Stories tagged with "hybrid vehicles"

EnerDel customer picks plant to build hybrid by Tom Spalding

Northeastside-based EnerDel could benefit from a California-based hybrid automaker’s announcement Tuesday to buy a former General Motors plant for $18 million in Delaware. Fisker... – Oct 27, 2009 at 5:32 PM in Business

How green is Indianapolis? by Francesca Jarosz

We’ve made a start but still have far to go, report finds Over the past year, Indianapolis purchased dozens more fuel-efficient vehicles, began building 14 miles of bike... – Oct 07, 2009 at 1:17 AM in News

Anderson startup seeks $35M for hybrid by Tom Spalding

Anderson electric vehicle innovator Bright Automotive said today that it has applied for $35 million in government grants in part to fund the IDEA, a hybrid capable of achieving... – Jun 01, 2009 at 1:05 PM in Business

Hybrid spotlight shines on Bright by Ted Evanoff

Anderson startup unveils plug-in today as lagging funds for advanced autos stirs outcry Anderson electric vehicle innovator Bright Automotive has no car for sale or even a factory... – Apr 21, 2009 at 2:01 AM in Business

Marking an uneasy Earth Day by indystar

In ailing economy, going ‘green’ doesn’t take top spot among Americans’ concerns As Earth Day approached a year ago, Americans seemed smitten with the... – Apr 19, 2009 at 2:06 AM in Communities

Navistar chosen to help develop hybrid school bus by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Federal officials have chosen Navistar Corp.‘s Fort Wayne plant to help develop a new electric hybrid school bus that’s part of the Obama... – Apr 18, 2009 at 6:06 PM in Business

Ketzenberger: Indiana's battery strategy should work, official says by indystar

How are silicon computer chips and lithium ion batteries alike? Texas, which used an alliance of manufacturers to lure chip-making plants, is trying to replicate that strategy with... – Apr 09, 2009 at 1:00 AM in John Ketzenberger

Pump primed for gas tax plan by indystar

Last spring, as gas prices approached $4 a gallon, we stubborn Americans began to alter our driving behavior.In the Indianapolis area, more people were suddenly carpooling,... – Feb 04, 2009 at 2:08 AM in News

There's more to car story than the numbers show by indystar

I am disappointed in Mayor Greg Ballard's decision to purchase 85 hybrid vehicles from the Toyota Motor Co. of Japan. I understand the quick version of pay out and pay back... – Dec 09, 2008 at 2:03 AM in Opinion

Malibu hybrids were cheaper and American made by indystar

With the well-documented number of current and retired employees of Big Three automakers in this state, I was shocked to read that Indianapolis purchased 85 Toyota Prius hybrid... – Dec 06, 2008 at 12:30 PM in Opinion

Indianapolis buys its first hybrids by Brendan Oshaughnessy

Some of the city’s police detectives soon will be guzzling less gas as they drive to crime scenes in environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles, officials announced... – Dec 04, 2008 at 2:04 AM in Communities

GM sells stake in Suzuki by indystar

TOKYO Cash-strapped General Motors Corp. will sell its entire stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. for $230 million, the U.S. automaker's latest move to stay afloat while awaiting a... – Nov 18, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Business