Posts Tagged ‘plug-in hybrid’

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    BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Approved for Production
    BMW AG gave the green light for series production a new plug-in hybrid sportscar which will be based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The announcement was made at the Leipzig trade fair center in Germany where BMW also showed off a working prototype of the upcoming plug-in hybrid sportscar. The 2+2 seater plug-in hybrid...
    by at November 5th, 2010 at 09:11 am
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    Toyota Joins Smart Grid Project in Japan
    Toyota, Hitachi, Panasonic and Japan Wind Development Co. will commence operation of a pilot smart grid project in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The four companies hope to use the trial project to develop technologies for efficient use of power derived entirely from renewable sources of energy. It begins this month (September) and will run through July...
    by at September 16th, 2010 at 06:09 am
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    EPA Proposes New EV and PHEV Fuel Economy Labels
    The EPA and DOT have proposed new fuel economy window labels and they want our feedback. The agencies proposed new rules on how auto makers should advertise a vehicle’s fuel economy across all types of vehicles including electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars. The EPA and DOT are incorporating new information, labels for passenger vehicles detailing for the first...
    by at August 30th, 2010 at 01:08 pm
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    Honda to Launch Plug-in Hybrid in Two Years
    Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito has has announced that Honda will add a plug-in hybrid vehicle to its range in the Japanese and U.S. markets in 2012. The new plug-in hybrid will be able to make trips of up to 60 km using the electric motor alone, without the need for the petrol engine. “Honda will fulfill customer demand more precisely by developing and adopting multiple...
    by at August 11th, 2010 at 06:08 am
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    Honda to Sell Electric Car, Plug-in Hybrid in 2012
    Honda Motor Co. said it would launch an electric car and plug-in hybrid model in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture battery-powered cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads. The launch of the plug-in vehicles is timed to meet tough regulations, including a new rule in California that will require three percent of an automaker’s...
    by at July 20th, 2010 at 04:07 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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    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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    Ontario Offers Rebates on Electric Cars
    The Ontario government will offer consumers a rebate of between $5,000 and $8,500 ($4,895 and $8,321 U.S.) if they buy a new plug-in hybrid or fully electric car after July 1. Rebates for the electric cars will be limited to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify, the Ontario government said Friday. The rebates are part of a plan to have one out of every 20 vehicles driven...
    by at June 19th, 2010 at 03:06 am
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    China to Subsidize Electric Car Buyers
    China has begun giving subsidies for the private purchase of plug-in hybrid and electric cars to automakers on a trial basis in five cities. Residents of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Changchun, Hangzhou and Hefei would receive up to 50,000 Yuan ($7,320) in subsidies if they buy plug-in hybrid cars. The maximum subsidy for those who bought fully electric cars was 60,000 Yuan ($8,784),...
    by at June 1st, 2010 at 07:06 am
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