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Prototype Mack heavy-duty plug-in hybrid truck part of e-Highway demo near Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

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A prototype Mack Pinnacle axle back model equipped with a proprietary plug-in hybrid electric driveline recently participated in a zero-emission eHighway demonstration in Carson, California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Toyota to demo Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in New York City

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(TMS) announced that New York City will join the company’s US Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. Five new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicles (PHVs) will be used on city streets as part of Toyota’s partnership with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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Enterprise, Toyota and Yahoo! adding Prius plug-in hybrid demo unit to WeCar program

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is adding a Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid demonstration vehicle (PHV) to the WeCar program for Yahoo! The purpose of the program is to educate and inform the public about plug-in hybrid technology and gather real-world driving data. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, through a partnership with Toyota and Yahoo!, WeCar car sharing complements Yahoo!’s

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Ascend Energy and Atrex Energy demo tubular SOFC electric ATV, fueled by natural gas

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With more than 100 miles on the vehicle, the range and durability has been shown. The demonstration also showed the vehicle could be the most economical form of a fuel cell hybrid in terms of fuel cost. A conventional vehicle with a gasoline engine would use $9 of fuel to go 100 miles. worth of fuel.

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Toyota wraps up 3-year Strasbourg Prius PHV demo project; average 46% reduction in fuel consumption compared to gasoline ICE vehicles

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has completed its three-year plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration project jointly carried out with Électricité de France (EDF) and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg in France. The vehicles travelled more than a total of 4 million kilometers (2.485 million miles) during the project.

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Volvo Car Corporation to Introduce Diesel Plug-in Hybrid in Europe in 2012

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Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. The combined range is about 1,200 kilometers (746 miles). A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. for the plug-in demo cars.

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UK Rail Crash Demo Previews New EU Legislation

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On board were four 50 th -percentile Hybrid III crash test dummies to provide a faithful assessment of occupant kinematics. With 20 miles of track, around 1,000 rail vehicles are currently stored there awaiting maintenance and/or refurbishment in Motorail’s workshops. During the impact, around 1.5