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This Week in Hybrid Vehicles (12June04) June 2005Nissan said that it will target of 50,000 Altima hybrids per year, starting next year with US production of the car.Amberjac Projects, a UK company, announced that it is working with EnergyCS and Edrive Systems to launch the EDrive plug-in hybrid conversions in Europe. EDrive Systems is a joint venture between EnergyCS and Clean-Tech which has introduced a commercial retrofit system that converts a Prius into a plug-in or "Gas-Optional" hybrid (PHEV or GO-HEV). A converted Toyota Prius will be available for demonstrations at the end of July 2005, with a fully commercialized vehicle conversion available in early 2006. The Connaught Type-D performance V-10 hybrid represented sustainable vehicle technology at the Climate Change -- Focus on Scotland conference this week. Unveiled as a concept last year, the Connaught Type-D is designed to be a high-performance hybrid, with the emphasis on sportiness and handling (true to the Connaught heritage), rather than fuel savings. (Connaught helpfully offers an alternative to "hybrid": "HigherBred.") The new 2.1-liter V-10 engine gets an assist from a 48v electric motor coupled with a supercapacitor system for energy storage. The hybrid has a target of 42 mpg (UK) (35 mpg US) on the combined test cycle, with CO2 emissions of 150 g/km. SporTran, the transit system for Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has added a GM diesel-hybrid bus to its mass transit fleet -- the first such bus to operate in the state of Louisiana. To date, GM has delivered 353 hybrid buses to urban mass transit systems in 23 cities. SOURCE: World Changing | ||
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