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NewsDecember 21, 2010

Ford Plant to Build Range of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

DEARBORN, MI - Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Assembly Plant, which once churned out large SUVs, has completed a $550 million transformation that will allow it to build not only fuel-efficient gas-powered cars, but also three production versions of electrified vehicles including battery electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars.

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NewsDecember 20, 2010

BAE Systems Announces Development of HybriDrive Parallel Propulsion System for Trucks

JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK - BAE Systems, a developer and producer of hybrid electric technologies, is developing a parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for medium and heavy duty truck applications. The parallel system is the latest version of the company's HybriDrive green propulsion system.

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NewsDecember 16, 2010

Congress to End Green Car Tax Credit

Congress declined to include the credit as part of the $858 billion tax bill approved by the Senate on an 81-19 vote Wednesday. A House vote, without the green-car tax provision, is expected today.

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NewsDecember 14, 2010

Russian Billionaire Enters Hybrid Vehicle Market

MOSCOW - Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, the new majority owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA team, announced plans to produce a new $10,000 hybrid car for the European market, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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NewsDecember 6, 2010

Lexus Captures the Conversation from Inside The New CT 200h Hybrid with 'Darkcasting

TORRANCE, CA - Introducing "Darkcasting." It's part test drive, part late night talk show, part real time feedback. It's a series hosted by actress and stand-up comedian Whitney Cummings that captures the (nearly) unfiltered conversations of influential personalities who take the new Lexus hybrid for a spin in their home cities.

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NewsDecember 6, 2010

Lexus Captures the Conversation from Inside The New CT 200h Hybrid with 'Darkcasting

TORRANCE, CA - Introducing "Darkcasting." It's part test drive, part late night talk show, part real time feedback. It's a series hosted by actress and stand-up comedian Whitney Cummings that captures the (nearly) unfiltered conversations of influential personalities who take the new Lexus hybrid for a spin in their home cities.

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NewsNovember 29, 2010

National Park Takes Delivery of 7 Hybrid Vehicles

GATLINBURG, TN - Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently took delivery of seven Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles that were purchased using a $197,550 grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program.

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NewsNovember 29, 2010

GSA Purchased One-Fourth of US Hybrid Vehicles

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's administration has bought almost a fourth of the Ford and General Motors hybrid vehicles sold since he took office, a drastic increase in federal fleet hybrid purchases.

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

Infiniti M35h Features Pedestrian Warning System

FRANKLIN, TN - The new 2012 Infiniti M35h, the first-ever Infiniti hybrid, features a standard audible pedestrian warning system. The new Infiniti M Hybrid is set to go on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in early 2011.

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

N.J. Transit Acquires 10 Azure Hybrid Shuttle Buses

OAK PARK, MI - Azure Dynamics Corp., a leader in hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles, announced the sale of 10 Balance Hybrid Electric shuttle buses to New Jersey Transit on behalf of six transit agencies within the state.

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