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Diesel Hybrid Electric Pickup Conversion Possible?
Electric Cars are for Girls
JULY 4, 2019
I would like to do either a hybrid CNG or hybrid electric conversion I have a 2007 Ford F250 crew cab with a diesel powertrain and four wheel drive.
Hybrid Related Topics 
Toshiba showcasing hybrid-diesel-battery locomotive demonstrator
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2019
Kiel-Toshiba Railway Europe GmbH (TRG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems and Solution (TISS), Toshiba Group’s core group in the infrastructure business, will showcase Toshiba’s modular diesel electric hybrid locomotives at Transport Logistic 2019 this week.
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Plug-in hybrid model now tops the Porsche Cayenne range
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2019
Porsche’s Cayenne range follows the Panamera series ( earlier post ) in now featuring a plug-in hybrid as its new flagship model. Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupé, Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid, 2019. All hybrid models from Porsche have auxiliary air conditioning as standard.
All American Marine launches new hybrid catamaran
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
USCG Subchapter T, hybrid-electric passenger vessel was designed by Glosten in Seattle, and will serve as a water taxi, transporting 150 passengers between Bremerton, Port Orchard, and Annapolis Washington. HybridsAll American Marine recently launched the Waterman for Kitsap Transit.
Scandlines installing Norsepower’s rotor sail solution on board hybrid ferry
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 18, 2019
Ferry operator Scandlines signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/V Copenhagen , a hybrid passenger ferry.
Construction support vessel Acta Centaurus to be fitted with Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion system
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2019
The technology group Wärtsilä is to provide hybrid propulsion capability for a new offshore wind construction support vessel. The solution to be provided by Wärtsilä includes the hybrid drive, the batteries, and an energy management system. Hybrids Ports and Marine
Volvo extends S60 range with plug-in hybrid powertrain and new trim levels
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2019
Volvo has extended its S60 range—the third generation of the premium mid-size sedan—to incorporate further powertrain choices and equipment grades, including an allwheeldrive gasoline-electric hybrid and a trim level that focuses on luxury and craftsmanship. Hybrids Plug-ins
Honda to launch motorcycle hybrid system-equipped PCX HYBRID scooter
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JULY 7, 2018
Honda’s latest addition to its PCX series of scooters is the PCX HYBRID, the world’s first mass-produced motorized scooter (125cc or less) equipped with a motorcycle hybrid system. 48V Hybrids
First vessel with Wärtsilä HY hybrid technology now in operation
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2019
The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module solution, the Wärtsilä HY, is now fully operational on the Vilja , an escort tug owned by the Swedish port of Luleå. It is the marine sector’s first hybrid power module of this type produced. Hybrids Ports and Marine
Hyundai Motor Group develops world first active shift control for hybrids
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2019
The new technology will premiere in the upcoming Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and eventually benefit other upcoming Hyundai and Kia hybrids. Hybrids TransmissionsHyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Active Shift Control (ASC) transmission technology.
Subaru introducing its first plug-in hybrid in US; Crosstrek Hybrid
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Subaru Corporation is introducing its first plug-in hybrid vehicle, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, in the US. Priced at $34,995 plus $975 for destination and delivery, the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid is the most efficient version of the versatile compact SUV. Hybrids Plug-ins
Best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars for August 2019
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 22, 2019
Auto-loan interest rates have started to fall slightly in August—but that hasn't yet made it any easier to find great deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars. Plug-In Hybrids deals
2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2019
Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity.
Continental presents 48V full-hybrid system; motor delivers up to 30 kW
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2019
In the run-up to IAA 2019, Continental Powertrain is now presenting a 48-volt high-power drive system with 30 kW, enabling a full-hybrid vehicle. Conventional full-hybrid vehicle would normally use high voltage technology. The 48-volt systems were previously known as mild or P0 hybrids.
2020 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid gets more electric range, XtraBoost performance
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 15, 2019
Plug-In HybridsThree years ago BMW positioned the 330e as the plug-in you wouldn’t have to wait for—in one very memorable ad that showed an owner skipping past empty Superchargers for a 330e and zooming off on engine power. We know how that ended up.
XL delivers 154 hybrid GMC Savana vans to CalVans; largest single hybrid van deployment in California
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2019
XL delivered 154 hybrid electric (HEV) GMC Savana Cargo vans to the California Vanpool Authority (also known as CalVans ) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet. Fleets Hybrids
Toyota Motor Europe sold 578,400 vehicles 1H 2019; 52% hybrids
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2019
Hybrids drove the strong performance between January and June 2019, with total hybrid sales of 303,400 units (+18% year-on-year), or 52% of the total. Despite the weaker European market, Toyota & Lexus sales have increased thanks to strong demand for our hybrid models. This strong performance will continue in the second half of the year and we are on track to exceed our total Toyota and Lexus sales objective of 1,065,000 this year due to the strength of our hybrid order bank.
