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Toyota announces world's first diesel-electric hybrid forklift

There are some who believe that the Holy Grail of fuel-saving technology could potentially be diesel-electric hybrids, and the idea certainly isn't without merit. After all, diesel engines are inherently more efficient than their gasoline-swilling siblings, so there's the potential for even higher fuel economy than with traditional gas-electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius hatchback. Further, diesel-electric locomotives have proven the technology viable for certain applications. For this reason, we were keenly interested when we heard that ... Read more →

Team Enertia to enter biodiesel-electric hybrid Studebaker Avanti in Auto X-Prize Jeremy Korzeniewski

Way back in the early 1960s, famed designer Raymond Leowy locked himself and his team in a rented house for five weeks with the intent of designing an exciting new sports coupe for Studebaker. The ...

Interview with Steve Fambro from Aptera Motors Jeremy Korzeniewski

If you read our previous update regarding the Aptera, you already know that the company is now taking deposits on their futuristic three-wheeled machine. I was able to get in contact with Steve ...

In-progress pictures of a diesel\electric plug-in XR3 hybrid from Robert Q. Riley Jeremy Korzeniewski

I have a brief update from Robert at Robert Q. Riley Enterprises about the status of the XR3 diesel\electric hybrid prototype. I can also share with you a few pictures of an XR3 body under ...

Robert Q. Riley Enterprises is set to introduce their new XR3 hybrid 3-wheeler in June Jeremy Korzeniewski

Robert Q. Riley, who you may already be familiar with due to his past projects like the Tri-Magnum, is working on a new diesel\electric hybrid three-wheeled vehicle. Like other three-wheelers, this ...


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