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Volvo introduces new hybrid truck for refuse and delivery

2010 Volvo FE Hybrid Truck - Click for gallery In many cities, garbage trucks can wake up entire neighborhoods with the sound of diesel engines. When the new Volvo FE truck goes on sale (expected to take place in 2012), waste management companies will be able to opt for a truck that produces no noise, at low least some of the time. The FE truck is a parallel hybrid, like the Toyota Prius, and can operate using just the electric motor and lithium-ion batteries at low speeds; the diesel engine starts up when more power is needed or the ... Read more →

Volvo to introduce plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012 Sam Abuelsamid

Several months ago, Volvo revealed a demonstration prototype of a plug-in hybrid car based on the current V70 wagon. Today, the Swedish brand announced that it would start building a production car ...

REPORT: Kia working on diesel hybrids, electric vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

Last week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia showed off a hybrid version of its new 2011 Sorento powered by a twin turbocharged diesel engine displacing 1.6 liters mated up to a dual clutch gearbox. ...

REPORT: Citroen planning super-miserly C6 Jeremy Korzeniewski

For rather obvious reasons, most eco-friendly cars fall into the compact or subcompact category. The lighter the platform, the easier it is for automakers to eke out additional miles from each ...

Toyota not working on diesel hybrid Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's no doubt that the Toyota Prius is the most well-known green car in the world, a fact that's as often attributed to the car's distinctive styling as it is to the car's impressive fuel ...

Volvo and Vattenfall team up to develop plug-in hybrid [w/video] 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that should begin series production in 2012 with the first 3 demonstration vehicles to be completed this ...

Citroën Hypnos test drive: diesel hybrid concept car's got a lot to love 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image for a complete gallery of the Citroën Hypnos Imagine combining the highway mileage and torque that diesel engines get with the benefits of a hybrid in city traffic. This is a dream combination, and PSA is one automaker that is closes to blending these two technologies (see ...

SsangYong brings diesel-hybrid Eco C200 CUV to Seoul 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Seoul Motor Show was the first place for new versions of SsangYong's C200 compact urban vehicle (CUV) to see the light of day. The C200 Eco (above) puts up a green flag with a diesel hybrid powertrain that should reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent. The Aero version (the black model in the ...

Seoul Preview: Ssangyong to show C200, diesel hybrid 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last year at the Paris Motor Show, Ssangyong showed off a concept CUV called the C200, and it's reportedly getting close to production. Despite the sorry state of affairs at the Korean automaker, a slightly revised version of the crossover will be shown at the upcoming Seoul Motor Show. Like the ...

Diesel hybrid technology will be in Peugeot and Citron showrooms in 2011 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel hybrids from Peugeot and/or Citroën may soon appear on more than the show floor of the Paris Motor Show. Parent company PSA announced this week that it has partnered with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop diesel hybrid technology with an eye toward production models. PSA's HYmotion4 ...

H2Roma: PSA lays out green car future strategy 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Citroën and Peugeot have been putting out small, efficient vehicles for many years. At this weekend's H2Roma, the PSA group will talk about the green vehicles it hopes to bring to market in the future. H2Roma is an annual sustainable mobility and the PSA group's press release announcing its ...

Volvo plans diesel hybrids for 2012 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has major plans for fuel-saving technology. The Swedish automaker will begin fitting its bricks shapely little sedans and coupes with stop/start in the next few months and plans to move the technology up through its entire line shortly thereafter. Of course, the automaker offers diesel ...

Peugeot shows new 908 HY diesel-hybrid Le Mans racer! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Peugeot 908 HY for high-res images In the current world of big time international endurance racing, two cars stand head and shoulders above the rest, the Audi R10 TDI and the Peugeot 908 HDi. Put these two Le Mans Prototype class 1 cars, both powered by 5.5L turbo diesel V12s, on a ...

Paris Preview: Renault Ondelios diesel hybrid crossover, 52.3 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Ondelios for a high res gallery Renault is taking the wraps off a new diesel hybrid crossover at the Paris Motor Show next month. The gull-winged Ondelios is described by Renault as an "environmentally friendly long-haul journey." The nearly 16 ft-long, three-row six-seater has an ...

Volvo launching hybrid bus at Hanover 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volvo has announced plans to launch a new hybrid bus for Europe at the IAA Bus and Truck Show in Hanover, Germany this September. No stranger to building big hybrids, Volvo had been waiting to have a go at a bus until it was more "commercially viable." Now, with many parts based on standard ...

VIDEO: 225 mpg DIY diesel hybrid on the road, kit version coming 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Robert Q. Riley has finished designing and building his XR3 diesel hybrid prototype and now says, "Its your turn!". Yes, with a few simple tools and plans purchased from Mr. Riley, you too can (eventually) cruise the highways in your very own XR3. Engineered to travel 40 miles with lithium ion ...

Daimler brings ten hybrid trucks to London 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

London trucking got a bit greener today as Daimler AG has delivered ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to various customers in the city. The 7.5-ton hybrid trucks are expected to save about 15-percent in both fuel and carbon emissions using a diesel engine and electric drivetrain. The eight customers were ...

FedEx adds 10 new diesel hybrid vans to test fleet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

FedEx has already managed to rack up over two million miles in its fleet of hybrid delivery vehicles, and will now be further padding that number thanks to ten additional diesel hybrid vans from Iveco for use in Europe. The vans officially began their duty in Milan and Turin, Italy on July 10th. ...

