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Do Americans Want the Same as Consumers in Europe When It Comes to Plug-In Hybrids?: A New Study in Europe Accentuates the Growing Need for Supporting Plug-in Hybrid Infrastructures ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A new Harris Interactive([R]) study has uncovered significant consumer demand for energy efficient technologies in the automotive sector in Europe. Comparison research in the U.S. mimics this trend. Figures from the...; Tags: Europe, Harris Interactive, plug-in, technology, U.S.; Research articles 2008-09-18
Nissan mulls plug-in hybrids: official: TOKYO AFP — Nissan is considering developing plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be charged at home, as it seeks to catch up with its rivals in fuel-sipping cars, an official said Wednesday. Japan's third-largest automaker is considering the move as consumers are increasingly switching to fuel-efficient cars due to...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., plug-in; Research articles 2008-09-03
Johnson Controls and Saft, a French battery manufacturer, are joining to supply Ford Motor Co. with advanced batteries to test in a fleet of Escape plug-in hybrids: Johnson Controls and Saft, a French battery manufacturer, are joining to supply Ford Motor Co. with advanced batteries to test in a fleet of Escape plug-in hybrids. The lithium-ion batteries will power 20 demonstration vehicles. The plug-in hybrids will be powered entirely by an electric motor and have a battery...; Tags: battery, Engineering, Ford Motor Co., Johnson Controls Inc., plug-in; Research articles 2008-07-01
Keeping track of plug-in car: Ask AP is a weekly Q&A column where Associated Press journalists respond to readers' questions about the news. Toyota has announced it will introduce a plug-in hybrid car in 2010. As with electric vehicles produced in the mid-1990s, it will be available only on a lease basis. What...; Tags: Associated Press, car, FINANCE, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-06-21
A123Systems Begins Taking Consumer Orders for its Hymotion L5 Plug-in Conversion Modules: Starting Today, A123Systems Will Accept Consumer Deposits for Plug-in Conversion Modules Capable of Increasing Fuel Economy to More Than 100 Miles per Gallon and Reducing CO2 Emissions by More Than 50 Percent WATERTOWN, Mass. -- A123Systems, developer and producer of Nanophosphate[TM] lithium ion batteries, today announced the launch of...; Tags: emission, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-04-29

Long Island Technology Briefs: March 28, 2008: New Rochelle to roll out Odyne-propelled dump truck The City of New Rochelle has selected Hauppauge-based Odyne Corp. to fit one of the municipality's refuse trucks with Odyne's plug-in hybrid vehicle technology. The garbage truck was chosen as a test vehicle for the technology because,...; Tags: Air Force, aircraft, Engineering, Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corp., plug-in, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telephony; Research articles 2008-03-28
EPRI Joins Ford-SCE Analysis of Plug-in Hybrids on Grid: PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Electric Power Research Institute EPRI and Ford Motor Company today announced a three year agreement to develop and evaluate technical approaches for integrating plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEVs into the nation's electric grid system, a key requirement to facilitate widespread adoption of the vehicles. ...; Tags: Electric Power Research Institute, Engineering, Ford Motor Co., plug-in, Southern California Edison, Transportation; Research articles 2008-03-27
Park It and Plug It.: Byline: Jim Ostroff Plug-ins -- autos with batteries that you can recharge nightly -- will likely hit showrooms in two years as manufacturers push to meet new mileage standards. The future plug-ins really are hybrids that average 80 to 100 miles per gallon of...; Tags: car, gasoline, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, plug-in; Research articles 2008-02-01
Hybrids Dominate D.C. Auto Show: face=+Italic; Washington, D.C.--face=-Italic; Under a banner that read, "Gas-friendly to gas-free," General Motors' Mark LaNeve told a preview audience at the Washington Auto Show that U.S. automakers were entering a new era, one in which plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles could eventually dot the landscape. "The automotive industry...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., hybrid, Manufacturing, plug-in, technology; Research articles 2008-01-30
