Hybrid Autos May Proliferate But Their Profile is Changing

Harbinger Part of Effort to Deliver Autonomous Logistics Capabilities for U.S. Army

American Rheinmetall received an 18-month U.S. Army contract to deliver autonomous, hybrid-powered uncrewed ground vehicles. Harbinger is providing the truck platform for those vehicles.

Hybrid Wheel Loader

With funding provided by the California Energy Commission, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has demonstrated a hybrid wheel loader, a piece of equipment widely used in the construction, refuse, and agricultural industries, that achieved a 50 % improvement in fuel efficiency.

Hybrid SUV Fleet to Premiere at the Oscars

LOS ANGELES – The red-carpet arrivals at the 80th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, will be transformed with advanced technology vehicles from GMC and Chevrolet.

Peterbilt Launches Hybrid Truck Production

NAPA, CA – Peterbilt has begun production of medium-duty hybrid trucks, delivering two production Model 335 hybrid diesel-electric trucks to VinLux Fine Wine Transport of Napa, Calif., a joint venture of Biagi Bros.

Hybrid Vehicles Sells in Record Numbers

Honda Prepping Hybrid Pickup Truck

Honda will launch a new hybrid vehicle in 2018 and plans to eventually offer a hybrid pickup truck, the automaker announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Coke Deploys More Hybrid Trucks

ATLANTA – Coca Cola Enterprises can now claim the largest hybrid truck fleet in North America, according to the company, having announced that they’ll be adding 185 hybrid trucks to their fleet, thus boosting the total number of environmentally friendly trucks to 327.

Personal Use of Hybrids Declines, Business Use Rises

A CNW Research study finds that pure personal use of the Ford Escape Hybrid and Toyota Prius declines from 2006 to 2010, while the combination of personal and business use of these vehicles increases during that same time period.