
Electric Vehicles International (EVI), joined by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), unveiled the utility industry’s first electric hybrid drivetrain Class 5 trucks at the manufacturer’s facility in Stockton.
Read More →Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $19 million New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program to encourage the purchase of battery-electric commercial trucks as well as other energy-efficient transportation, including hybrid and compressed natural gas trucks.
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In the pursuit of fuel-cost reduction, engine idling is a bulls-eye target. An Omaha utility employs a number of measures to hit that target, including mobile power units and hybrid-electric technology.
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Between now and the end of 2015, Toyota plans to introduce 15 new or redesigned hybrid vehicles globally and its first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
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Ford is revising the fuel economy rating on its 2013 C-MAX Hybrid, changing it from the original 47 mpg city, highway, combined EPA rating to 43 mpg combined.
Read More →Toyota and Ford have agreed to pursue separate development programs for a previously announced collaboration on a hybrid system for light-duty trucks and SUVs.
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Ford plans to adjust vehicle systems to improve the on-road fuel economy of its 2013-MY hybrids sold in the U.S. and Canada beginning in August. Models to receive the updates include the C-MAX Hybrid, the Fusion Hybrid, and the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.
Read More →BYD has unveiled several technologies to improve fuel efficiencies by greater than 20 percent in its entire 2014 vehicle line-up during the recent Shanghai Auto Show.
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Subaru unveiled its first production hybrid vehicle, the 2014 XV Crosstrek Hybrid, at the New York International Auto Show. The automaker made a number of changes to the XV Crosstrek to adapt the vehicle to a hybrid system while retaining cargo space and overall versatility.
Read More →Siemens has localized production of its ELFA hybrid traction electric drive systems to its manufacturing plant located in Alpharetta, Ga., a move that allows a quicker response to the production and service needs of its customers in North America, as well as meeting “Buy America” compliance.
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