Word's Second Hybrid Tugboat Unveiled by Foss Maritime Company
Builder of the world's first hybrid tugboat, Foss Maritime Company is to add a second hybrid vessel to its fleet in order to reduce the pollution and improve the efficiency. The project is part of a partnership between The Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles and Foss.
Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4: World's First Diesel Hybrid, With The Most Versatile Character Ever Seen
I've been thinking for a long time that it made sense somebody built a diesel hybrid, not only gasoline-powered, like the ones existing today. That is because diesel engines have advanced pretty fast in the last 10 years and now feature both torque and decreased fuel consumption.
Prius Breaks Silence With Add-On Noise Generator for Pedestrian Safety
I had been glad to hear that you couldn't hear Priuses as they passed by. I even stopped my engine once (I have a diesel) to hear the electric motor's humming - it sounded differently than others, something I had never experienced before. That was in 2007.
Low-Emission Tribrid Scooter Powered by Solar Energy
A group of students at the Canara Engineering College built a low-emission tribrid scooter that is powered by solar energy, being equipped with onboard photovoltaic panels.
Ford Prodigy: The 80 MPG Diesel Hybrid Car Built in The 1990s
So it's possible to build an 80 mpg (2.3 L/100km) car, with all the accessories it needs, and still claim it can't be done. This pisses me off. The Ford Prodigy concept, unveiled in 2000 at the NAIAS (North American International Auto Show) in Detroit, featured such savings and, above all these, it was a hybrid!
Chevy Volt to Use AFS Trinity's Ultracapacitors for Better Acceleration / Regenerative Braking
Hybrid and electric cars both have regenerative braking systems, which transfer the energy otherwise lost as heat back into electricity, by switching the motor's function from its normal one into an electricity generator when the driver pushes the brake pedal.
Honda To Release a Plug-In Hybrid in 2012
The Japanese car manufacturer Honda announced it will launch a plug-in hybrid car and one with full electric propulsion. These two models will be released in 2012, as part of the strategy to push themselves to the front of a race by global automakers to produce more energy-efficient vehicles.
Nissan Infiniti M35 Hybrid, To Be Launched Next Year, Drastically Improves Mileage
Nissan is planning to launch a new hybrid electric version of their luxury car Infiniti M35 Hybrid at the beginning of next year. Due to its new proprietary hybrid system, the car will be capable to compete against other full hybrids.
Honda's New Hybrid Car to be the Cheapest in Japan
The Nikkei business daily said the car will cost about 200,000 yen more than Honda's popular gasoline-powered Fit compact car and about 400,000 yen less than the Insight. "Lower prices are good for consumers but not for shareholders," said Yoshihiko Tabei, an analyst at Kazaka Securities.
Toyota Auris Hybrid Launches European Production As Of Today
Today officially begins the production of the new Auris model with Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD), the first full hybrid vehicle in its class built in Europe. To generate a powerful efficiency, this car has two electric motors and a 1.8 litre VVT-i petrol engine.
