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Ford and Cleveland Cops go on Hybrid Patrol - Autoblog (#)

„20. If any company were to design a v8 hybrid police car with Cylinder deactivation technology, police departments would jump all over it. Rember that an officers patrol car is his/her office. a hybrid could allow the HVAC, comunications equipment, lights, etc to run without the IC motor running, and could get the car moving even before the IC even starts if an officer needs to move in a hurry for whatever reason.“

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/18/.../ - Cached

iZoom Site (#)

„Toyota introduced its hybrid powertrain in a compact sedan in Japan in 1997, and then in North American in 2000. But for 2004 the Prius enters its third generation and grows into a mid-size car with eye-catching style and with technology that other automakers only can envy (and some will license so they can start selling their own hybrids).“

http://www.izoom.com/2004toyotaprius.html - Cached

AFS Trinity Files Patent for Extreme Flex-Fuel 250 MPG Plug-in Hybrid with V2G Capability (#)

„AFS Trinity and Ricardo have signed a mutually exclusive Technology PartnershipAgreement to work together to develop plug-in hybrid technology. (Earlier post .) With sufficient funding they expect that XH demonstration vehicles could be in the hands of fleet owners in two years and could be licensed for mass production by car makers in three years.“

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/05/ afs_trinity_fil.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2006/05/10

Early look: Toyota Hybrid X concept (#)

„"Toyota is using the show to restate its commitment to finding and implementing solutions that make cars less of an environmental burden," the company said in a statement to the press. "Toyota™s world-leading Hybrid Synergy Drive® technology is at the core of this strategy as it moves along the path towards the ultimate eco-car."“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/02/14/early-look-toyota-hybrid-x-concept/ - Cached

Plugged-in Diesels for Europe - AutoWeek (#)

„Diesel-electric hybrids could move from cost-stunted concept to hot-selling technology in Europe if the European Union decides to tax cars based on carbon dioxide emissions. Some manufacturers already plan to sell diesel hybrids soon.“

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20070118/free/.../ 1528&cfid=1977973&cftoken=96524623 - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:42 PM