Environmental stories tagged with: Hybrid

For those who live in the city, car clubs have become a real alternative to owning a car. Not only do they not have the expense of running their own car, but it has been shown that they slash their carbon emissions.

According to a Harris Interactive study, more than one-quarter (27%) of US vehicle owners say they are likely (13%), very likely (8%) or extremely likely (6%) to include plug-in hybrid engine technology in their next vehicle.

EDF and Toyota have announced a technological partnership to evaluate PHV (Plugin Hybrid Vehicles) in Europe with the hope of taking PHVs from prototype to reality. The objective is to reduce the environmental impact of the car, particularly in urban environment.

Piaggio, the company that brought you the Vespa, has launched a scooter that it claims with revolutionise urban transport: the hybrid Scooter.

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the company is to deliver one dual-fueled RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Engine (RE) vehicle to Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) on August 1, 2007.

Euro NCAP has released the results of two cars in the small family class, the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Skoda Fabia. Neither car received the maximum five-star rating expected in adult occupant protection.

The Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it has developed a plug-in hybrid vehicle and become the first manufacturer to have such a vehicle certified for use on public roads in Japan.

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has just released a comprehensive assessment that finds that widespread use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the United States could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and potential for improved ambient air quality.

Hybrid electric vehicles have saved close to 230 million gallons – or 5.5 million barrels – of fuel in the United States since their introduction in 1999, according to a recent analysis conducted at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that global cumulative sales of Toyota hybrid vehicles have topped the 1 million mark, with approximately 1,047,000 units sold worldwide as of May 31, 2007.

New York City's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely 'green' within five years. New York's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced a plan to increase the number of hybrid taxis to 1,000 by October 2008, and then by about 20% each year until every yellow cab will be a hybrid.