WARRENVILLE, Ill., April 21 (UPI) -- Navistar International said the U.S. Energy Department has awarded the company up to $10 million to build plug-in electric hybrid school buses.
GOTLAND, Sweden, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says it and the Swedish Energy Agency have signed an agreement to accelerate consumer acceptance of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
DAVIS, Calif., July 20 (UPI) -- Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to develop hybrid cars that recharge at electrical wall sockets and go much farther between charges than standard hybrids.
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.