hydraulic-hybrid Subscribe
Lightning Hybrid to go for X-prize with 100 mpg biodiesel hydraulic hybrid
A small startup company in Loveland, Colorado is working on what it hopes will be the keys to the Automotive X-Prize. Lightning Hybrids is building a pair of vehicles, one with three wheels and the other with four, that use a biodiesel-fueled hydraulic hybrid powertrain. Not a lot of details are available right now, but from what can be gleaned on the website, it appears to be a series hybrid system with a compact 90 hp two-stroke diesel engine paired with a hydraulic drive system. The site lists total power of 90 hp from the engine plus 150 ... Read more →
Peterbilt unveils new hydraulic hybrid garbage truck Alex Nunez
Click image to enlarge Stop. Pick-up. Go. Repeat. This is the routine your sanitation and recycling trucks follow as they go about their daily rounds, relieving us of the astonishing amount of junk ...
Most promising green technologies number eight: hydraulics Jeremy Korzeniewski
Many modern vehicles already use hydraulic power for certain functions, namely power steering and brakes. Companies such as UPS, though, see potential in using hydraulic systems as part of a hybrid ...
Peterbilt builds electric and hydraulic hybrids Domenick Yoney
Big serious trucks are not usually what comes to mind when you think of the word "hybrid" but in a world of $100+ barrels of light sweet crude, Peterbilt is putting out some products that may change ...
Hydrostatic drive racecar features regenerative braking Jeremy Korzeniewski
Hydraulic hybrids have been on the drawing boards for a few years now, with company's such as FedEx and UPS testing systems as we speak. Even Ford has dabbled in hydraulic technology for their line of ...
Breaking news:
- Officially Official: 2011 Audi A1 finally arrives Report: Toyota considering Prius recall over brake problems Breaking: NHTSA opens investigation into Prius brake issue Toyota adds Prius to list of vehicles with brake problems; not recalled (yet) *UPDATE Tesla files with the feds for IPO Think ranks EV-ready cities in the U.S., puts LA, San Francisco at top Honda unveils new solar-powered hydrogen generating and fueling station BREAKING: Toyota temporarily halts sales of selected models, Prius not affected *UPDATE Washington D.C. to be the third retail market for Chevrolet Volt *UPDATE Better Place raises another $350M in series B venture funding
Lightning Hybrid to go for X-prize with 100 mpg biodiesel hydraulic hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green
A small startup company in Loveland, Colorado is working on what it hopes will be the keys to the Automotive X-Prize. Lightning Hybrids is building a pair of vehicles, one with three wheels and the other with four, that use a biodiesel-fueled hydraulic hybrid powertrain. Not a lot of details are ...
Peterbilt unveils new hydraulic hybrid garbage truck 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Click image to enlarge Stop. Pick-up. Go. Repeat. This is the routine your sanitation and recycling trucks follow as they go about their daily rounds, relieving us of the astonishing amount of junk we all manage to accumulate in a week's time. This eats up fuel in traditionally-powered vehicles. ...
Most promising green technologies number eight: hydraulics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Many modern vehicles already use hydraulic power for certain functions, namely power steering and brakes. Companies such as UPS, though, see potential in using hydraulic systems as part of a hybrid drivetrain. While nobody is expecting a hybrid hydraulic system to be able to store enough energy to ...
Peterbilt builds electric and hydraulic hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Big serious trucks are not usually what comes to mind when you think of the word "hybrid" but in a world of $100+ barrels of light sweet crude, Peterbilt is putting out some products that may change that. Its medium duty Model 330 (photo above) is just like a Prius. Except it takes diesel and ...
Hydrostatic drive racecar features regenerative braking 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Hydraulic hybrids have been on the drawing boards for a few years now, with company's such as FedEx and UPS testing systems as we speak. Even Ford has dabbled in hydraulic technology for their line of mainstream F-Series trucks. One benefit to using hydraulics as opposed to electric hybrids is that ...
