Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

THE US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has installed its second fuel-efficient, hydraulic hybrid system on a vehicle for the lab’s 632-acre campus in Golden, Colo. The hydraulic hybrid system is made by Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids.

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Denver Colorado Sustainable Transportation 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. —David Brosky, vice president for sales of Lightning Hybrids.

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Transportation Alaska North America 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

Lightning Hybrids ( earlier post ) and National Fleet Hybrids have entered a partnership to sell, install and distribute Lightning’s medium-duty hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems. The Lightning Hybrids applies a hydraulic drive system to the driveline of a vehicle to regenerate braking energy. Lightning Hybrids’ system.

Hybrid 199

Hybrid Fleet Massachusetts Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2018

The INTEGRATE program seeks to achieve this unprecedented efficiency level at an attractive cost by developing fuel cell and engine hybrid system concepts and enabling technologies. Funded projects are: Colorado School of Mines; High Efficiency, Low Cost & Robust Hybrid SOFC/IC Engine Power Generator – $3,006,864.

Engine 150

Engine Hybrid Fuel Wisconsin 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

Peapod, the leading online grocer in the US, took delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks this month. Lightning Hybrids applies a hydraulic system to the driveline of a vehicle to regenerate braking energy. The Lightning Hybrids system was installed at the Advanced VTech facilities in Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Fleet 150

Fleet Hybrid Chicago Store 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Morgan Olson walk-in van with Lightning Hybrids hydraulic drive system installed for AmeriPride. Lightning Hybrids’ hydraulic hybrid system on the vehicle, featuring a Ford F59 chassis and Morgan Olson Route Star walk-in van body, enhances fuel efficiency while significantly reducing emissions. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Fleet Indianapolis Ford 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2021

With the world depending on lithium-ion batteries to power our devices, our vehicles and our infrastructure, battery performance, cost and safety have become more critical metrics for success and progress than ever. We’re looking forward to addressing the market’s growing demand for a drop-in, next generation, lithium-ion battery technology.

Li-ion 221

Li-ion Commercial Lithium Ion Energy 221

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2019

More than 100 electric school buses, powered by a Cummins fully electric drivetrain, have been ordered to date from Blue Bird Corporation, a school bus manufacturer highly focused on alternative fuel technologies. The amount of interest has been outstanding; people are very excited about a 100-percent electric-powered school bus.

North Dakota 357

North Dakota New Jersey Electric Electrical 357

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In 2021, Colorado's Lightning eMotors is introducing a new Generation 4 model of its popular Lightning Electric Transit Van. This new battery technology and other upgrades give them the range, power and features at the price they need to scale up their electric fleets. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

Batteries 448

Batteries Battery Fuel Electric 448

Setec Powerr

MAY 5, 2023

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular as people seek eco-friendly alternatives to traditional gasoline-powered cars. Colorado Colorado offers a state tax credit of up to $4,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric vehicle. This rebate is available for new electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

Electric Vehicles 98

Electric Vehicles New Jersey Tax Credit Oregon 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Colorado State University. RTI International. University of Pittsburgh.

Carbon 333

Carbon Gas-Electric Grid Gas 333

Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2024

The hybrid electric box truck they’ve come up with is carbon neutral. And in the aftermath of a natural disaster like a tornado or wildfire, the vehicle, called H2Rescue , can supply electric power and potable water to survivors while acting as a temperature-controlled command center for rescue personnel. “Any A consortium of U.S.

Hydrogen 141

Hydrogen Water Diesel Fuel 141

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

The estimated $1-billion Gemini Solar Project could be the eighth-largest solar power facility in the world when finished and is expected to generate enough electricity to power 260,000 homes in the Las Vegas area and potential energy markets in Southern California. Map of the approved project alternative.

