Audi’s Hybrid Q5 to Arrive in US in 2010

Posted January 24th, 2009 by Janice

Wolfgang Hatz, Volkswagen’s powertrain development head, said in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show that the company will bring the hybrid version of the Q5 crossover to the United States in late 2010.

According to Hatz, this move is necessary if they want to stay ahead of the game and compete with other hybrid vehicles [...]

Filed under:Audi, Hybrids, Luxury, SUV

Burbank Set to Use World’s First Plug-in Hybrid Bus

Posted January 8th, 2009 by Janice

The City of Burbank will be the test market for the release of the world’s first bus that runs on hydrogen fuel cell with zero emissions. The prototype will formally bow before the public during the 2009 Downtown Burbank ceremony. The very quiet bus will traverse selected routes of the city’s network of buses.

The plug-in [...]

Filed under:Fuel Cells, Hybrids, Hydrogen, Proterra, Public transport