NHTSA assessing pedestrian safety around hybrid vehicles

Possible rulemakings include requiring electric and hybrid vehicle makers to add sounds that alert the visually impaired and other pedestrians when these vehicles are operating at low speeds. A NHTSA spokesperson confirms that school buses would be included.

Allison Transmission to co-sponsor renewable technology event

Emerging Technology Day will be held in May 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) as part of the IMS’s 100th Anniversary Indy 500 celebration. It will feature competitions for university students to build plug-in hybrid vehicles and solar-powered cars, and participate in an electric-powered kart race.

Enova to display hybrid technology at electric vehicle show

TORRANCE, Calif. — Enova Systems, developer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, will display its ultra-capacitor tech...

Wes Platt