WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $10 million for the development of a plug-in hybrid electric school bus, Secretary Steven Chu announced Friday.
WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. government plans to spend up to $30 million in the next three years on development of new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, officials said.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists have found the increasing use of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks might substantially affect power distribution.
IRVINE, Calif., July 25 (UPI) -- University of California-Irvine scientists will evaluate a prototype Toyota plug-in electric hybrid car for its effect on air quality and electric demand.
DETROIT, July 25 (UPI) -- Toyota said Wednesday it is in a race with General Motors to develop the industry's first plug-in hybrid vehicles.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 20 (UPI) -- U.S. search engine Google said it is jumping on the electric vehicle development bandwagon by offering grants and seeking applications to develop the hybrid.
TORONTO, May 15 (UPI) -- FedEx Corp. signed a deal with a Toronto company to develop hybrid-electric vehicles for its delivery fleet, the courier company said Tuesday. Under the deal, whose terms were not disclosed, Azure Dynamics Corp. will supply a parallel hybrid-electric test
RICHLAND, Wash., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say "off-peak" electricity capacity could fuel 84 percent of the nation's 220 million vehicles if they were plug-in hybrid electrics.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. intends to make a plug-in hybrid that will have double the fuel efficiency of any current U.S. sports utility vehicle.
DETROIT, March 24 (UPI) -- A California company plans to offer a plug-in conversion for the Toyota Prius hybrid car that will boost mileage to 100 miles per gallon.
