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Hybrids even work with hydrogen. Gasoline, diesel, natural gas, plugs, and fuel cells Let’s be honest. Hybridcarblog is on life support. I’m just not sure I see a purpose. I started Hybridcarblog many years ago, when I firmly believed that hybrid cars were the key to an American energy revolution. Ironically, I still feel that hybrid cars [...] [...]
By Philippe Crowe A recently published report from Pike Research finds that rising fuel prices and stronger fuel economy regulations will stimulate increasing demand for clean diesel vehicles in markets around the world, and the firm forecasts that sales of these vehicles will increase from 9.1 million in 2012 to 12.1 million annually by 2018, with [...] [...]
By Philippe Crowe <img src="/files/EUCAR.jpg" alt="EUCAR" The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) has called for a number of priority automotive research and innovation (R&I) initiatives by 2020 to support competitive and sustainable road transport. EUCAR also calls for these initiatives to be supported by a substantial budget that reflects the sector’s social and economic contribution to [...] [...]
By Jeff Cobb Last Friday Nissan announced its all-electric Leaf will be the first of more Nissan EVs to come down under and will sell for a not-insubstantial – and unsubsidized – $51,500 AUD ($52,525 USD). The Leaf was launched in the U.S. in the lower-mid $30,000 range before applicable subsidies in December 2010, and Nissan sold [...] [...]
By Philippe Crowe Texas-based EVCarco, Inc. announced that last Friday Third Stone Software submitted its EVCA “Alternative Fuel Locator” (AFL) App to the Apple App Store. The AFL provides station information and routes for the following alternative fuel vehicle types: Electric Vehicles, Compressed Natural Gas, Biodiesel, LNG, E85, LP and Hydrogen. read more [...]
By Philippe Crowe The German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) and several industrial companies signed today a joint letter of intent to expand the network of hydrogen filling stations in Germany. By 2015, Germany will have a supply network of at least 50 public filling stations. read more [...]
By Huw Evans In an apparent case of confusion in California recently, a CODA rep accidentally unplugged a Ford Focus Electric that was being tested by the member of the media. Forbes staff member Todd Woody had stopped to recharge the Focus in Berkley, California and was at a nearby café when his phone buzzed. The Focus [...] [...]
By Philippe Crowe New Energy Technologies, Inc., a developer of see-through solar cells for generating electricity on glass, announced yesterday an improvement in its manufacturing technique that should lead to higher speed, lower costs and greater durability. Teaming with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), New Energy Technologies Inc. has developed the use [...] [...]
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