Article: Diesel-hybrid trucks star at Tokyo motor show; Vehicles with the latest in technology share the stage.(News)

Article: Hybrid RV goes green; Electric motor aids ...
The Washington Times (Washington, DC);  July 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... don't have a lot of testing on fuel efficiency yet. The RV is powered by two independent sources: a diesel engine and an electric motor, whose battery is recharged by the brakes. Quips Mr. Herzog: For a home, it gets great gas mileage ...

Article: Maintenance & repair: modern starter for older ...
Implement & Tractor;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... customers ever come in with an older diesel engine that cranks hard and slow? Does ... 84 Ford trucks with the 6.9 diesel engine, as well as other agricultural ... drive inside. This means the electric motor runs at a high speed, for more ...

Article: Electric glide.(Charger 40 motorboat is powered by an ...
Yachting;  January 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... powered by a combination of electric motor and internal combustion ... displacement cruiser powered by an electric motor. It is the creation of ... would boost the range. The electric motor is virtually maintenance ... 500 to $10,000 for a diesel engine (without ...

Article: MISCOR Group Acquires California-Based Visalia Electric ...
PR Newswire;  September 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... assets of Calif.-based Visalia Electric Motor Shop Inc, a leading repair ... Services, Inc also dba Visalia Electric Motor Service. About MISCOR South ... generators and lifting magnets, and diesel engine component manufacturing, remanufacturing ...

Article: First Order Received for New Volvo 7700 Hybrid bus.
Business Wire;  October 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... which a small diesel engine and an electric motor operate individually ... to power the electric motor. The diesel engine is shut down ... powered by the electric motor. When the bus ... 20 kph, the diesel engine starts up again ...

Article: Volvo Group Premieres Hybrid Technology for Heavy Vehicles.
Business Wire;  March 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... unit as well as conventional diesel engine and batteries that are charged ... energy. Through linking the electric motor and diesel engine in parallel, they can work ... without assistance from the diesel engine. This also significantly ...

Article: Pump it up
NFPA Journal;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... storage; a driver, such as an electric motor, a diesel engine, or a steam turbine; a controller for the electric motor or a diesel controller for an ... starts and monitors a fire pump's electric motor driver. In its role as a guard ...