2020 Kia Optima Hybrid includes more active-safety features
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 2, 2019
The 2020 Kia Optima Hybrid joins non-hybrid Optima models in making several important safety features standard. In 2019, automatic emergency braking and automatic lane control were optional on the Optima Hybrid EX and were not available on the Plug-in Hybrid. For 2020, the Optima Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid again come only in the EX trim level. Plug-In Hybrids
BMW doubles battery production in US for coming X3 and X5 plug-in hybrids
Green Car Reports
JULY 25, 2019
BMW is doubling is battery production capacity in preparation for producing two new plug-in hybrids at its South Carolina factory. The company plans to begin producing the 2020 BMW X5 xDrive 45e plug-in hybrid SUV there on August 1, followed by the new plug-in hybrid X3 xDrive 30e in December.
Daher, Airbus and Safran team up to develop distributed hybrid propulsion aircraft demonstrator: EcoPulse 2019
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2019
Daher, Airbus and Safran are partnering for the design and development of the wing-mounted EcoPulse distributed hybrid propulsion demonstrator with a maiden flight scheduled in 2022. Aviation Hybrids
The Hybrid SUV Pipeline
Hybrid SUV Blog
JULY 24, 2013
So what does the near future hold for hybrid SUVs? 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid – Available: Summer 2013. Sharing its platform and many of its components with the forthcoming Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, the 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid gets a supercharged 2.5L New Hybrids
First drive review: Is 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid electric enough?
Green Car Reports
JULY 23, 2019
Last week, mostly avoiding tailpipe emissions and driving the 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid on plug-in charge, we quietly cruised past the eco-villages, community gardens, and co-ops that are a permanent fixture there, to the tie-dyes and. Plug-In Hybrids
Lightning Hybrids’ lightweight composite accumulator for hydraulic hybrid systems
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2015
Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), has provided some detail and background on a core component of its system: the hydraulic accumulator, or “mechanical battery”.
HELLA develops battery solutions for 48V mild hybrid vehicles
Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2019
With its new Dual Voltage Battery Management System and PowerPack 48 Volt products, the company is now one of the first on the market to offer innovative battery module solutions for mild-hybrid vehicles. The new products primarily serve the growing market of 48-volt mild hybrids.
Ford introduces hybrid version of new 2020 Explorer
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JANUARY 14, 2019
At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, Ford announced two new members of the 2020 Explorer lineup: the Explorer Hybrid and Explorer ST. Explorer Hybrid. An all-new 10-speed modular hybrid transmission provides SUV capability. Hybrids
ZF launches product offensive for hybrid and electric drive systems, automated driving, integrated safety, and chassis
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JULY 3, 2019
ZF is launching a product offensive for hybrid and electric vehicles, active chassis systems, integrated safety, and automated driving. It is laying the foundation for a new breed of battery-electric vehicles with its new 8-speed automatic transmission for hybridization. Mild hybrids.
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid gas mileage review: The ideal family hauler
Green Car Reports
JULY 5, 2019
Seating for six, up to 32-miles of EPA-rated all-electric range, and a 30-mpg combined rating set the 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid up to be not just the ideal minivan but the ideal family mover at this point in time. Plug-In Hybrids
Hybrid SUV Resale Value
Hybrid SUV Blog
JANUARY 7, 2013
Top Hybrid SUVs Retain Their Value. For those considering their first hybrid SUV or car, the high resale value of many hybrids might come as a surprise. In fact, the top three hybrid SUVs and cars are expected to retain more than 40 percent of their value after five years.
Going hybrid: Planes, trains.cruise ships?
Green Car Reports
JULY 7, 2019
It can plug in to charge its batteries when it's in port, but with a schedule reaching to the far poles of the world, the ship cruises mainly like a conventional hybrid. The Roald Amundsen, an expedition cruise ship that can carry 500 passengers and is designed for rough waters, set out last Monday on its maiden voyage silently, on electric power.
