Archive for January, 2012

30 Miles On One Electric Wheel with a RYNO

If the Segway leaves you feeling ho hum then maybe traveling on an electric one wheel RYNO would spark your interest. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)

Boulder Electric Vehicles Sells First Electric Truck

Electric commercial truck maker Boulder Electric Vehicle has sold its first battery electric commercial truck, the 2-ton capacity delivery truck called the DV-500, to local business Precision Plumbing and Heating in Gunbarrel, Colorado.  Precision plans to purchase 20 of the trucks over the next two or three years, replacing its current fleet of Dodge Sprinter [...]

The Car That Will Change Your Mind, The Electric Mitsubishi i

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Tata Hispano Unveils CNG-Electric Hybrid Bus

Tata Hispano has unveiled its compressed natural gas hybrid bus.  The CNG-electric bus has a completely new design to go with the unique power train.  The drive train is based on the company’s diesel-electric hybrid model with refinements for CNG operation. Both use Siemens electric systems and components as the two companies work in collaboration [...]

BMW reveals details of the 2012 ActiveHybrid 5

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California Testing Heavy-Duty Hybrid Earth Movers

California is readying emission testing for six heavy-duty diesel hybrids next year in a study to be conducted by the University of California Riverside.  The state is looking to see how these hybrid construction machines save on emissions. The study will put half a dozen earth movers from Caterpillar and Komatsu (both pioneering hybrid systems [...]