41. Bosch: Hybrid-Technik auf breiter Front ab 2008

(Quelle: Bosch) Stuttgart - Bosch liefert ab 2008 Hybridsystem für VW, Audi und Porsche. Weiters will sich der weltgrößte Automobilzulieferer bei der für die Hybrid-Technologie entscheidenden Batterietechnik verstärken und hat den ersten Auftrag für einen Diesel-Hybrid erhalten.

„Wir haben sowohl für den Benzin-Hybrid als auch für den Diesel-Hybrid entsprechende Serienaufträge erhalten“, sagte Dr. Bernd Bohr, Bosch-Geschäftsführer und Vorsitzender des Unternehmensbereichs Kraftfahrzeugtechnik. Bohr bezeichnet die Batterietechnik als Schlüsseltechnologie für künftige Fahrzeugantriebe. "Wir wollen komplette Batterie-Module in das Produktportfolio aufnehmen", so Bohr. In Zukunft wolle Bosch den Automobilherstellern ganze Hybrid-Systeme anbieten.

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42. Big Cities Take Lead 'Greening' Car Fleets

The mayor of New York has ordered that the city's entire taxi fleet be converted to fuel-efficient hybrids by 2012 in a sign that energy ideology in the US is undergoing a climate-change shift.

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43. Bush Finally Takes Step to Address U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Editorial supports Senate bill that would see fuel efficiency increased to 35mpg by 2020.

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44. Biking to Work Catching On

Bike To Work Day sends a message about alternative transportation methods.

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45. Bikes Go Electric

Generally classified as LEVS, or light electric vehicles, electric bicycles have small [motors] that power additional energy to a bike's pedals.

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46. Betting on Hybrids

A123Systems introduces next-generation battery for alternative cars.

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47. Boycott or Bicycle: Are the Answers Really Out There?

Simplistic solutions like one-day gasoline boycotts ignore the depth of Americans' passion for their automobile, writes columist John Bogert.

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48. Briggs-Stratton Begin Lynch Electric Motor Production

Instead of normal windings, the Lynch motor uses stamped copper bus bars, resulting in a machine that is around 20 percent lighter and 50 percent smaller than a conventional motor.

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49. Beyond Tesla's Roadster

Tesla Motors details plans to develop a less expensive, electric sedan.

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50. Beneficial Electric Bug

The converted VW Beetle has run easily at 45 miles per hour, and it is built to run at highway speeds, while operating costs are 3-5 cents a mile.

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