Beijing Olympics debut for Chery hybrid vehicles co-developed with Ricardo

Posted 2 months 8 days ago under: Hybrids
Beijing Olympics debut for Chery hybrid vehicles co-developed with Ricardo
As a part of the transportation arrangements for the Beijing Olympics, a 50-unit fleet of hybrid vehicles co-developed with Ricardo is being provided by Chery Automobile Company Ltd. Known as the “Olympics Green Messengers”, these vehicles are some of China’s first hybrid vehicles and will go into full production in the months following the games.
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Nissan sets fastest lap for fuel cell vehicle at Nürburgring

Posted 2 months 22 days ago under: Hybrids, Motorsport, Technology, Nissan
Nissan sets fastest lap for fuel cell vehicle at Nürburgring
Lap runs on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany’s Eifel region are often cancelled due to rain. But the wet weather didn’t stop Nissan from taking its X-Trail fuel cell vehicle for a spin on the course recently, making Nissan the first automaker to record an FCV lap on the famous race track.
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Toyota to build Prius in USA

Posted 3 months 1 day ago under: Green, Hybrids, Toyota
Toyota to build Prius in USA
Toyota, with a long-term aim toward enhancing its ability to flexibly respond to rapid fluctuations in North American market demand and toward facilitating a stable supply of North American-made vehicles, announces the following changes to its North American production structure...
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Prius unites Europe

Posted 3 months 24 days ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
Prius unites Europe
It is hard to find much the British, the French and the Germans have agreed on over the years, but it seems Toyota has found the answer: They all love the Toyota Prius.
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Toyota to produce Camry Hybrid in Australia and Thailand

Posted 4 months 4 days ago under: Hybrids, News, Toyota
Toyota to produce Camry Hybrid in Australia and Thailand
Toyota announced today that it is to start production of a Camry Hybrid model in Australia and Thailand as part of its on-going efforts to develop the popularity of hybrid vehicles worldwide. In Australia the new Camry Hybrid will be going into production in 2010 at Toyota Motor Corporation Australia’s Altona factory near Melbourne, with an annual target of 10,000 units. In Thailand the centre for production is Toyota Motor Thailand’s (TMT) Gateway Plant, where the aim is for 9,000 vehicles to be built each year from 2009.
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Ronn Motor company unveils "Hydrogen Hybrid" Supercar

Posted 4 months 5 days ago under: Hybrids, Supercars
Ronn Motor company unveils
Ronn Motor company, a firm based in the U.S has come out with a Supercar. These days everyone does, but this one runs on hydrogen. Even better, it is a hybrid hydrogen supercar!
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London’s car owners least keen to go green

Posted 4 months 5 days ago under: Green, Hybrids
London’s car owners least keen to go green
Despite recent increases to the Congestion Charge as well as the cost of fuel, London’s 2.6 million car owners* are among the least likely in the UK to choose a car powered by alternative fuel, according to research by motoring website NEWCARNET.co.uk.
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Toyota develops new fuel cell hybrid

Posted 4 months 7 days ago under: Hybrids, Toyota
Toyota develops new fuel cell hybrid
Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid vehicle that travels more than double the distance of its predecessor model, increasing the maximum cruising range from 205 miles to 515 miles. Limited cruising ranges of previous fuel cell systems presented obstacles to widespread fuel cell vehicle use but the ‘Toyota FCHV-adv’ (fuel cell hybrid vehicle-advanced) improves the cruising range with its newly designed high-performance Toyota FC Stack.
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Volkswagen Working on High-Performance Energy Storage

Posted 4 months 17 days ago under: Green, Hybrids, Volkswagen
Volkswagen Working on High-Performance Energy Storage
Agreement has been reached on a co-operation which sees Volkswagen joining forces with Sanyo, one of the world’s leading developers of rechargeable batteries, to work on new and extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology.
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Saab star comes to Eden – 9-X BioHybrid takes centre stage

Posted 4 months 23 days ago under: Green, Hybrids, Saab
Saab star comes to Eden – 9-X BioHybrid takes centre stage
Saab comes to the 2008 Sexy Green Car Show at the Eden Project with its ground-breaking vision of what the future compact car could look like – the Saab 9-X BioHybrid. First seen at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show in March, where it won ‘Best Concept’, the Saab 9-X BioHybrid is making its UK debut at the show.
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