Las Vegas 248

Las Vegas Solar Batteries Battery 248

EV Life

JANUARY 11, 2024

Colorado is one of the newest states looking to accelerate widespread EV adoption through aggressive financial incentives, introducing an electric vehicle tax credit for its residents in 2023. Effective July 1st, 2023, Colorado drivers purchasing new electric vehicles under $80,000 MSRP now qualify for a $5,000 EV tax credit.

Tax Credit 52

Tax Credit Tax Colorado Tesla 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

Via Mobility Services, a local nonprofit social enterprise, operates Boulder’s HOP transit route, a high-frequency shuttle service serving Boulder hotspots like the University of Colorado campus and Downtown Boulder. The long-term plan is that we’ll be able to fuel the vehicles with the solar energy that’s collected at Via’s site.

Convert 320

Convert Diesel Batteries Battery 320

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2009

Colorado start-up Lightning Hybrids will unveil the prototype of its hydraulic hybrid four-seat sports sedan at the Denver Auto Show 1-5 April. This will also mark the public debut for the hydraulic hybrid drivetrain. Lightning Hybrids is also developing the LH3, a three-wheel commuter vehicle using the same drivetrain.

Denver 170

Denver Hybrid Auto Carbon Fiber 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

CALSTART’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Small Hybrid Bus Working Group members have selected the supplier team of StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for a 16-plus vehicle national hybrid-electric bus procurement. StarTrans also manufactures buses on their newest platform, the Balance Hybrid Drive, which utilizes the Ford E450 chassis.

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Aspen Missouri Utah 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

Ohio State EcoCAR built a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powered by E85. At the end of the second week, students had the opportunity to display their completed hybrid-electric Chevrolet Camaros with a car show at Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. kWh energy storage system.

Ohio 170

Ohio West Virginia Los Angeles GM 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2013

The projects for each team are: Power Management of Large Battery Packs - Utah State University ($3 million). Other project partners include University of Colorado (Boulder and Colorado Springs) and the Ford Motor Company. Predictive Battery Management for Hybrid Vehicles -Eaton Corporation ($2.4

Eaton 240

Eaton Electric Vehicles Utah Batteries 240

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Hydraulic Hybrid Systems , LLC (HHS), a recently-formed subsidiary of Lightning Hybrids Inc. earlier post ), is partnering with Equipment Maintenance Innovators (EMI-Global) to distribute HHS hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems for light- and medium-duty commercial fleet vehicles. HHS upfit system. Click to enlarge.

Fleet 252

Fleet Hybrid Market Denver 252

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Chevrolet Colorado.

GM 150

GM GMC Silverado Chevrolet 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Demonstration Program Vehicle 002. The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) made its North American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Using approximately 150 conventional hybrids (mostly Prius), the field test vehicles logged well over a million combined miles. Click to enlarge.

Los Angeles 199

Los Angeles Prius Plug-in Li-ion 199

Teslarati

JULY 2, 2022

Some of the most significant incentives exist or will exist, in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, and Maryland. Connecticut will offer buyers incentives for fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. For a new full EV, buyers are eligible for $2,500 or for PHEVs; $1,000.

Delaware 98

Delaware Connecticut Maryland Illinois 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

is introducing its most powerful electric propulsion system yet: the PowerPhase HD 220 electric propulsion system. Delivering a maximum output of 220kW, and 120kW on a continuous basis, the HD 220 is production-ready and would be built in the UQM volume-production manufacturing facility in Colorado. UQM Technologies, Inc.

Los Angeles 210

Los Angeles Colorado Audi Fleet 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2020

HOMER Energy by UL, a global developer of energy modeling software, announced that HOMER Grid , software for designing grid-tied distributed energy projects, can now model how hybrid systems power electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Based in Boulder, Colorado, HOMER Energy has more than 200,000 users in more than 190 countries.

Grid 186

Grid Charging Renewable Smart Charger 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Chevrolet and GMC are partnering with Power Solutions International, Inc. ( PSI ) to introduce heavy-duty pickups and full-size vans powered by 6.0-liter The expanded lineup brings GM Fleet’s portfolio of alternative fuel, hybrid and EVs to more than a dozen trucks, cars and crossovers. Cruze Colorado Express Silverado HD.

