Category: Plug-In Hybrids

The Chery S18 is the second Chinese-build PHEV that will take a bite out of the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius plug-in pie. Yesterday Chery announced its S18 (pictured) that can run 93 miles on all battery power alone. Compare this to the Chevy Volt that rolls out in 2010 that promises only the first […]

Last week I talked about how California regulators (mainly CARB) may decide to kill the aftermarket for plug-in vehicles this week. In 2010, if this deadline holds up both GM and Toyota will rollout their first commercial plug-in hybrid vehicles. GM will rollout the Chevy Volt and Toyota a plug-in Prius. But, where does this […]

You would think that after the “Who Killed the Electric Car” debacle that the California Air Resources Board (CARB), one of the key conspirators, would want to reverse their image and do what is really in the public’s best interest. But, cutting tailpipe emissions on cars, may just be a smokescreen according to the East […]

With the GM Volt plug-in hybrid still a couple of years off and the Prius plug-in following closely in its footsteps, China has leapfrogged the world’s largest automakers with the BYD F3 DM plug in hybrid car. BYD has used their experience as one of the world’s largest battery makers to rollout their plug-in hybrid […]

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT) out of Chicago, Illinois is one of 120 current contenders for the Progressive Automotive X-Prize. The Automotive X-Prize is giving away a $10 million award to the company that creates a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) vehicle that is production ready and that people will want to buy. The […]

In a week where the top two presidential candidates are struggling over energy policy for this country, Barack Obama calls for 1 million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) to be on the road by 2015. This is five years shorter than some other estimates. Not only does Obama want 1 million PHEVs on the road […]

Portland General Electric (PGE), based in Portland, Oregon is rolling out a dozen recharging stations in the area for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). This is in anticipation of several major automakers including GM and Toyota rolling out their PHEVs by 2010. The recharging stations are powered by 100-percent renewable energy and are free to […]

Gasoline-powered plug-in hybrids are so yesterday’s news and hydrogen plug-in hybrids are most probably the future. But, in the here and now, Odyne Corporation has unveiled the first compressed natural gas (CNG) plug-in hybrid refuse vehicle in the world. The city of Fresno, California held a press conference yesterday announcing that the new Odyne CNG […]

If you just can’t wait for 2010 for Toyota and GM to rollout their official plug-in hybrids, and want to start saving gasoline now, then the A123Systems Hymotion may just be the plug-in device you need. Right now the A123Systems Hymotion Plug-In Conversion Module (PCM) is available only for the Toyota Prius. A123Systems has gotten […]

The Extreme Hybrid XH-150 by AFS Trinity is taking a little tour now and will end up at the Capital Mall in Washington DC on Earth Day, April 20, 2008. The XH-150 is a plug-in hybrid SUV that was first unveiled in January this year. The cross-country tour started in San Francisco yesterday and will […]