Mercedes wants to eliminate petroleum from its lineup by 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By the middle of the next decade Mercedes-Benz wants its entire lineup to be able to operate entirely free of petroleum. The German giant is working on a variety of technologies that will help provide crude oil free transport such as battery electrics, fuel cells and highly efficient internal ...

Most promising green technologies number five: diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the new Mercedes diesel for a high res gallery Sure, diesels are already widely available all over the world. One reason is that diesel engines are simply more efficient than gasoline engines. Consider the fact that a diesel engine is capable of running on biodiesel and green-minded drivers ...

SAE Congress '08: Panel projects 20% diesel, 10% hybrid by 2020 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a panel discussion at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit today, a group of industry executives projected that diesel engines with grab 20 percent market share in the US by the end of the next decade. BorgWarner CEO Tim Manganello also projected that hybrid ...

Mercedes boss doesn't plan to let cost be an issue for more efficient cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche told Motor Trend this week that increased cost was not going to be an issue for his company to meet new fuel economy standards. Obviously getting improved efficiency out of powertrains would make them more expensive as they have to meet U.S. CAFE and European CO2 ...

SAE Congress: Mahindra diesel hybrid truck to appear at FEV booth 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We been hearing for several weeks now that Mahindra & Mahindra would probably be displaying their new diesel hybrid powertrain at the SAE World Congress next week and now we have official confirmation. Mahindra won't actually have a booth at the conference but will be on hand at the FEV booth. ...

Peugeot to create a diesel hybrid Le Mans car, possibly racing in 2009! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot may well be the first team to run a hybrid vehicle at Le Mans and it looks like it will be a diesel, too. New Peugeot CEO recently told the French paper L'Equipe that a diesel-hybrid prototype is currently under development and that it may make some trial runs as soon as this June at Le ...

VW Golf TDI Hybrid: too expensive for America? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We are extremely pleased that Volkswagen was able to achieve such phenomenal fuel mileage and emissions numbers from their Golf TDI Hybrid. As a refresher, the machine uses a 1.2 liter three-cylinder diesel engine paired with a 26 horsepower electric motor and returns 69 U.S. mpg and 89 g/km of CO2 ...

Biodiesel turbine, super capacitor, series hybrid... HUMMER! (60 MPG and 0-60 in 5 seconds) 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Johnathan Goodwin is the patron saint of green cars (although as of yet, this honor has gone unrecognized by the Vatican). Last April, John was the guy behind the Chevy Impala conversion that smoked a Lamborghini in a quarter mile on the Earth Day special of MTV's Pimp My Ride. Arnold ...

Interview with Steve Fambro from Aptera Motors 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 Fambro, the man behind the Aptera, and I'll share some design and technical details in this post. With ...

Low-rolling resistance tires reduce fuel consumption for the Peugeot 308 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The frugal 1.6-liter diesel Peugeot 308 (and the very frugal diesel hybrid version) get some of their low numbers to Michelin's new low-rolling resistance tires, called Energy Saver. According to AN Europe, the tires themselves don't subtract too many grams of CO2 emitted for each kilometer driven ...

Frankfurt Preview: Mercedes S300 Hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to enlarge Among the seven new hybrid models that Mercedes-Benz will be displaying at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show is this S300 hybrid. The S300 has a four cylinder Bluetec diesel (probably the latest 2.2L) that, combined with the hybrid system, has an output of 224 hp and 413 lb-ft of ...

Frankfurt Preview: Peugeot 308 Hybrid HDi gets 69 mpg with only 90 g/km of CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

French automaker Peugeot will be showing the latest iteration of their diesel-hybrid demonstration vehicles at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Previously they had shown a 307 and also Citroen C4 with a diesel parallel hybrid powertrain. The new car is based on the recently-introduced 308 which ...

Eaton launches production of medium duty truck hybrid systems 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Eaton Corporation has launched production of their new hybrid drive powertrain for medium trucks. Several hundred of the units will be built this year for installation starting in 2008 by truck makers like International, Peterbilt, Kenworth and others. Over 220 trucks have been produced over the ...

Diesel plus hybrid equals 70+mpg 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/The_newest_from_France_Diesel_plus_hybrid_equals_70_mpg'; The latest diesel-powered cars offered in Europe come close to - and in a lot of cases beat - hybrid-electric cars like Toyota's Prius in the mileage stakes, so imagine what would happen if you ...

35 mpg Mercedes S Class hybrid with 2.2L twin-turbo Bluetec 4 cylinder making 204 hp 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

By now, we have all come to realize that not all hybrids are created equal. Some hybrid drivetrains are designed to maximize fuel mileage, while some cater to the performance crowd. Hybrids are available or are being designed for everything from basic transportation to Sport Utility Vehicles and ...

Pure electric beating out hybrids in UK commercial vehicle market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Writers for Newspress are at the Commercial Vehicle show in the UK and their overall impression of the CV market is "Battery electrics today – hybrids tomorrow." That might seem backward to people familiar with the passenger vehicle market what hybrids dominate over the pure-EV market, but ...

In-progress pictures of a diesel\electric plug-in XR3 hybrid from Robert Q. Riley 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 construction. The process of creating a body from scratch requires building up a foam core that is larger than ...

Technical details of the XR3 learned during our visit to Robert Q. Riley Enterprises 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We showed you the press release from Robert Q. Riley Enterprises announcing the impending launch of the XR3 diesel electric hybrid a few days ago. Now, we would like to share with you some technical details that we learned while we made a visit recently. The diesel engine, mounted at the front of ...

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