IRVINE, CA --- Automaker Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of U.S. retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900 100-mpg Karma sedan later this year.
Read More →TULSA, OK – American Electric Power-Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a utility company, recently added a 2008 Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle to its fleet.
Read More →The Eaton Corp.-developed plug-in hybrid truck is estimated to deliver fuel economy improvements of up to 70 percent.
Read More →Sonoma County, Calif. has applied for up to $3 million in state and U.S. Energy Department grants to install charging stations and convert existing fuel-electric hybrid vehicles to plug-in hybrids.
Read More →POMONA, CA - President Barack Obama previewed an innovative plug-in hybrid-electric utility truck with a power system developed by industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Read More →POMONA, CA --- During last week's visit to southern California, President Obama made a stop at an electric-vehicle testing facility in Pomona and announced a $2.4 billion competitive grant program aimed at making electric vehicles more widely available.
Read More →ROSEMEAD, CA – Southern California Edison is spending upwards of $5 million a year acquiring and maintaining its electric vehicle fleet, testing new plug-ins, and researching battery capabilities, according to USA Today.
Read More →IRVINE, CA --- Fisker Automotive has secured a source of battery technology for its upcoming line of plug-in hybrid vehicles by investing in its North American battery supplier, Advanced Lithium Power.
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With the new hybrid technology, GMP expects to reduce fuel usage up to 60 percent, idling time by 87 percent, and lower maintenance costs.
Read More →RICHMOND, VA – Dominion Virginia Power has added two plug-in electric hybrid cars and two hybrid-powered bucket trucks to its fleet to determine the vehicles' impact on electricity demand and energy conservation and emission reduction strategies.
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