Countdown to Earth Day: Regenerative braking 102

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Toyota, Tesla Motors, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

When is regenerative braking not regenerative braking? Pretty much all the time, it turns out.

Take the Toyota Prius, which has what’s called blended brakin…

Paccar’s First-Quarter Income Jumps

Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit jumped, and the truck manufacturer boosted its forecast for Class 8 North American truck production.

NPTC Supports Mandatory EOBR Rule

By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief The National Private Truck Council has followed the lead of the American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association, coming out with a policy endorsing the federal government’s proposal to mandate…

SAE 2011: Rolling with Protean Electric’s in-wheel motors

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Ford F-150 with Protean In-Wheel Motors – Click above for high-res image gallery

Protean Electric has been out promoting its in-wheel motors for a while, and if th…

Update: Nissan Promises to Fix All 5,300 Leaf EVs

Earlier this month, we reported that some early-production Nissan Leaf electric cars were experiencing re-starting issues that company spokesmen believed might be traced back to the cars’ cold-weather HVAC systems.  Last Friday, Nissan released an of…