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Chinese BYD to Sell Plug-In Hybrid in U.S. by 2010

At last year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chinese automaker BYD surprised industry pundits by bringing an advanced concept for a dual mode hybrid to its stand. Now the battery specialist (BYD’s parent company is also one of the world’s biggest suppliers of rechargeable batteries) claims to be moving the game on even [...]

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Ford Gets $10M Federal Grant for Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV)

Ford Motor Co. will receive a $10 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles and take more steps toward commercialization.
The funding being announced Tuesday will help the automaker continue to work on its demonstration fleet of 20 plug-in hybrid vehicles with a group of utilities. Under the grant, the Energy [...]

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GM Unveils Production Version of Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), the Chevy Volt

After months of fanfare and blogosphere rumors, General Motors this morning unveiled the production version of its Chevrolet Volt, the plug-in hybrid that will be heavily targeted toward commuters with its promised 40-mile battery range.
The extreme low-cut roof and large wheel sizes (see photos here) have been tamed for production, which GM said is scheduled [...]

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The Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Sports Car.

Fisker Automotive on Tuesday said it raised $65 million to build the Fisker Karma, a planned $80,000 plug-in hybrid sports car.
The series C funding, first reported earlier in May, was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and joined by existing investors Palo Alto Investors and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The company had previously raised [...]

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Chrysler Circulating Plug-In Hybrids (PHEV) to Dealers

Chrysler LLC has been demonstrating plug-in hybrid prototypes to some dealers that are further developed than those previously shown by the automaker, the company’s president said.
In comments Tuesday at the Motor Press Guild in Los Angeles, Chrysler Vice Chairman and President Jim Press said the vehicles are being developed by Chrysler’s Envi unit, which the [...]

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