Posts Tagged ‘hybrid’
Plug In 2009: Rapid Electric Vehicles REV’s up Fleet Sales
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event
During Plug In 2009 in Long Beach Calif., I was introduced to the REV™ 300 ACX electric vehicle, an OEM Ford Escape vehicle with its internal combustion engine and related drive and fuel components completely removed.
Based in Vancouver, BC, REV stands for Rapid Electric Vehicles, and founder/CEO Jay Giraud states there is no re-engineering performed [...]
Tags: auto, battery, car, Clean Energy, electric car, EV, hybrid, Lithium-Ion, Matt_Kelly, PHEV, plug-in, REV
2009 Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Meet Hypermiler Richard Krueger
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under alternative transportation, event, hybrid
Fellow Examiner Richard Krueger is a hypermiler.
What is hypermiling you ask? It’s method of increasing your car’s gas mileage by making skillful changes in the way you drive, allowing you to save gas and thereby have an easier time withstanding the rising oil and gas prices.
Richard is so well versed in these techniques, he is [...]
Tags: Escape, Ford, hybrid, Hybridfest, Hypermiling, mpg, MPGChallenge
2009 Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Jeff Bach Fires ‘Em Up
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under alternative transportation, event, hybrid, mass transit
As operators of heavy duty engines search for alternatives to dirty diesel, Jeffrey Bach and his team invite them to get fired up!
He and his company, Fire Em Up, are makers of the Diesel Magnum, a propane substitution system for diesel engines, providing dramatic reductions in harmful emissions, as well as substantial reductions in fuel [...]
Tags: diesel, Fire_Em_Up, fuel, Green_Drive_Expo, hybrid, Hybridfest, propane
Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Toyota
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under alternative transportation, event, hybrid
During Hybridfest Green Drive Expo, I spoke with John Dolan, sales consultant at smart Motors in Madison, Wisc.
John was quite knowledgeable about the new 2010 Toyota Prius, which I had until then as yet to be introduced to.
The new 3g Prius combines including integrated fog lamps and underbody covers for improved drag coefficient (Cd), technology [...]
Tags: auto, battery, car, GreenDriveExpo, hybrid, Hybridfest, Prius, Toyota
Hybridfest: Green Drive Expo - Ford’s Praveen Cherian
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under alternative transportation, event, hybrid
Hybridfest Green Drive Expo has come and gone for another year in Madison, Wisc, but the feel-good aura remains.
Special thanks to Ford Motor Company for supporting the event as Ruby Sponsor.
While at the expo, I had the good fortune to meet Praveen Cherian, Hybrid Team Leader on the Ford Fusion Hybrid, who gave me a [...]
Tags: Ford, fusion, GreenDriveExpo, hybrid, Hybridfest, Madison, Matt_Kelly, Praveen_Cherian, regenerative_braking
Wayne Gerdes at Hybridfest: Green Drive Expo
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under alternative transportation, education, event, hybrid
During Hybridfest: Green Drive Expo in Madison, Wisc, Wayne Gerdes of CleanMPG.com, considered by many to be the father of hypermiling, gave a presentation about how he and his team were able to acheive over 1,400 miles on a single tank of gas in a Ford Fusion Hybrid this past April. The mpg equated to [...]
Tags: CleanMPG, Ford, fusion, GreenDriveExpo, hybrid, Hybridfest, Hypermiling, WayneGerdes
Ford’s Fabulous Fusion Hybrid
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
Alright, I admit it. I have new-car envy.
As the owner of an 18 year-old two-seat roadster, I get this way when I get behind the wheel of a brand new sedan.
Such was the case last weekend when Ford handed me the keys and invited me to drive their new Fusion Hybrid from LA to San [...]
Tags: auto, car, Chevy, concept, CPM, Edge, EV, Flex, Ford, fusion, GM, Honda, hybrid, Malibu, mpg, scanguage, Sirius, Volt
What’s Nu at Hyundai?
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
What has gull-wing doors, a hybrid drivetrain and Touchsense technology? The all new Hyundai Nuvis, the eleventh signature concept car to be designed at the company’s California Design Center in Irvine, Calif.
The vehicle, unveiled at this week’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), can be driven in gasoline-engine-only mode or all-electric mode, courtesy of its [...]
Tags: auto, battery, car, concept, cool, EV, hybrid, Hyundai, Matt Kelly, Nuvis, NYIAS
US Gov’t fleet to get a little greener
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids will soon be entering the government fleet, thanks to President Barack Obama. Putting his money (or more aptly, your money) where his mouth is, the president plans to use $285 million in Federal stimulus funds by June 1st to buy fuel-efficient vehicles from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, including [...]
Tags: auto, Chrysler, EV, Ford, GM, GSA, hybrid, Matt Kelly, Obama
150 MPG with AFS Trinity’s PHEV Technology
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under Uncategorized
Prior to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), one news story getting a lot of traction was the conversion of a Saturn Hybrid into a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) capable of 150 miles per gallon. So I was quite excited to speak with Don Bender, chief technology officer for AFS Trinity, the [...]
Tags: AFS Trinity, Don Bender, Extreme Hybrid, hybrid, NAIAS, North American International Auto Show, PHEV, Saturn