is based on a hybrid drive system and was developed with the aim of optimizing the...
    by at February 12th, 2010 at 03:02 pm
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    Toyota to Test Prius PHEV in Norway
    Toyota has signed a partnership agreement with the City of Oslo to run a demonstration project with two Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Norway for three years as from June 2010. Toyota is in the process of deploying a fleet of around 600 new Prius PHEVs in Japan, North America and Asia. This project is part of Toyota’s pan-European PHEV limited lease program that...
    by at February 7th, 2010 at 08:02 am
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    Seven-Eleven Japan Starts Using PHEVs as Company Cars
    Seven-Eleven Japan Co. added four plug-in hybrid cars to its corporate fleet in Kyoto on Thursday, with plans to provide them for store supervisors to use on their rounds. The Seven & i Holdings Co. convenience store unit also plans to acquire six more Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids from Toyota and to use two each in Saitama and Aichi prefectures as well as in Tokyo. Seven-Eleven...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 05:01 am