Alternative Fuels 150

Alternative Fuels GMC Chevrolet Fleet 150

EV Life

AUGUST 10, 2023

Ford F-150 Lightning Specs, Design, and Safety Features Exterior Visually, the Ford F-150 Lightning is virtually indistinguishable from its gas-powered counterpart, with a few unique elements. For Californians, the CVRP offers rebates of up to $7,500 for the purchase of eligible electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles.

F-150 52

F-150 Financing Ford Electric Vehicles 52

Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2023

The basic formula stays the same, but almost every major aspect has been enhanced in some way, including power output from the familiar twin-turbo 4.0-liter The new super sedan will feature a hybrid powertrain, but there are rumors of a fully electric powertrain as an alternative at some point. liter V-8 engine.

Shelby 52

Shelby Range Colorado BMW 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

GKN EVO eDrive Systems’ eMotor powered Team APEV to victory in the electric division of the race. The 2013 eRunner features GKN EVO axial flux motor technology (twin, liquid-cooled eMotors) which offers outstanding power and torque density. The winning racer was powered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MLiX Lithium-ion batteries.

i-MiEV 218

i-MiEV Mitsubishi Lithium Ion Colorado 218

EV Life

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Chevy Equinox Interior The Chevrolet Equinox offers a sleek, simplified interior powered by a digital infotainment dashboard at its center. Chevy Equinox Performance Exhibiting plenty of the instant torque and power electric vehicles are known for, the Chevrolet Equinox is fun to drive in any situation.

Chevrolet 52

Chevrolet Financing Electric Vehicles Tax Credit 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Earlier post.).

Houston 312

Houston Fleet Tax Credit Plug-in 312

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

Life-cycle thinking is critical to fair and accurate vehicle comparisons, especially when vehicles are powered by different fuel sources, ASG says. In the Mid-size truck segment, the return of the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado shook up this segment. Best Economic Performance: Chevrolet Colorado.

F-150 150

F-150 2015 Ford Colorado 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

On Friday, Chrysler Group LLC announced it was withdrawing from service its test fleet of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) to conduct a battery-pack upgrade. Three of the fleet’s 109 pickups equipped with plug-in hybrid powertrains sustained damage when their prototype 12.9-kWh kWh lithium-ion propulsion batteries overheated.

Chrysler 268

Chrysler PHEV Fleet Minivan 268

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

The UQM electric propulsion system produces peak torque of 650 N·m and peak power of 150 kW (201 hp). The system has a continuous torque rating of 400 N·m and a continuous power rating of 100 kW (134 hp). A separate stream of hydrogen-rich gas can be diverted for use by a stationary fuel cell system for on-site power generation.

Hydrogen 170

Hydrogen Fuel Energy Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

Rare earths and rare metals are critical inputs in existing and emerging applications including hybrid and electric vehicles and wind power turbines. Both independent analyses were done by SRK Consulting of Lakewood, Colorado, an industry mining consulting firm that specializes in such estimates. Molycorp, Inc. Earlier post.)

Colorado 231

Colorado 2010 Wind California 231

The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

Hot on the heels of a new Colorado/Canyon and fresh Ranger, the Big T has unleashed a new Tacoma. The non-hybrid Tacoma is powered by a 2.4L Like its big-bro Tundra, this mill is appended with hybrid gubbins as an option in pricier trims (TRD Sport and up). First, engines. It tag teams an electric motor and 1.87-kWh

Toyota 96

Toyota Nickel Metal Hydride Tundra Available 96

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hybrid Kinetic Group Limited (HKG). UQM’s headquarters will remain in Longmont, Colorado. It develops and manufactures batteries and battery management systems and develops and manufactures electric and hybrid vehicles. Electric propulsion system company UQM Technologies, Inc.

North America 150

North America Purchase Colorado China 150