Hybrid Vehicles

Report finds replacing diesel with gas and encouraging hybrids or electric technology creates huge carbon-saving opportunities

General Electric purchases 2,000 C-Max Energi hybrids as part of efforts to green engineering giant's fleet

Around 13,000 vehicles were purchased from 2009 to 2011, well short of targeted 500,000 sales by 2015

Company exec reveals GM luxury subsidiary's first plug-in hybrid electric car will hit forecourts soon after

Companies team up to deliver devices for homes and businesses capable of recharging vehicles in three hours

Company expresses doubts over size of market for battery vehicles, but refreshes commitment to hybrids in three-year plan

Company says replacing nickel-metal-hydride batteries with lithium-ion alternatives will cut costs 30 per cent and boost fuel efficiency

New UK energy storage R&D centre at Warwick University aims to take advantage of emerging electric and hybrid vehicle battery market

Charging infrastructure company will top up government subsidy for homes and businesses

Jessica Shankleman test drives two low-emissions Focuses in the Oxford to London Eco Rally