Johnson Controls Sees Hybrid Unit Profit in 5 Years
Auto parts maker Johnson Controls Inc’s hybrid battery business will be profitable within five years as the new technology gains scale, the head of that unit said on Tuesday.
The president of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions division, Alex Molinaroli, told the Reuters Global Environment Summit that the company’s profit projection assumes that hybrid electric cars will [...]
Johnson Controls-Saft Wins U.S. Grant To Research Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)
Ford Gets $10M Federal Grant for Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)
Manufacturers Scrambling To Create Safe and Efficient Hybrid Battery
Chrysler’s 1st Hybrid SUV, The 2009 Aspen
Toyota to Put Hybrid Engine in All Models
Every New Car Will Be A Hybrid By 2020
All new cars will have some degree of hybridization by 2020, by which point battery technology will be ubiquitous and vehicles will communicate with one another and the road to make driving safer and easier.
That vision of the future is laid out in “Automotive 2020: Clarity Beyond the Chaos,” by the IBM Institute for Business [...]
Toyota to Put Hybrid Engine in All Models
Johnson Controls Sees Hybrid Unit Profit in 5 Years
Toyota, Ford to Bolster Hybrid-Engine Options; Honda to Aim at Prius
More Hybrid Drivers Installing Conversion Kits
There are number of hybrid vehicles on the road today — including the Toyota Prius — but the road to full electric vehicles is a long one. The problem with achieving full electric vehicles isn’t that manufacturers can’t build them; it’s that today’s battery technology simply doesn’t provide the driving range needed by the majority [...]
Hybrids Trick Out, Plug In
Cab Drivers Upset By Mandate For Hybrid Cabs
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Get Real-World Testing
Honda Hybrid Plan Bets Big on Small Cars
Hybrids Can Be Reworked To Get Even Higher Mileage
Johnson Controls-Saft Wins U.S. Grant To Research Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)
Johnson Controls-Saft will research the commercial viability of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles under an $8.2 million federal grant announced Tuesday.
The grant will be used on research beyond the battery itself as the Glendale-based hybrid joint venture works to develop a battery that can be suitable for mass production of plug-in hybrids, called PHEVs.
“We are working [...]


