Much like the companies involved in the US Advanced Battery Consortium here in the United States, Volkswagen is teaming up with other German companies to develop lithium ion battery systems. VW is teaming up with such companies as Bosch, Degussa,…
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Spy Photos: 2009 Ford Fusion Hybrid hits the streets
As the Ford Hydrogen Fusion 999 works at breaking the 200 mph barrier out on the Bonneville Salt Flats this week, a more mainstream newcomer to the Fusion lineup has been spotted testing. We were told some time ago by Ford that their next hybrid…
Thousands of iterations later, vacuum guy Dyson goes for solar EVs
You've very likely seen the commercials. The ones with the Englishman talking about all the thousands of design iterations he went through to come up with a vacuum cleaner with a big yellow plastic ball in the middle of the base. Well, he's at it…
Detroit area residents adapt behavior to rising gas prices
As usual the approach of spring in Southeast Michigan comes with rising gas prices, but this year some drivers in the area are actually starting to adapt their behavior. After a brief dip down to $1.91/gallon at the beginning of the year, prices in…
Toyota reiterates caution on lithium ion batteries
General Motors is forging ahead with lithium ion battery development for both the plug-in hybrid Saturn Vue
and the Chevrolet Volt. Meanwhile Toyota's executive vice president for R&D, Kazuo Okamoto is insisting (subs req'd) that they are still too…
More details on the Lightning GT, Not here and not cheap!
Click on the photo a a gallery of high res images of the Lightning GT
After we posted the initial information on the Lightning GT yesterday, we contacted Arthur Wolstenholme, the Technical Director at the Lightning Car Company, to get more…
SAE World Congress: UPS delivery truck with FEV hydraulic series hybrid drivetrain
At the SAE World Congress, FEV is displaying a number of vehicles that they have contributed to recently including a diesel powered version of the new Chrysler Sebring and the Lincoln MKR concept. Perhaps the most interesting vehicle is a large brown…
DOE provides more funding to Oak Ridge National Lab for fuel cell development
It looks like national laboratories are expending a lot of effort on developing various aspects of new energy sources. After the Argonne lab announcement of a new material for fuel production facilities, the Department of Energy has given $4.5…
Delphi and Autonet partnering to bring mobile internet to the masses
One of the highlights of the recent Audi Mileage Marathon for participating journalists was the in-car internet connectivity. The Q7s and other vehicles used in the marathon were equipped with a Cradlepoint mobile WiFi router and USB wireless…
Toyota executive takes on bio-fuels
On the World Wide Automotive Report on Friday, January 12 they played an interesting clip of a speech given by Bill Reinert of Toyota a few days ago on biofuels. Reinert is the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Manager at Toyota. He acknowledged that…