EnerDel shows off battery production facility, plans for $237 million expansion
Tata Nano makes North American debut in Detroit, but its future here remains uncertain
Greenlings: What's the point of concept cars?
Review: 2010 Lexus RX450h is the pinnacle of autonomous fuel-sippers
Ten Plug-In Cars We're Impatiently Waiting For In 2010
Featured Galleries
Categories
- Green News
- At Witz End
- AutoblogGreen Exclusive
- AutoblogGreen Q & A
- Biodiesel
- Carbon Capture
- Carbon Offset
- Coal to Liquid
- Diesel
- Emerging Technologies
- Etc.
- Ethanol
- EV/Plug-in
- First Drive
- Flex-Fuel
- Green Culture
- Green Daily
- Greenlings
- HCCI
- Holidash
- Hybrid
- Hydrogen
- In The AutoblogGreen Garage
- Legislation and Policy
- Lightweight
- Manufacturing/Plants
- MPG
- Natural Gas
- NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle)
- Oil Sands
- On Two Wheels
- Podcasts
- Racing
- Solar
- Spy Shots
- Transportation Alternatives
- Vegetable Oil
- Events
- Automotive X-Prize
- AFVI Expo
- Austin Alt Car Expo
- Barcelona International Motor Show
- Boston AltWheels
- Brisbane Auto Show
- Business of Plugging In
- Chicago Auto Show
- Detroit Auto Show
- Geneva Motor Show
- Ecofest
- EDTA Conference
- EVS23
- Frankfurt Motor Show
- HybridFest
- LA Auto Show
- New York Auto Show
- Paris Motor Show
- SAE World Congress
- Santa Monica Alt Car Expo
- SEMA Show
- Tokyo Motor Show
- Washington DC Auto Show
- Manufacturers
- Acura
- Alfa Romeo
- American Electric Vehicle
- Aptera
- Aston Martin
- Audi
- Bentley
- Better Place
- BMW
- Bright Automotive
- Bugatti
- Buick
- BYD
- Cadillac
- Chevrolet
- Chrysler
- Citroen
- Coda Automotive
- Daimler
- DaimlerChrysler
- Dodge
- Fiat
- Ferrari
- Fisker
- Ford
- GEM
- GM
- GMC
- Holden
- Honda
- HUMMER
- Hyundai
- Infiniti
- Isuzu
- Jaguar
- Jeep
- Kia
- Lamborghini
- Land Rover
- Lexus
- Lincoln
- Lotus
- Maserati
- Maybach
- Mazda
- Mercedes Benz
- Mercury
- Miles EV
- MINI
- Mitsubishi
- Myers Motors
- Nissan
- Opel
- Persu Mobility
- Peugeot
- Phoenix
- Pontiac
- Porsche
- PSA
- Renault
- Rolls Royce
- Saab
- Saturn
- Scion
- SEAT
- SMART
- Subaru
- Suzuki
- Tata
- Tesla Motors
- Th!nk (Think)
- Toyota
- Universal Electric Vehicle
- Vectrix
- Volkswagen
- Volvo
- Zap
- ZENN
- Region
Our Writers
Sebastian Blanco
Editor-in-Chief
Jeremy Korzeniewski
Editor
Sam Abuelsamid
Associate Editor
Domenick Yoney
Associate Editor
Autoblog Green bloggers (30 days)
| # | Blogger | Posts | Cmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Blanco | 125 | 11 |
| 2 | Sam Abuelsamid | 74 | 0 |
| 3 | Jeremy Korzeniewski | 63 | 0 |
| 4 | Domenick Yoney | 24 | 0 |
| 5 | Damon Lavrinc | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Xavier Navarro | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Jonny Lieberman | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Shunk | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathon Ramsey | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | John Neff | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Gary Witzenburg | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Paukert | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Noah Joseph | 1 | 0 |
WIN Network
- Autos
- Technology
- Lifestyle
- Gaming
- Finance
- Entertainment on AOL
- Lifestyle on AOL
- Sports on AOL
- Travel on AOL
- Also on AOL
