]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Hybrid Cars & Trucks Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189570?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Kia, Geneva Motor ShowKia Venga EV concept - Click above for high-res image galleryApparently our Geneva Motor Show crew overlooked a one of the cars at the Kia stand this week. The Korean company showed off a battery electri... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189570?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189273?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., is developing a phosphorous sulfide solid electrolyte (Li2S-P2S5) for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The company expects to commercialize solid-state lithium-ion cells using the new electrolyte around 2012. Idemitsu is a ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:18:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189273?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189275?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Infinitrak's epicyclic traction drive eliminates gears and integrates the thrust bearing function to save cost, reduce noise, improve durability and increase the range of ratios available within a given package space. Click to enlarge. Infinitrak, ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189275?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189277?rsstype=latest&cid=46 The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has awarded researchers at UT Dallas $1 million over three years to develop a new class of filtration membranes to separate hydrogen and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from coal plant ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:17:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189277?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189573?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Chrysler, DodgeIf a production schedule posted at Allpar is to be believed, Chrysler will kick off production of the new Ram 1500 hybrid on November 16, 2010. The Ram hybrid inherits the same 5.7-liter Hemi V8, two-mode hybrid po... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189573?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189278?rsstype=latest&cid=46 The FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Click to enlarge.Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the Germany-based Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). Founded in 2002, Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international cooperation that i... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189278?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189279?rsstype=latest&cid=46 The California South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has issued a request for proposals for an operator for the hydrogen filling station in Burbank, California. The US Department of Energy (DOE) originally contracted BP to install a hyd... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:56:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189279?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189574?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Diesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hydrogen, Green DailyJust because it's difficult to predict the future doesn't mean people won't try. See, for example, the CEO of Shell, who said last week that he expects plug-in vehicles to make... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189574?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189283?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA (earlier post), has been awarded one of five contracts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop and test an electric postal delivery vehicle. Under the contract,... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189283?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189575?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, Green DailyCapstone Turbine CMT-380 - Click above for high-res image galleryOur posts on the 240 horsepower CMT-380 hybrid-electric sports car powered by a microturbine during the car's unveiling during the... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189575?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189560?rsstype=latest&cid=46 A recent article from Lawrence Berkely Laboratory suggests that readers should 'Pull the plug. Your battery will thank you.' Researcher Venkat Srinivasan writes about batteries and battery chemistry rather specifically, but without becoming overwhel... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:08:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189560?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189576?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, New York Auto ShowThe votes from 59 international journalists have been counted and the finalists for World Car of the Year have been named. The Detroit News is reporting that the Toyota Prius, Volkswagen Polo and the Mercedes-Be... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:56:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189576?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189579?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Maserati, Green Daily, LightweightWhat's the world coming to when two of Italy's most storied supercar manufacturers - we're talking Ferrari and Lamborghini here, in case you couldn't tell - are planning to launch hybrid automobi... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:04:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189579?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189581?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Bright AutomotiveThe one contract from the United States Postal Service (USPS) to start bringing electric trucks to the large national fleet of Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) that we knew about went to Zap. That contract was for a... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:03:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189581?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189285?rsstype=latest&cid=46 The layout of the drivetrain for the HY-KERS concept. Click to enlarge.Ferrari presented a hybrid experimental vehicle, the HY-KERS, based on the 599 GTB Fiorano at the Geneva Motor Show. The HY-KERS features a lightweight hybrid drivetrain, with a... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:33:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189285?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189582?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: HydrogenThe SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Oaks, CA will be expanding its hydrogen fuel cell test program this year with two new buses. The buses with different chassis and powertrain configurations will both use fuel cell stacks fro... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:02:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189582?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189583?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, HydrogenForty years is a long, long time from now, so making predictions about the state of the world in 2050 is a pretty easy thing to do. Who's going to remember to fact check you? Nobody, that's who. Still, it's w... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189583?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189586?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, New York Auto Show Lexus CT 200h - Click above for high-res image galleryLexus debuted the production version of its compact CT 200h hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show this week and, after the show, it will be heading west fo... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:57:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189586?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189587?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Filed under: Hybrid, SubaruSubaru Hybrid Tourer Concept - Click above for high-res image galleryThis much we know: Subaru is ready to get into the hybrid marketplace. This much is a given following numerous rumors and reports that the Japanese automa... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:03:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/189587?rsstype=latest&cid=46 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189289?rsstype=latest&cid=46 Drivetrain of the Audi A8 parallel hybrid. Click to enlarge.Audi presented the A8 parallel hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show. (Earlier post.) The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid previews that of the production Q5 hybr... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/189289?rsstype=latest&cid=46