A new test route to determine the viability of using overhead electric wires to power specially equipped, diesel-hybrid trucks in Germany has opened on a stretch of autobahn in the State of Hesse.
Hyliion has acquired the battery division of vehicle electrification company Gentherm and announced strategic partnerships with both Toshiba and Dana.
Overhead power lines deliver electric power to test trucks on a stretch of zero-emissions highway being evaluated by Siemens and the South Coast Air Quality Management District near Long Beach, California.
A new electric-hybrid parallel power system unveiled by Visedo and Sisu Auto is designed to work with Mercedes-Benz OM471 and OM473 diesel engines. The diesel engine is the primary power source, with the electric motor kicking in during peak energy demand periods.
Aftermarket hybrid system manufacturer, Odyne Systems, has received an exemption from the California Air Resources Board permitting the installation of the company’s hybrid systems on certain medium- and heavy-duty diesel powered vehicles.
A publicly owned utility in Tennessee is rolling out a pilot program to test hybrid vehicle technology with the goal of reducing pollution and operational costs related to some of its heaviest trucks.
Audi will offer the Q7 e-tron Quattro diesel-electric hybrid in the U.S. market at some point, after officially unveiling it in Geneva earlier this month.
Penetration rates in the overall market for commercial vehicles are anticipated to remain low, according to a new report from Navigant Research that analyzes the global market for commercial vehicles that use electric drive technology.
Audi's Q7 flagship luxury SUV will lose 700 pounds for the 2015 model year in a redesign that should make the full-size, seven-passenger SUV the lightest in its segment, according to Audi.
Audi announced that its Q7 SUV with diesel-electric powertrain will be offered to the U.S. and Europe in 2015.
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