120 mpg may become a real possibility: Automakers are moving fast to determine whether plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can be put onto the market affordably. PHEVs can up to triple fuel mileage in short trips, and recharging costs less than gas to go the same distance. It appears that plug-ins cut tailpipe emissions...; Tags: battery, Engineering, Ford Motor Co., hybrid, plug-in; Research articles 2008-01-25
Prius plug-in displays battery of good points: DETROIT -- Seventy-one miles per gallon. That's what the trip computer read after a 4-mile loop through downtown and a short freeway blast in a prototype of the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid. Skip the freeway run, go lighter on the throttle downtown...; Tags: battery, car, Engineering, hybrid, motor, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-01-18
Auto rivals all charged up by plug-in competition GM: DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC on Monday rolled out three plug-in concept cars at the North American International Auto Show, the venue where rival General Motors Corp. made a splash one year ago with its Chevrolet Volt electric concept. Not to be outdone, GM announced production may begin...; Tags: Auto, battery, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., plug-in; Research articles 2008-01-15
It's prime time for electric cars: DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC on Monday rolled out three plug-in concept cars at the North American International Auto Show, the venue where rival General Motors Corp. made a splash one year ago with its Chevrolet Volt electric concept. Not to be outdone, GM announced production may begin as...; Tags: battery, car, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., plug-in; Research articles 2008-01-15
GM mounts hybrid offensive against Toyota's dominance: DETROIT, Michigan AFP — General Motors Corp. mounted an offensive against rival Toyota Motors Co.'s hybrid dominance Monday with a plan to be the first automaker to deliver a plug-in hybrid to the general public as soon as 2010. It was just one in a series of one-upmanships declared...; Tags: General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-01-14
Toyota to offer plug-in hybrids by 2010: chief: DETROIT, Michigan AFP — Toyota Motor Corp. will produce a small fleet of plug-in hybrids by 2010, the Japanese automaker's chief said Sunday. The plug-in hybrid will go head-to-head with US rival General Motor Corp's Chevy Volt, which is also expected to hit the road in 2010. The...; Tags: plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2008-01-13
Minneapolis mayor drives plug-in car.(R.T. Rybaks usage of hybrid car)(Brief article): Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's new official city car is a plug-in, gas-electric hybrid Toyota Prius that gets more that 70 miles to the gallon of gas. The mayor began driving a hybrid Toyota Prius upon taking office in 2002; he decided to pursue the...; Tags: battery, car, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2007-12-10
Oak Ridge National Lab Joins Plug-in Hybrid Development Consortium to Cooperate on PHEV Development: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced today that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL, one of the nation's leading research labs, has joined the Plug-in Hybrid Development Consortium. The Consortium is made up of a growing number of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other organizations...; Tags: consortium, electronics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, plug-in; Research articles 2007-11-30
Chevrolet Unveils New Plug-in Electric Vehicle to South Florida: South Floridians have a chance to preview the Chevy Volt concept, a plug-in, electric vehicle like no other, at various South Florida venues October 18 - 23. See schedule below. More than seventy five percent of drivers in the United States commute fewer than 40 miles a day. For...; Tags: Chevrolet, General Motors Corp., plug-in, South; Research articles 2007-10-19
Chevrolet Unveils New Plug-in Electric Vehicle to South Florida: Press Briefing Kicks-Off Concept Chevy Volt Tour Throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties MIAMI -- For the first time, South Floridians will have a chance to preview the Chevy Volt concept vehicle on display at various South Florida venues October 18 - 23. The Chevy Volt was first shown...; Tags: Chevrolet, Engineering, General Motors Corp., plug-in, Transportation; Research articles 2007-10-16
Riding in the Slipstream: The Japanese are way ahead in manufacturing hybrid cars. The good news: American entrepreneurs are cashing in on side products like souped-up batteries. When it comes to hybrids, the heavyweight tussle between American and Japanese automakers appears to be a hopeless mismatch. Toyota introduced its gas-electric hybrids in 1997...; Tags: battery, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, hybrid, plug-in, Toyota Motor Corp.; Research articles 2007-10-01