Performance details on the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar hybrid powertrain; 1,160 bhp
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2019
The heart of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar’s hybrid powertrain ( earlier post ) is a clean-sheet Cosworth-built 65° naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 engine. Equally, with the full hybrid system, peak torque will stand at 900 NN·mm @ 6,000rpm. Engines Hybrids
Analysis finds hybrids make better use of scarce batteries than pure EVs
Green Car Reports
JULY 2, 2019
In the face of growing shortages of batteries and battery materials for electric cars, one respected analytics firm says those batteries would do more good for the environment put to use in more hybrid vehicles rather than fewer all-electric cars. Per kilowatt-hour of battery capacity produced and installed in plug-in vehicles, hybrids deliver 14. Plug-In Hybrids global warming CO2
Honda to extend application of i-MMD two-motor hybrid system across lineup
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2019
As part of this, Honda will expand the application of its i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) two-motor hybrid system ( earlier post ) from large to mid-sized vehicles to small-sized vehicles, as well as to PHEVs and to evolve it as the core of Honda electrification technologies.
Hybrid X
Plug In Partners
MARCH 15, 2007
T oyota created some excitement with their new Hybrid X vehicle that they unveiled at the car show in Geneva last week. Hybrid X is a vision for future environmentally friendly motoring. Hybrid X is designed as a four-door, four-seat open-space concept.
Pininfarina-kissed Karma GT plug-in hybrid heading to Monterey Car Week
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 5, 2019
Plug-In Hybrids Pininfarina Karma AutomotiveGone is the Joker grin, as well as the walrus mustache. The new Karma GT by Pininfarina will show off its much sleeker facelift at Monterey Car Week next weekend in California.
Toyota unveiles flexible fuel hybrid prototype in Brazil
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2018
Toyota unveiled a prototype hybrid flexible-fuel vehicle (Hybrid FFV) during an event Toyota held São Paulo, Brazil. The prototype is the combination of a flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) that can be powered by both gasoline and alternative fuels such as ethanol, and Toyota’s hybrid system.
Toyota introduces new 2020 Highlander and hybrid at New York International Auto Show; TNGA-K platform
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2019
Arriving in Toyota dealerships in winter, the Highlander gasoline model will arrive in December 2019 and the Highlander Hybrid will make its way to customers in February 2020. Hybrid. The latter is a 17% improvement over the previous-generation Highlander Hybrid’s 28 combined MPG.
2020 Ford Escape revealed: Hybrid returns teasing nearly 40 mpg, plug-in hybrid version with 30 electric miles
Green Car Reports
APRIL 2, 2019
The Ford Escape was the first Ford hybrid and the first hybrid SUV to hit the market. That was 15 years ago, and Ford has been sitting out seven model years with no Escape Hybrid in the lineup. New York Auto Show Plug-In HybridsWith the introduction of a new 2020 Escape, Ford is bringing back this model, which once had a very loyal following from taxi companies, public agencies.
BMW launches plug-in hybrid variant of X3; updates to other PHEVs
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2019
At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, BMW announced the market launch of a plug-in hybrid variant of the globally popular BMW X3. The plug-in hybrid system in the BMW X3 xDrive30e consists of a 4-cylinder gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and an electric motor.
steam/ev hybrid
DIY Electric Car
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
I''m new to the ev world but my idea was to eleminate the batteries.start with a vw beetle, put a 50 hp or more electric motor kit (sold for 3k to 7.5k). Now instead of batteries arrange the front end to fit a two stroke engine (two strokes are easiest to convert to steam) running a generator head with enough current to power the 50 hp motor. Don''t know if it is posibble but would really like to get some info on it
Solaris introducing new Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid; facelifted electric and hybrid models as well
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2018
At the 14 th International Fair of Public Transport TRANSEXPO in Kielce, 23-25 October 2018, Solaris will introduce the new Solaris Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid. The company will also showcase facelifted version of the Solaris Urbino 12 electric and the Solaris Urbino 12 hybrid.
The fastest Porsche SUV ever is a plug-in hybrid
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 13, 2019
As Porsche ramps up for the launch of its Taycan electric sedan late this year, today it has a new cheerleader for the performance boost of electric motors at the top of its SUV lineup: the 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid.
Wärtsilä to deliver world’s first hybrid retrofit for short-sea shipping vessel
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation. Wärtsilä’s hybrid solutions are based on a first-of-its-kind fully integrated hybrid power module.
Plug-In Hybrids Charge Forward
Hybrid SUV Blog
AUGUST 25, 2012
Trending Up: Hybrid Sales on a Roll. The market for hybrid cars and SUVs perhaps has not taken off as fast as some had expected. Analysts predict the plug-in hybrid market will be in 2013 and for the coming years. Fuel cost savings is a big reason for the interest in hybrids.
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