Chrysler Circulating Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV) to Dealers
Chrysler LLC has been demonstrating plug-in hybrid prototypes to some dealers that are further developed than those previously shown by the automaker, the company’s president said. In comments Tuesday...
View ArticleThe Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Sports Car.
Fisker Automotive on Tuesday said it raised $65 million to build the Fisker Karma, a planned $80,000 plug-in hybrid sports car. The series C funding, first reported earlier in May, was led by Qatar...
View ArticleGM Unveils Production Version of Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), the Chevy Volt
After months of fanfare and blogosphere rumors, General Motors this morning unveiled the production version of its Chevrolet Volt, the plug-in hybrid that will be heavily targeted toward commuters with...
View ArticleFord Gets $10M Federal Grant for Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)
Ford Motor Co. will receive a $10 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles and take more steps toward commercialization. The funding being announced Tuesday will...
View ArticleChinese BYD to Sell Plug-In Hybrid in U.S. by 2010
At last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chinese automaker BYD surprised industry pundits by bringing an advanced concept for a dual mode hybrid to its stand. Now the battery...
View ArticleFord Motor Planning Plug-In Hybrids for 2012
Ford Motor says it will have plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in showrooms in 2012, promising 30 miles on battery power before the gasoline engine kicks in. Ford plans to underscore that promise with...
View ArticlePlug-In Hybrids (PHEV) Reduce Smog
Plug-in hybrid vehicles operating in the electric mode don’t produce any emissions—but, of course, the power plants that charged up their batteries did. So are the emissions from largely coal-fired...
View ArticlePolicymakers Discuss Plug-In Hybrid Electric Infrastructure at Washington...
If you build it, will they come? That is the question for municipalities, employers and gambling entrepreneurs pondering the construction of a network of electrical outlets to recharge the promised...
View ArticleA Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Wants to Visit Your School
The “Spirit of DC’s” on the road again on its Sun Belt Grand Finale from San Francisco to Washington, DC. Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle All Around America (PHEV3A) tour with “EVJerry” Asher driving...
View ArticleZipcar Launches Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Pilot Program in San...
Zipcar, the world’s largest provider of cars-on-demand by the hour or day, today announced it has launched a pilot program for plug-in hybrid vehicles in its Bay Area fleet through a partnership with...
View ArticleA Car Without a Plug is No Car At All
An increasing amount of attention has been paid of late to electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Gearheads, regular folks and, lately, Congressmen wonder aloud: Who will make them? What technology will...
View ArticleToyota Preps 150 PHEV Plug-In Prius Hybrids for Europe
It’s important to have a broad perspective in the auto business – tunnel-vision has been one of the biggest criticism of the American carmakers. But seeing beyond the trees of economic meltdown to view...
View ArticleObama Pledges Billions for Renewable Energy Projects
Barack Obama declared the billions of dollars he is planning to spend on renewable energy projects off limits to the usual bartering over the next few weeks with Congress. Obama, on the first day of a...
View ArticleFuture Auto Industry Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV) and Electric Cars
Several automakers are developing plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric cars that could help meet President Barack Obama’s goal of putting 1 million plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015. Many industry...
View ArticleGM New Technology And Products On Track, 14 Hybrid Models Coming By 2012
In all of the statements released by General Motors, the now bankrupt automaker said that its new products and technologies are on track. It said that that the New GM will continue with key vehicle...
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