Hybrid Vehicles

From hybrid ships to hydrogen-powered boats, Carbon Trust awards £300,000 to firms experimenting with low-carbon maintenance crafts

'It's not like the combustion engine is going to be a growing business,' says Volvo CEO

New ferry will mainly operate in fully-electric mode, carrying cars, trucks and passengers along a 1.8 kilometre route in southern Sweden

Industry claims sharp fall in plug-in hybrid sales is evidence of 'premature removal' of subsidies

Auto giant announces new 'ambition' to only sell vehicles with electric drive trains in Europe within six years

Nikkei reports auto and tech giants are preparing to deepen electric vehicle partnership

Passenger ferry operated by Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget will serve the city's archipelago

Two firms will partner to develop hybrid and electric power systems for ships

Carmaker plans for 95 per cent of its cars to be hybrid by 2030, with remaining five per cent battery electric

Exemption for hybrids under 2040 ban, no detail on post-2020 incentives and 'progress review' slated for 2025 all mean less certainty for business