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EV Manufacturer Revoy Unveils Ryder as First Customer

Revoy revealed Ryder System as the first customer for the Bay Area startup’s electric vehicle, which converts a Class 8 diesel semi into a hybrid without any changes to the tractor.

October 17, 2024
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Hexagon Agility and Brudeli Green Mobility to Deliver NZEVs

LAS VEGAS — Hexagon Agility and Brudeli announced a collaboration and unveiled the Brudeli Powerhybrid, the first near-zero-emission vehicle that complies with California’s ACT and ACF rules.

July 12, 2024
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VW Brand to Beef Up Hybrid Offerings as EV Shift Stumbles

Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand plans to bolster its offering of plug-in hybrid cars in response to a slowdown in demand for fully electric vehicles.

May 8, 2024
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Volvo Counting on Hybrid Cars to Pay Hefty CO2 Fines

Volvo Car AB is counting on tripling sales of plug-in hybrid models this year as a way to avoid paying what could amount to hundreds of millions of euros in European penalties for the sale of its more polluting yet popular combustion-engine SUVs.

January 27, 2020
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Toyota Having Trouble Keeping Hybrid Car Models in Stock

Toyota Motor Corp. has a problem with selling its hybrids — it can’t get enough of them.

December 5, 2019
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Hybrid Truck Startup XL Gets $22 Million From Exelon, Ikea

XL Hybrids Inc. won $22 million in venture capital funding led by units of Exelon Corp. and Ikea Group to accelerate sales of its hybrid-electric delivery trucks.

October 12, 2017
BusinessFuel

ConMet, Protean Electric to Develop Hybrid Wheel End

Consolidated Metco Inc. announced it is partnering with Protean Electric to develop an electric in-wheel drive system to provide hybrid-electric solutions for the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets.

March 14, 2017
BusinessFuel

Odyne Debuts Plug-In Hybrid Fuel Tanker

INDIANAPOLIS — Odyne Systems showcased a fuel tanker truck equipped with a plug-in hybrid system at the Work Truck Show here and revealed the identity of a customer for the technology.

March 4, 2015
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Wal-Mart Unveils Concept Design for Rig With Hybrid Power, Lightweight Materials

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unveiled a concept tractor-trailer that includes a hybrid-electric powertrain and the first-ever trailer made from a solid sheet of lightweight carbon fiber.

February 24, 2014
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UPS to Deploy 40 Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles

UPS Inc. announced the deployment of 40 new hydraulic hybrid package cars.

October 4, 2012

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